personal finance, waste reduction, skincare, single living, and needlepoint; hopefully travel at some point in post-unprecedented times
This New Year's/January trip to Toronto has become something of a pilgrimage for me now that I live up north. Toronto is one of my communities, I am lucky to have many, but Toronto is one of my favorites. I love this city, it has everything you could want to do in a city and … Continue reading Trip Report: Winter in Toronto
I don't have any way to prove it, but I feel like I must have set a record for places visited in the Province of Ontario this month, and distance traveled while staying in the province. I went from Sioux Lookout to Kasabonika Lake, back to Sioux Lookout, to Wunnumin Lake back to Sioux Lookout, … Continue reading November in Review
If you can't tell, I'm really excited to go home. Which is interesting, because I don't actually like my hometown all that much (I got out as soon as I possibly could), but it is somehow, closer to an urban area than where I live now and my grandparents are going to be there at … Continue reading Ottawa Valley Favourites
So this little trip didn't end exactly the way I planned (more details in tomorrow's post!) but I had a great time, and I really loved getting into the city for a bit. I have 100% concluded that I am better in a city. I don't necessarily think that Thunder Bay is my home, but … Continue reading (Semi) Long Weekend in Thunder Bay, Ontario
COVID-19 vaccine clinics have been one of my favourite parts of my job so far. I've heard that down south they've gotten a little angry a few times, but everyone who has come through here in town and in community has been happy and excited to get vaccinated. Even if they are scared, they are … Continue reading Northern Diaries: Vaccine Clinics and Operation Remote Immunity!
Thoughtful Millennial 