tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35945612862817377732024-03-10T06:21:32.421-03:00Kim's KornerBack into Kim's Korner and follow the adventures of a single mom, her two active boys and yes, the pets too! Tornados, road trips, car accidents, a phone call from a hockey legend, makeup mayhem, kid gourmet, temporary canine insanity, and ... those 'not always easy to answer' questions from my teens! YIKES! You never know what you'll find in the Korner!Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-41344012090668336042021-12-15T19:53:00.003-04:002021-12-15T21:15:43.310-04:00So I Tried This Whole Canada Drives Thing ... I think everyone has a 'Dream Car'. For some it's flashy and expensive. For some it's the muscle car from their youth. For others, it may be that convertible they always wanted.My dream car is the one Tara drove in Sons of Anarchy. This little beauty.I've also said I'd like a Charger or a Challenger, some day.Unfortunately my bank account has different ideas, so I Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-35282059071111023292021-02-02T19:28:00.002-04:002021-02-02T19:28:23.571-04:00'You Are the Highest Bidder! Your Last Bid Was ... ' 'NO! WHAT? ...NO! WAIT! WHAT? No No Noooooooo!'There is a guy with an antique store out in Edmonton that I follow on YouTube.His business is called Curiosity Inc.He buys cool stuff. LOTS of cool stuff. And sometimes he brings/sends that stuff to auction.I don't usually bid on anything he's put through auction though, because he really does find some amazing things that I can only afford to look at, and drool over, but not bidKim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-15489667626666696772020-01-16T17:00:00.000-04:002020-01-17T09:35:39.039-04:00The Guilt of Grieving
On Monday morning when I woke up, before I even got out of bed I said
to myself, ‘Today’s going to be a GOOD
day!’
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Stuart Smalley who gives
myself Daily Affirmations, but this was Monday, the beginning of a new week,
still the beginning of a new year, and because I’ve had ‘shit’ rolling around
in my head lately, I wanted to start the day and week off on a Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-6218543117366189012018-04-17T22:42:00.001-03:002018-04-17T23:56:52.161-03:00"Money Won't Bring Those Kids Back!" - Well No Shit! You’re Absolutely Right. That's Not The Point.<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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While
scrolling through Facebook over the weekend, I came across this picture on a
friend’s wall and it stopped me in my tracks, mid-scroll.
There
was only one ‘like’ on the picture.
At
the time, I figured that while nobody likes the idea of being
annihilated by God, (and then of course there are those who don’t believe in
God), I’d still betKim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-66853035484650716522017-08-23T21:31:00.000-03:002018-04-18T11:08:23.173-03:00I Took My Shoes Off For THIS?
A couple of weeks ago on a beautiful Thursday morning, I headed off to the courthouse.
No, I hadn’t been arrested for streaking (again). Kidding, Mom!
I was going to court to watch the Dude who threatened my kid(s) give his plea of guilty or innocent.
Of course, it would have helped if I had gone to the RIGHT courthouse.
In Halifax, there are multiple court
houses and of course I wentKim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-56789805431446754292017-06-12T19:17:00.000-03:002017-06-12T20:58:15.104-03:00You Threatened The WRONG Family, Dude.<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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I generally consider myself a happy-go-lucky kind of
person.
Sure, I’ll bitch about the things that need bitching, (and
sometimes about the things that don’t), but overall, I think Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-31916629695229597562017-05-26T19:14:00.001-03:002017-05-27T12:18:33.058-03:00Dear Mr. Politician ...<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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****UPDATE****
I have been informed that the events which led up to the riot actually started at Bogarts. THEN it went on to Rosa's.
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I was out with co-workers for dinner at The Keg last week.
If you like steak, and you’re in Halifax, go to The Keg. ‘nuff said.
From there, Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-72185389717505993932017-05-02T01:40:00.000-03:002017-05-02T20:47:58.730-03:00Because They Needed It. And Because ... #BeccaToldMeTo<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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I’m the
type of person who tries to do random acts of kindness (or RAOKs) on a regular
basis. Whether it be simply holding the door open for someoneKim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-36809706277495242942017-03-14T20:20:00.000-03:002017-03-14T22:34:01.206-03:00That Bitch Who Ratted On A KidToday I had my morality tested.
You’re walking through the grocery store. You’re behind a Mama and her little
girl.
All of a sudden, the little girl’s hand shoots out, and
the Easter Cream Egg flies into the pocket, like lightening.
Mama sees nothing.
Do you tell the mother?
I struggled with this.
I really really REALLY struggled with this.
Do I say something … and most likelyKim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-54281636616669254882017-03-03T13:00:00.000-04:002017-03-03T13:00:03.418-04:00It Was Enough<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-61973765145177617722017-02-13T18:59:00.001-04:002017-02-13T20:39:55.176-04:00Storm Chips. MacGyvered Muffins. And PieI really can't complain about our winter so far, because it hasn't been all that bad.
Yet.
Sure, we've had days that have been biting cold, and snowy conditions that made driving slow and/or a bit crazy.
But no real 'blizzard-like' conditions. Yet.
That all changed last night when we came under a possible 25-70cm snowfall advisory.
Today, we have our blizzard.
There is a Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-24056625013713363542016-08-18T16:51:00.002-03:002016-08-18T16:51:14.118-03:00Ahhhh Ms. Karma. Ya Know I Love Ya, But Sometimes, You Really ARE A Bitch.Being a single parent all these years, I haven't had many opportunities to buy new 'stuff' for the boys and I.
