Where I Do My Worky Stuff

Welcome to my cubicle… if you have a heart attack, I can totally save ya:

I am my unit’s AED First Responder and CPR ninja.

This is my locker, and inside is my Lululemon hoodie and sum foodz

You wanna see my foodz?!
For those who are interested, there are organic spelt and flax seed crackers, dried apricots, flavoured tuna, cup-of-soups, and a billion kinds of tea, and my coffee- and tea-making supplies.

On the left (East) side of the cubicle

The left (West) side, by the window

Books make me feel at home. The big-ass green ones are work-related and I’ve never cracked them

My Mother in Law’s Tongue, some riverstones, a wooden elephant, my favourite sterling silver dragonfly-wing barrette and a coaster featuring art by an indigenous Australian artist

What I use to talk to assholes all day

My buttons. The audiomonster one was given to me 7 years ago by my friend Luc.

My computer desktop. I love my happy Buddha, I might get a fish like this one.

My jasmine plant and the view from my desk

My Good Twin (I’m The Evil One)

We’ve all heard the old wives’ tales, and popular belief is that every person on the planet has a twin. Someone who looks just like them. A doppelganger, if you will. I’d never paid much attention to this theory before because really, what does it matter? One day, though, I was told a colleague had proof that I’d been to Edmonton despite my insistence that I’d never been out West. What follows is an eerie glimpse into the mirror and a plea for help.

Do You Wonder?

The people you see every day - the people who work in your building, in their business suits and briefcases, or the tradesmen you see on the way to work, or the cashier where you buy your morning coffee, or the streetcar driver who never says good morning - do you ever wonder what they’re like in real life? What kind of music they listen to, what their favourite television show is? Do they watch porn? Do they eat their turkey sandwiches with mustard or with mayo? Are they ultra religious? Do they beat their spouses, yell at their kids? Are they being cheated on? Do they still live with their parents?  Do they do drugs? Do they give to United Way? Are they dying? Do they like getting tied up and spanked? Are they afraid of the dark? Do they like onions? Do they have friends?

Sometimes, I wonder.

Sometimes, I wonder if anyone wonders about me.

Haha I’m a Jerk

This morning in the office I noticed an “admin committee suggestion box”.

So I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, wrote “more cowbell!” on it, shoved it in the box, and high-tailed it outta there before anyone could see me.

Don’t automatically assume that I am a professional, mature person ALL the time.  Life sure would be boring around here if someone didn’t shake things up from time to time.

More cowbell in the office!

Gwen’s Home Highlight

Don't freak out or stop doing what you're doing!

Every Sunday, I will give you a peek at my favourite corners of the home I share with my family. This week is my kitchen.

I don’t think my kitchen has a specific style – unless “don’t paint the walls you naughty naughty renter” is considered a style. But we’ve added eclectic touches to make it our own.

On top of the refrigerator you’ll see our fantastic vintage turquoise breadbox. On the door of the breadbox is a small number of magnets from my expansive Places of the World Fridge Magnet Collection. Yes folks, the secret’s out: I’m an eighty-six year old woman who collects magnets from around the world.

The fridge itself is covered with a variety of things: my spices (which I use a LOT), our insult-themed magnetic poetry (which my teenage daughter particularly loves) and a portrait of me my husband sketched on a restaurant paper tablecloth with the wax crayons they NORMALLY only give to kids (but my husband is special). During the school year, the fridge would also be covered with timetables and schedules, shopping lists, school notices, chore charts and the like.

Finally on the (unpainted, renters-white) wall is the coolest thing I’ve ever bought in my life: a Keep Calm and Carry On wall decal. I found its at Winners yesterday. I’ve always loved the old British WWII posters and (surprisingly) the room I most often find myself in when I need to calm down is the kitchen, so it was the ideal spot. I’m on the lookout for a frame I can remove the glass and back from and hang around this new decal.

So there you go. Now you know what the room I cook, clean, and create in looks like.

What’s your favourite room? I challenge you to take a picture of your favourite corner and tell us why you love it so much.

Happy Sunday!