Ok so two days ago I decided to join the gym to get rid of this last bit of weight that has been plaguing me for far too long. I also miss working out because it makes me feel happy after. Now here’s the thing…remember that whole shy/introversion crap? Well it is currently annoying my […]

Ok so an hour ago, at work, I had to pee. This isn’t unusual as I seem to have the stupidest bladder in the history of mankind. The problem was that someone was in the staff washroom at the time, so I had to use the one outside the office in the hallway. The public […]

Yesterday I once again took the transit bus home from work. I stood by the back door until a man got off leaving an open spot beside the step that leads up to the back of the bus, next to a woman in a white jacket. I promptly sat beside her, happily rejoicing in the […]

So I should warn you all that Wednesday heard that I was doing away with Monday in favor of ‘Someday’ and decided it was taking over. Apparently the days of the week need some kind of rebellious annoy-as-crap leader to make the rest of them look good in comparison. I’m working on this little glitch […]

Facebook / Twitter Ok so I started taking the bus to work and have realized WTF IS WITH ALL THESE LUNATICS??? Apparently I board the bus to Crazytown every bloody day. Plus I’m sure they are all slowly turning into zombies and will kill me soon. Seriously, I found a bone on the bus the […]

Dating! It’s a terrifying word to some and comes with all kinds of interesting and mind altering consequences. If you’re going the internet dating route which, in my humble opinion, is far better than a blind date or meeting in a bar, you at least get to see what the person looks like in order […]

Recently I was asked advice on a relationship dispute of one of my friends. She had a problem with her boyfriend and said she saw red flags. I, on the other hand, after hearing about her problem, decided that the issue was worth more of a yellow or some softer colored flag. Red just seemed […]

By Kristy Pantin / @kristypantin Last Tuesday I went to the dentist for a root canal and was sedated a little (A LOT!!!) Yes I’m a chicken at the dentist. I’ve had a bad experience in the past when an orthodontist was putting on braces in Trinidad. As he was using a pointy instrument to […]

By Kristy Pantin / @kristypantin   During the week I  went to what is know as ‘Folk Dance in the Park’. Basically it’s about a million-gagillion children between the ages of six and nine, all gathered together in one location with roughly one supervising teacher  for every twenty or so kids.     In short…CHAOS!       […]

By Kristy Pantin | @kristypantin Well I’ve had yet another learning experience. My girls and I have been living in an air-condition-less house since it warmed up. Luckily that hasn’t been too long. We made do by opening the windows when the fluctuating weather was cold, in order to cool the house down. Living in […]

By Kristy Pantin | @kristypantin My five year old daughter just cried hysterically while running from the top floor of our townhouse aaaaall the way to my room in the basement. Three floors! That’s two ridiculously long staircases and three hallways. I have a monitor set up so that I can hear the girls from […]

You know how my cooking adventures always seem to end up somewhat life-threatening? Well yesterday was a fine example of what NOT to do when bbq’ing. I recently thought it was about time to get a bbq, since I had been without one since my ex-husband and I split. I decided on a propane one, […]

Yesterday I decided to get started on making my mom’s webpage for her business, Painted Daisy Art Glass Studio. I am using a program that randomly popped up as an ad on my Facebook page. You know…the ads I swore I’d never click because I hate the fact that they litter my wonderfully peaceful page. […]

I decided to do some summery crafts with my munchkins yesterday in hopes that it would convince that stubborn season to come out of hiding a bit sooner. I planned for them to make summer-like things that we could string in front of the window. I planned for them to use craft paper and scissors. […]

My girls and I went to visit my mom and step-dad over the weekend. Since my oldest has her beginners, I try to let her drive everywhere…whenever I remember to. So this is how it came to be that we were cruising down highway 7 with me happily relaxing in the passenger seat, feeling very […]

This morning I took a bath in hot coffee. Not on purpose. I’m not quite that addicted…yet. I suppose, now that I’ve had time to think about it, having scalding coffee splashed all over my chest might not have been the worst thing that could have happened in this situation. Once the burning stops I’ll […]

