I live in a small town in central BC with my husband and my dogs. I love to get outside whether that is hiking, kayaking, taking the dogs for a walk, or spey fishing for steelhead. I have had the privilege to complete several backpacking trips from the historic gold rush Chilkoot trail in the north, the Brazeau Loop, to the West Coast Trail and many in between. I have also made the trip around the Bowron Lakes circuit a couple times and fully intend to go back.
When I am not escaping to the bush I am working as a Literary Intern, bookkeeper, social media advertising, and working on my own creative writing projects. I love learning about the publishing industry and the intricacies that work within it. I love working with agencies and being able to see the publishing world from their perspective. As might be assumed by now I am an avid bookworm and I am always working on building up my own collection. Some of my favourites include Suzanne by Anais Barbeau-Lavelette translated by Rhonda Mullins, Ru by Kim Thuy, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, and I could go on.
I am a big believer in planning but leaving room within those plans for change and growth. I have learned through the years that even if I take the time to plot and plan, say, my courses, or degree path, that this will generally change. With my degree, I decided early that I would let… Read more »
I wanted to take a moment to respond to Karl’s editorial of last week. I think there is something really interesting in there that is worth discussing. I thought about his stance and not understanding Remembrance Day and part of the thought it is pretty wonderful that we are living in a time when so… Read more »
Everything is relative. I started getting organized for the holiday season. I even finished shopping for one person. When asked by a salesperson what I was shopping for they responded with “wow, you’re organized.” Except, I don’t feel organized. Maybe for them, starting to shop and think about it in November is being organized. But… Read more »
It can feel like a kick to the gut when you tell someone what you are doing for a job, something you have worked so hard for, something you struggled to make progress in, and have them say something along the lines, of yeah I have thought of trying to do that when I have… Read more »
Regardless of where you work or study, it can be too easy to push how much time we spend on our occupation. There is a feeling pushed on social media that if you want to get anywhere you need to work, be busy, stay busy. If you take time off or aren’t busy all the… Read more »
When I first started with Athabasca University a lot of what I saw in the online groups were questions about the reputation of the university and how that would affect applications to grad schools and getting a job with that degree in hand. These conversations made me wonder the same thing: was the degree I… Read more »
From where we live, the edge of the burn, where the wildfires stopped, was about 50km by road. Over the weekend, we went for a short drive to see what they’d left behind. On our way out, we saw a few bears, and I was thrilled to see they had survived. It was a bit… Read more »
My dogs are Husky Shepherd crosses. I have had them since they were old enough to leave their mom, and now they are over 9 years old. Over the years I have learned a lot from them. One being no matter how fenced in it seems you are, there is always, always, a way out… Read more »
Earning my degree through distance gave me the tools to find success in working remotely and in working freelance. While the courses themselves did not relate, directly, to the type of work I am doing now, these courses did give me the skill set I needed to be able to cope with multiple projects and… Read more »
Being focused is great. Determination to find your way on a path, also great—and necessary. But it is important to keep an open mind as you work toward a goal—to allow yourself room to grow and to grant yourself permission to change that goal. This was something I did, for the first time, throughout my… Read more »