Category Archives: It’s All Good

Get Over It—How to Love a Mother-in-Law

***Preface:  This post is about my mother-in-law, a daily reader and occasional commenter here at Archives of Our Lives.  See, here’s the thing about my in-laws: I love them.  Dearly.  I know I am lucky to have such a good … Continue reading

Posted in ask me anything, Canada, family, It's All Good, Married Life | Tagged , | 24 Comments

A New Lease

When I was growing up, my mom always used to say, “I have a new lease on life,” any time something exciting was on the horizon. Naturally, as with anything cool my parents taught me as a kid, I do … Continue reading

Posted in It's All Good, my edjumacation and me, Overall Good Things, spin cycle | Tagged | 20 Comments

Time Flies When You’re Trying to Cheer Up.

**MEMBERS OF THE UBO, UPDATED IN REAL TIME** 1. Whitney 1.5.  Anonymous my sister 2.  Shesten 3.  Anna 4.  Geneva 5.  Jami 6.  Lauren 7.  Alex 8.  RatalieNose 9.  You’re Next! “I need to go check in with the Wii™ … Continue reading

Posted in blogger finger, friends, It's All Good, United Blog Order | Tagged , | 23 Comments

This is the Part Where I Get Over Myself and Stop Being Depressed.

There are two things I have learned about dieting—excuse me, I mean “healthy living” (because it’s a lifestyle change, not a diet, you know {“dieting” has become another victim of the politically incorrect movement, so let’s all thank the ’90s}).  … Continue reading

Posted in change, Cutting Back, It's All Good, self-actualisation, what I'm about | Tagged , , | 20 Comments

Keep Your Friends Close

This is Geneva: I stole this picture from a funny post on her blog—hope that’s okay, Geneva. About a million years ago (back in September of 2007), I entered a giveaway on her blog, Hazardous Undertakings. The giveaway was supposed … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, friends, giveaways, introspection, It's All Good, like-it-link-it, looking back | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Did You Hear the One About the One-Finned Sea Turtle?

My fish was complaining about his tank all day today—he said he was sick of swimming around in circles  He kept telling me how tired he was of swimming clockwise, and that all he really wanted to do was torpedo … Continue reading

Posted in blogger finger, It's All Good, mediocrity, my edjumacation and me, oh brother what next | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

This is Your Brain. This is Your Brain on Drugs.

This movie…it’s funny. If you’ve ever had any sort of surgery {or if you’ve ever been completely stoned}, you might be able to relate to this poor, pathetic little drugg-ed up kid: David After Dentist {or alternatively, This Is Your … Continue reading

Posted in health and vitality, It's All Good, kid stuffs, like-it-link-it | Tagged , , | 15 Comments