I think about posting all the time, and I have a lot of drafts saved from the last year and a half or so. But I never do. I realized that I placed a lot of rules upon myself with this blog, and in doing so made it …. not fun or something I wanted to do. I am no longer going to adhere… Read more: 2023
Everyone’s dealing with the pandemic differently (including those that somehow refuse to believe the virus is real?), but I’m sure a lot of us are dealing with slightly similar things. Either way, I wanted to talk about my experience a year into this thing, and the three phases I’ve gone through. Am I whining? Maybe. But I’m mostly just writing about my personal experience,… Read more: The COVID-19 Crisis: One Year In
Hey guys and welcome back to my channel! Just kidding… I’ve clearly been watching a lot of YouTube with this whole COVID-19 isolation thing… but that’s beside the point. I’ve been mentally working on this post for the last year, taking time to properly reflect and absorb things. I’M FINISHED GRAD SCHOOL! And I want to tell you about it’s (unintended?) side effects.
Another multiple month hiatus – but that was definitely to be expected with the brutal semester I just finished. So here is the second part to my last post!
Over the last 6-ish months, I’ve had a resurgence of mental health issues similar to those I’ve had in the past, as well as the development of potential new ones. Or at least new thought patterns and feelings. This will be difficult for me to write about.
Hey friends! Long time no post, and I am totally sorry about that. But I also figured I would wait until the semester was finished before I wrote about how school has been going. SO! Let’s get into it.
Well, I didn’t end up posting as much as I thought I would this summer. A lot of the things I did weren’t “post worthy”, but does that mean I wasted my summer? Heck no! I had a great four and a half months off. I was busy almost the entire time and never bored for a second. But what did I even do?!
I’ve always loved bees – bumble bees, honey bees, any other type of bee, BUT NOT WASPS. Bees are great. I once rescued one from being stepped on. I love bees. And I also love honey. Coincidentally, there are a few honey/bee farms near Calgary so I finally went to check one out!
Powerlifting (and actually any physical activity) is a relatively new thing in my life – something I’ve only really taken up in the last 4-5 years. It’s quickly become my favourite hobby and the thing I devote the most thought to these days… but that will definitely change once I am back in school! I’ve had people ask me how I got into it,… Read more: Why I Powerlift
For the past two weeks I’ve spent four-ish hours of most of my days volunteering at the 2018 World Classic Powerlifting Championships! For those who are unaware, it’s one of the yearly elite powerlifting competitions where countries from all over the world send their best lifters to compete for class titles. Lucky for me it was hosted in Calgary this year (last year it… Read more: New Thing: Volunteering at a Powerlifting World Championship
Thanks to my friend Jordan Getz for this title. Stole it directly from him. Hi friends! I apologize for the absence and long time since my last post. I have been very busy lately, but unfortunately none of it is really worth writing about. One unforeseen side effect of “funemployment” is actually gaining a social life! So that’s what I’ve been up to. I’ve… Read more: The best NEW THINGS are actually OLD THINGS!
I haven’t really gotten up to much excitement the past week – I did start beach volleyball but don’t have enough to write a whole post about – so I want to share my best and worst experiences with being hit on by strangers (because it’s funny).
So, for complete transparency, the first bullet in my last post about doing new things was thrown in there because I knew I would finish it within the week. Don’t be upset, I didn’t lie to you. It’s just like adding some easy things that you may have already done to a to-do list just to get things started! I finally got my first… Read more: New Thing: My First Platinum Trophy & The Post-Game Depression
So now that I am unemployed it turns out I have a lot of free time on my hands. To keep myself from becoming lazy and hibernating for the next four months, I’ve decided to try to do something new every 1-2 weeks and write about it! The downside is that I need some ideas.
Welcome to The Antisocial Work Life! This is your guide on how to get by in the corporate office environment while avoiding social activities and most people altogether! Use these handy tips to maintain your introvert lifestyle while being surrounded by hundreds (thousands?) of people you don’t feel like talking to.