Well I managed to cry myself awake this morning. No that wasn’t a typo. First of all let me just say…it’s SUNDAY! And 9am! And my munchkins are with their dad!         Aaaanyway…I don’t normally remember my dreams anymore, but when I wake up swimming in tears, that kind of makes it […]

Words can’t even begin to explain my frustration with a small hump of snow that has been torturing me for weeks. Well, ok I suppose technically words can explain…but you get my drift. Anyway, back to the snow hump of torture. First let me say…I have wonderful neighbors. Fantastic and friendly neighbors even. So this […]

I was taught an important lesson at exactly 1:12am Sunday morning. When your seven year old child tells you her tummy hurts and insists over and over that’s it’s not because she has to ‘poo’. A smart parent listens. Yesterday was a very long day trying to make sure each of my three girls had […]

So the other day I decided to put up a curtain rod in my new place. The one that was on the wall was from about the 1970’s, you know…the kind that uses those weirdly shaped curtain hook thingys. Yes I’m feeling quite eloquent today 😀 So anyway, I wasn’t about to attempt trying to find a […]

Well today was filled with whining, a little crying, and a lot of funny. I invited a friend of mine to bring her kids down for the afternoon so we could all go to the zoo together. Her kids are friends with my kids, and since we had just moved…I thought it would be nice […]

Well I’m back 😀 Sorry it has been so long since I last wrote. I sold my house and was in the process of moving, so all the chaos involved with that didn’t give me much time to do anything else. I moved out yesterday and am now staying with my mom for the next […]

So today, as I was sitting in bed, minding my own business, typing away on my laptop, not bugging anybody, my computer suddenly spelled out “HAHAHAHA” as I was typing a sentence. Now my first thought, which happened before I could properly transition my brain from ‘horror writing’ to reality, was that my computer was […]

Wow I’ve been seriously busy lately trying to pack since my house has just been sold, but I had a few moments to spare so thought I’d regale you with a story about something funny, and no doubt traumatizing, that happened to my two youngest daughters the other day. My ninety one year old grandfather […]

So my 91 year old grandfather, who normally lives with my mother, has come to stay over for the week so that my girls and I can spend some time with him before he jets off to Edmonton for six months to visit my mom’s sister. He’s a wonderfully amazing man who fought in WW2 […]

So here’s the insanity that went through my mind today. I was at a store that was having a closing down clearance sale. While walking through, I noticed a rack of kids shorts and shirts. They had ‘Canada Day’ written on them and were bright red. I thought it would be fun for my two […]

Oh my Lord what a day!!! Today started bright an early at 5am because my youngest woke up with an ear ache. She had been kind of sick for a couple days and normally ends up with ear infections when this happens, so it wasn’t unexpected. My morning consisted of writing and spending time with […]

As I was trying to work on my writing tonight, my sixteen year old daughter came into my room complaining that she had to study for her physics exam but needed help because she didn’t understand a few things. Now I’m not one to toot my own horn or anything, but I tend to be […]

I took my little girls to visit my mom, step-father, and grandfather (who lives with them) since they hadn’t seen them in a while. The plan was to stay from Thursday to Sunday. I’m home writing this on Saturday evening which should explain how that little adventure turned out. I opted to have us stay […]

While checking my Facebook page today I came across a post by a friend and just had to share the following video: Wedding proposal (Bruno Mars – Marry You) After crying my way through it, I sat for a moment thinking about how much this man must love his girlfriend to go through all the […]

As a young child, I remember the peace and happiness I felt while growing up in the Caribbean on a small island called Trinidad. I was born there in 1977 and spent all of my childhood years there until the age of thirteen, which as any teenager would profess to, is no longer considered childhood. […]

So tonight I decided I would take the plunge and try my hand at bbq’ing for the first time ever. I know the fact that I am 34 and have never bbq’d before has probably shocked some of you speechless, but I’ve honestly never really had a need to do it before. First there was […]

I was recently asked by some fans what inspired me to become an author. I wanted to come up with a quick, simple answer but sadly that was not to happen. As a writer, when someone asks me a question… instead of a quick answer, my mind automatically starts up like a diesel truck. Why […]