Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I sure did. Let's get started with the weekly review: Life Under Construction: The Calgary Zoo has a Penguin Plunge that I love to visit. In fact, I bought a zoo pass just so I can go and see them whenever I want. For $80.00 a year, I have a pick-me-up in the shape of ridiculous little wingless … [Read more...] about Weekly Review: Penguin Edition
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Contesting: How to travel the world for free
This is a guest post from my super best friend Sunshine over at Transforming the Now. She has been contesting for over a decade and has the swag to prove it. Her success can be your success! She tells us that we don't have to be prettier (handsomer?), smarter, or luckier than anyone else. We just have to be persistent. Seriously. That's all it is. … [Read more...] about Contesting: How to travel the world for free
Down with Labour Day! And weekly review
Weekly Review: Labour Day Life Under Construction How was your long weekend? Was it great? Did you go camping or have a barbeque? Did you go see family or friends? Did you have fun of any kind? My weekend was pretty good until that end part. That Labour Day part. It was great and then shit got off the hook … [Read more...] about Down with Labour Day! And weekly review
Friday’s Sweet Savage Love: College Edition
Life Under Construction: Happy Friday, fair readers! Do you ever dream of reliving your glory days in college? You know, skipping classes that start before noon; writing papers until 4am the night before they're due; pretending you're not completely hung over when you write your finals. Just living the dream. Next week I start school. I’ll … [Read more...] about Friday’s Sweet Savage Love: College Edition
Santa Claus doesn’t exist: Becoming a financial adult
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men” - Charles De Gaulle My latest, and most important, learning: I am not indispensable. Not to anyone or anything. Does it sound harsh? Well, it is – but it’s the truth. It is both liberating and humbling. My position at work? It can be done quite well by others if I weren’t there. My blog? … [Read more...] about Santa Claus doesn’t exist: Becoming a financial adult