A handful of people expressed interest in learning about the career counselling I received after I mentioned it in my previous post, so I figured I would explain that in a bit more detail for anyone who is interested. What did I do? What did I learn? Did the counselor and I become best friends after she learned about what an awesome person I… Read more: What I learned from career counselling.
Just kidding. Please don’t quit your job based on the title of this post. Except I seriously did quit my job. The place I’ve worked for the past 6 years. Without another job lined up, or even the intention to find another one right away. “But Tessa, that sounds like a terrible idea. Why would you do that? Did you think this through? But… Read more: I quit my job, and you should too!
Everyone’s dealing with the pandemic differently (including those that somehow refuse to believe the virus is real?), but I’m sure a lot of us are dealing with slightly similar things. Either way, I wanted to talk about my experience a year into this thing, and the three phases I’ve gone through. Am I whining? Maybe. But I’m mostly just writing about my personal experience,… Read more: The COVID-19 Crisis: One Year In
Hey guys and welcome back to my channel! Just kidding… I’ve clearly been watching a lot of YouTube with this whole COVID-19 isolation thing… but that’s beside the point. I’ve been mentally working on this post for the last year, taking time to properly reflect and absorb things. I’M FINISHED GRAD SCHOOL! And I want to tell you about it’s (unintended?) side effects.
Another multiple month hiatus – but that was definitely to be expected with the brutal semester I just finished. So here is the second part to my last post!
Over the last 6-ish months, I’ve had a resurgence of mental health issues similar to those I’ve had in the past, as well as the development of potential new ones. Or at least new thought patterns and feelings. This will be difficult for me to write about.
Hey friends! Long time no post, and I am totally sorry about that. But I also figured I would wait until the semester was finished before I wrote about how school has been going. SO! Let’s get into it.
Well, I didn’t end up posting as much as I thought I would this summer. A lot of the things I did weren’t “post worthy”, but does that mean I wasted my summer? Heck no! I had a great four and a half months off. I was busy almost the entire time and never bored for a second. But what did I even do?!
I’ve always loved bees – bumble bees, honey bees, any other type of bee, BUT NOT WASPS. Bees are great. I once rescued one from being stepped on. I love bees. And I also love honey. Coincidentally, there are a few honey/bee farms near Calgary so I finally went to check one out!
Powerlifting (and actually any physical activity) is a relatively new thing in my life – something I’ve only really taken up in the last 4-5 years. It’s quickly become my favourite hobby and the thing I devote the most thought to these days… but that will definitely change once I am back in school! I’ve had people ask me how I got into it,… Read more: Why I Powerlift
For the past two weeks I’ve spent four-ish hours of most of my days volunteering at the 2018 World Classic Powerlifting Championships! For those who are unaware, it’s one of the yearly elite powerlifting competitions where countries from all over the world send their best lifters to compete for class titles. Lucky for me it was hosted in Calgary this year (last year it… Read more: New Thing: Volunteering at a Powerlifting World Championship
So, for complete transparency, the first bullet in my last post about doing new things was thrown in there because I knew I would finish it within the week. Don’t be upset, I didn’t lie to you. It’s just like adding some easy things that you may have already done to a to-do list just to get things started! I finally got my first… Read more: New Thing: My First Platinum Trophy & The Post-Game Depression
Welcome to The Antisocial Work Life! This is your guide on how to get by in the corporate office environment while avoiding social activities and most people altogether! Use these handy tips to maintain your introvert lifestyle while being surrounded by hundreds (thousands?) of people you don’t feel like talking to.
A handful of people expressed interest in learning about the career counselling I received after I mentioned it in my previous post, so I figured I would explain that in a bit more detail for anyone who is interested. What did I do? What did I learn? Did the counselor and I become best friends after she learned about what an awesome person I… Read more: What I learned from career counselling.