Tag Archives: age

#50by50 – Dropping some plans

The PolyBlog
April 14 2018

If you’re following me on FB or Twitter, you might have noticed a series of reposts lately, partly as I realized my numbering style for my #50by50 posts were confusing people. Too many subcategories and I would likely not reach 50 items since I was grouping some. So I’ve gone back to numbering them individually where appropriate, and reposting. But with just over two months left, I realized that some of my possible plans are likely not going to happen. Dye my hair I put a lot of thought into this, which was probably a mistake. Because that thought was … Continue reading →

#50by50 #04 – Start a new job – Update

The PolyBlog
April 13 2018

The best-laid plans of mice and men sometimes go astray. When I posted the first time about my new job, it was after a pretty extensive internal process for me personally — reflecting extensively on what I had liked about previous jobs, what I was looking for in a new job — and a formal job search across multiple areas. As I finished that search and said yes to the dress, so to speak, I went with a stakeholder relations job for disability pensions. I liked the way it was framed, there was a formal set of mechanisms in place, … Continue reading →

#50by50 #27 – Write about wedding planning

The PolyBlog
March 23 2018

Way back when I got married, some 10 years ago now, we discussed the fact that we were taking a pretty simplified and organized approach to our planning, somewhat different from what we found online, and perhaps when we were done, we’d write it up and post it too. Well, fast-forward ten years and I’ve never made the time to do it. Lots of other topics intervened, and yet I had it on my list. Partly even just to be able to share some of the photos as examples. A little over a month ago, I saw a guide online … Continue reading →

#50by50 #26 – Go tobogganing

The PolyBlog
March 19 2018

Sometimes, the simplest things are the best. There’s something pure and innocent about tobogganing, and so I put it on my list awhile ago. Now, I’m not the most active of people. Flopping on a toboggan and bouncing around on the way down isn’t exactly likely to be the pinnacle of grace for me, but who cares? It’s fun. Back at the start of January, we picked up another toboggan and headed over to Bruce Pit — our toboggan hill of choice. As always, I had a blast. Sometimes I’m too wrapped up in other parts of my life to … Continue reading →

#50by50 #25 – Go look at Xmas lights

The PolyBlog
March 18 2018

While some of the 50by50 list is about big things or trips, or organizational things for me to improve my life a bit, there are others that are more “simple pleasures”. Some are simply about food — an 8-layer nacho recipe, for example. Or reading a book in a new genre. This one is even more basic. I like Xmas lights. I don’t have them on our house just cuz I’m a lazy git with little talent for ladders and hooks and things, oh my, but I really quite like them. We’ve been out to Orleans to see the one … Continue reading →