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Bangkok: Sawasdee Khrap

Bangkok: Sawasdee Khrap

Bangkok changed the way I think about cities. In its neon streets, crowded temples, and layered history, I discovered what urban texture truly means—and why some places stay with you long after you leave.

Turning 16 Years Old

Turning 16 Years Old

A reflection on my daughter turning 16 and how she continues to grow.

46

46

A year of change, road trips, shared meals, and learning to be present. From Yukon highways to meditation cushions, this is what 46 taught me about showing up.

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My favourite part about property management is doing a move-out with one set of tenants telling me how hard they worked at cleaning it, leaving it in better shape, and then the next set of tenants moving in complain about how poor of a job the other tenants did at cleaning.

Tags: micro | work

Isn’t it funny how your brain can wake itself up (or stay awake) when stressed but can sleep through alarms and other disturbances?

Tags: micro | wellness

Do you know how you receive a pay cheque, think it's good money, but then you start deducting all your expenses and realize you don't really have as much as you'd like?

Yeah.

Tags: micro | work | money

My daughter’s current obsession is ‘Pick a Puppy’ on Nat Geo channel. DO NOT WATCH if you don’t have self-control or you may end up with a house full of puppies.

Tags: micro | parenting

It’s so weird when you think to look up someone who you considered as a friend on Facebook and discover a memorial group for them because they passed away last year.

(He did unfriend me a few years prior but I always took time to check his public feed.)

Tags: micro | books | technology

Staying in a tent at a campground in Delta this weekend. I must say, there’s nothing quite like waking up at 6am listening to the sounds of people packing up their tents or someone else hacking up a lung.

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Penalty for saying, “I’m bored,” when I was a kid: 25 cents.

Penalty for my daughter complaining on this trip: $10 off her budget at IKEA for her bedroom.

Inflation.

Tags: micro | parenting

It’s been a discouraging morning today in the office, but I can be thankful that the sun is shining, I’m healthy, and I had a fairly relaxing long weekend to recharge with Kylie. Trying to stay positive during rocky times at work.

Tags: micro | work | wellness

My eyes are watering like crazy in the hair salon waiting for my daughter. Do women have a natural tolerance for all these scents?

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