As a woman who does this too often, it has to do with being too stupid to put my wallet back in my purse where it belongs.

Back when I still lived at my rural property in Canada, I drove 150KM to the nearest city to stock up on supplies. First stop was my favourite sushi restaurant. It was at the moment of paying that I realised I’d somehow left my wallet at home! I was in luck, though, since my bank was at the opposite side of the block.…

If I have any residue, I let it dry and then use a pastry brush to remove.

I have experienced this. Last time I flew was on Air Canada. I had a ton of extra luggage and had checked ahead of time how much it was going to cost. What I was charged at the gate was about half. The check-in attendant expected me to be very cranky about having to pay for the extra luggage. Instead she got a very…

Some 12 years ago I bought a rice cooker that looks like the first one, the Black & Decker. But it was the bargain basement brand at Walmart. I paid $9.99. For all types of white rice, it has never once failed me. 20 minutes, perfect rice every time! To everyone who says that you can cook rice easily on the stove,…

Some 12 years ago I bought a rice cooker that looks like the first one, the Black & Decker. But it was the bargain…

I’ve tried to keep used ground coffee for reuse, but it goes mouldy so fast.

“at normal mealtimes.” What is a “normal mealtime? In my culture, you breakfast when you wake up, and this is considered the most important meal of the day, but almost only sugary carb-heavy items are considered appropriate for this meal. Lunch is between 11AM and 1PM and is not important. And then dinner is between 5…

Thanks! I’m going to have a look.

It’s like that joke that in Boston, if you lose your khakis, you can’t drive.

That extra R sound is interesting. I have a friend in Kansas who does it (eg. warshing machine. It’s also present in some forms of UK English. Mrs. Crocombe from the English Heritage Victorian Way videos adds that extra R, eg. armonds, saurce. When Benedict Cumberbatch does his Sherlock voice for the character, he…

I’m a native Quebec French speaker and my accent changes depending on my audience. With family and friends, it’s very regional, the accent that the European French mock us for. In a work setting or speaking with Europeans, it’s more refined and “proper.” When I speak English, I’m generally not discernible from a…

I have never been able to explain it, but Ruth’s story in V for Vendetta gets me going every time.

I keep a decluttered phone. That’s just how I am in all aspects of my life. But let me tell you, I work in the legal field, and that’s not how probably 99% of the population is. Boy will you get grilled if your phone is completely clean. I once had a deposition go on for 100 pages about why the witness did not have…

Ooh, the olive oil poached brined fish sounds good and I have some lovely flakey white fish in the freezer I need to use up. I sense an upcoming dinner... (I’m a good cook, but there’s some things I leave to the pros. I will cook fish and shrimp at home, but that’s it. If I want something like octopus, scallops, crab,…

I agree. We need to stop mocking people for not knowing what they don’t know. As for “up here in Canada,” it really depends on where you’re from. Many years ago, I was living near Vancouver, which doesn’t know what winter actually is, and there was a freak ice and snow storm. No one from the area knew how to ride on…

My old girl was rescued from the street about one year old and then spent 10 years at a refuge with 200+ other dogs. I’m her first human and this is her first home. She deserves the best of absolutely everything in her golden years.

Get a checkup. I found out that the reason why I was always freezing is because I have a thyroid issue. Within just a couple of days of getting on thyroid meds, my body temp went up two degrees Celsius and I began to react more averagely to colder temperatures.

I redid my bedroom this summer. I had been sleeping on the beds that came with the house and also in a hammock for nearly 4 years. The hammock was great, I have to say, but I was ready to go back to a real bed. I spared no expense. Top-of-the-line mattress, luxurious bedding, fantastic pillows. A good bed is so…

The tile I installed in a couple of rooms is terracotta. But it has a wood look. I live in Mexico and this was a very common relatively inexpensive option.

My dog also prefers the tile. It’s cooler.