I don't mean at times like birthdays, or Christmas. The kids have always gotten new presents for those occasions.
I'm talking about all our material goods, like furniture, was given to me by family and friends, or bought second hand. I haven't bought anything new in a very long time.
Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-7209490260885564282016-02-13T13:53:00.000-04:002016-02-13T20:05:37.087-04:00I Needed A Job. I Got A Job. I Quit That Job. Then I Got Another New Job.When it came time to look for work, I mean really look for work, I treated it as a job. I scoured the online job boards and had the most up to date employment links bookmarked and used them daily.
I applied for approx 29 jobs in three weeks. None were for the same type of work I was doing before.
The way I see it, I've spent the better part of 20yrs in some form of IT/business/Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-44191854418306555942016-01-29T15:00:00.000-04:002016-01-29T19:36:41.990-04:00The Really Bad Ending To A Really Great DayMy life always seems to have a yin and yang to it.
When something good happens, something bad usually happens shortly after, and vice versa.
Karma just keeping all things even, I guess.
I had a great day yesterday! I got a new job!
That's what this next post was supposed to be about, but by the end of the day, things weren't so great, so I'm going to tell you about that instead, cause Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-36951226916716790862015-12-02T12:08:00.000-04:002015-12-02T12:08:38.990-04:00Maybe It's My 'Resting Bitch Face'?
As much as we've tried to make all things equal between men and women over the last few decades, there is one (OK, more than one, but I'm going to address one, for today) difference that is still very visible to me.
When
a group of men are introduced to each other, there is hand shaking,
back slapping, and very quickly a camaraderie seems to Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-74053916225645931172015-11-20T13:44:00.000-04:002015-11-20T16:30:25.823-04:00A New Brunswick Girl, Living In Nova Scotia, Singing A Newfoundland SongI've never been the type of person to 'pine away' for my youth.
For the most part, I'm happy where I am in my 40's. Yes, winning the lottery would make me happier, but until then, I'm good.
But there are days like today, when I hear that someone has died, and when that someone has contributed in some way to my early years, I go back and remember for a bit.
Such is the case Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-79607992049916109192015-11-19T20:26:00.000-04:002015-11-19T23:57:55.967-04:00Yeah? So? It's A Cucumber!
Last
year at this time, the internet craze was Cat Circles.
Don't remember
that? I tried it on Linken, so you can find it HERE.
This year, right
now, there is a new cat craze.
Cats and cucumbers.
People are placing a
cucumber on the floor, behind their unsuspecting cat, and when the
cat turns around and sees it, the cat freaks out.
No. Really.
They Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-35341986813346247402015-09-06T21:26:00.000-03:002015-09-06T21:27:54.023-03:00Someone Who Just Needed A Frostie, And A Kind Word.
I
didn't see him when I came out of the bank.
Most of the parking lot at the little strip-mall was deserted.
But once I got into the car
and looked over to my left, there he was stumbling along, then doubled over, gasping for
breath and beating on his chest.
'Holy
crap!', I thought to myself. 'Is he having a heart attack?'
I
watched him for a second, but did not immediately get Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-65756876819922109092015-08-02T20:51:00.003-03:002015-08-02T23:11:23.885-03:00The Ghosts Among Us
For
the past couple of years, I've joked about the ghost in my house.
Some
of my friends believe I moved into a 'haunted house' two years ago,
but I sometimes wonder if 'something' didn't simply follow us from
the old house, as we had a few unexplained experiences there also.
I've
always believed in ghosts, spirits, or whatever you want to call
them. Both good and bad.
I also
believe Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-54323469511025710952015-07-03T16:31:00.000-03:002015-07-03T16:31:42.324-03:00Along With The Golden Ticket, Comes The Fork In The Road
My latest column in The Laker.When
you're a single parent, you don't take risks with your income.
I
realize most
parents and people in general would rather not take financial risks,
but when you're the only breadwinner, you have to make
sure you know that
rent/mortgage, utilities, food, childcare, clothing, shoes, haircuts,
medications, sports fees, school fees, a summer trip to a water Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-39777456156636693032015-06-29T23:16:00.000-03:002015-06-29T23:16:24.584-03:00Everyone Was Offering Snoop Dogg Weed ... So I Offered To Cook Him Dinner
Last fall I went to work one day, only to leave a few hours later no longer employed.
Laid off ... after almost 10yrs with the same organization.
I have a post coming up soon, my latest column for The Laker, which describes how I handled this, and life after the layoff.
That's not what today's post is about, though.
Today is about an adventure I went on BECAUSE of that layoff.
Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-63654009467757264842015-06-28T01:39:00.000-03:002015-06-28T01:39:29.364-03:00The Comment Of 1000 LikesI may as well start this off right away by saying, I'm probably going to get some flack for this post.
I'm going into this knowing that not everyone is going to agree with or like this one.
And that's OK.
Humour is subjective.
Have you ever said something, or written a comment, that after you'd said/written you thought, 'hmmm ... that was damn funny, but is probably going Kim's Kornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693166504226008907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594561286281737773.post-75282891649495220062015-06-03T15:20:00.001-03:002015-06-03T16:34:55.709-03:00Words To Die For?
My latest column in The Laker.
Last
week, I was looking at one of those meaningless, time wasting, online
lists that are so popular lately, when one of the headlines over in
the sidebar caught my attention.
It
said, 'Yet another
Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death'.
It
didn't really matter to me where they were from, what my brain
registered was 'another blogger hacked to death'.
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