Tag Archives: Homesickness

Thuis means home in Dutch.  It’s been a while since I did some before and after shots of some of the renovations we’ve done so far.  So I thought I’d play catch up. Our most recent is the dining room, this is how it’s looked over the years: This photo was taken sometime in 2000, the year we moved in.  …

I keep forgetting about the photo hunt lately, but there’s still a few hours left of this Saturday so I’m not too late. This is a photo of Seal Island Bridge in Cape Breton, taken from one of the viewpoints of Kelly’s Mountain. For me, it’s always the sign that I’m almost home.  Once we cross that bridge I know …

Why does psychiatric care in Dutch have to have PSYCHO in it?  It makes me feel so… Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys :/ As any long time reader of my blog knows, over the years I’ve had some pretty nasty bouts of depression.  This was mostly brought on by homesickness, my lack of ability to cope and adapt to life …

Passport – CHECK! Tickets – CHECK! Petsitters – CHECK! I AM GOING HOME! YAAAAAY!! Now all I have to do is wait until it’s time to go.  It’s not so bad because we leave in just a little over a month.   I know the time will go by fast though because it seems like just yesterday I was saying ‘Only …

This week I’m FOADing my husband and his World of Warcraft addiction.   I am quickly reaching the end of my rope with it and I feel like a total hypocrite about it… but I don’t care.  I’m sick to death of his gaming addiction. Being a former gamer myself it’s hard not to feel like I don’t have a lot …

Last night Xander and I were in the car on the way home from the pet shop.  We had just turned a corner when I saw a car coming towards us and I instantly screamed out… PADIDDLE!!! … then quickly smacked the roof of the car. To me, this was an instant reaction, a reflex, something I do without thought… …

Last night I had yet another fucked up dream… which most of mine usually are. I have lost most of it from my memory but these are parts I remember: A talking horse that was small, more like a pony.  He was white with spots and was smarter than me. A skinny geeky guy in a huge truck type thing, …

For the first time in my life I think I’d cheer if I heard those words. Where is the Grinch when I need him.. I haven’t been able to get my Christmas spirit back at all. I’ve not done any shopping, haven’t bought any cards and my tree is standing in a corner looking dilapitated after me pushing it over …

Yesterday I was talking to a friend and showing him some pics of Cape Breton when I found this pictures online of North Sydney, the town I come from. I felt homesick but it didn’t take me over like it would have in the past. It’s been so long since I’ve lived there, almost 9 years now. It’s hard to …

Couldn’t think of another title for this blog, so I picked 00-Simms (Double O Simms) because I’m watching First Kid on TV. The character in the movie played by Sinbad calls himself that. I know it looks like a ridiculous movie, and it is, but there’s something enjoyable about it as well. I must have seen it four times already …

I love Fridays so much.. Don’t have to worry about what time I go to bed because I can sleep however much I want to the next day. Two whole days before I have to go to school again… love it, love it, love it! It’s been snowing here for the past three days or so and in some spots …