Having moved to the UK a mere three months before Christmas the first time I lived here, it was not long before the perfect storm. Just as homesickness started to peak, the holiday season started. I generally love Christmas so I thought this would help me get out of my rut. While UK Christmas just…
Do your parents miss the mark when buying you gifts? Have you ever asked for something specific and received something nowhere in the realm of what you initially requested? You are not alone. With Christmas right around the corner, gifts are on people’s minds. I was having a brunch chat with a couple of my…
Should I quit my job? Yes or no. This is a question that millennials ask themselves on a regular basis. There are 8,000 articles out there that tell companies why their employees quit (their boss) and reasons why you should give your resignation letter, but there are very few that will tell you to calm down and stay…
35 year old Alberta MLA, Manmeet Bhullar, was killed last night while helping another driver on the highway between Edmonton and Calgary. He had pulled over and was walking to assist another vehicle when a tractor trailer lost control and struck him. Bhullar had been working in provincial government since 2008. The hashtag #nicetoManmeetyou was…
What happened in Paris on Friday is horrible. What happens around the world every day is horrible. There seems to be a never-ending carousel of new conflicts, new groups committing themselves to terror and violence and new hate. There’s something out there just as bad. Apathy. It might not be as bad, but I sure…
Adele released a full live version of her newest song When We Were Young today, and of course it is amazing. Adele slays, but which one is better. Hello or this one? Hum…
On Friday November 13, 2015 an organized collection of attacks were executed in Paris, killing 120 people. There have been many opinions voiced about the situation. Some for fighting, some for peace; some blaming one side, some the other; some using the situation to further preexisting agendas, some creating new calls to action. But we…
What’s coming out of your headphones this month? This is what is playing in ours… Rob is listening to… Artist: BRONCHO Song: Class Historian Why I love it…this song feels like it’s straight from the 80s. Not only that, but the music video looks like it was filmed at some janky booth at the mall…
Life in the dating world is definitely a struggle. Some of us are truly horrible at dating. I am one of those people. I would never even attempt to write an article giving people tips on how to make a date successful because my successes have been so few and far between it would be…
It’s almost Halloween. Instead of showing you what costumes may be great this year, we decided to be a little nostalgic and give you a glimpse into our pasts with our favourite Halloween costume. Martha: Smurfette When you’ve got an aunt who’s talented at sewing, you often end up with some cool hand-me-downs. One of…