Product Management, Productivity and Personal musings
{An awesome background for my computer, found via Christiane Engel.} This has been a pretty great week! My sister and her fella made an impromptu visit to Vancouver. It was great to extend the vacation a little with her! I'm looking forward to a pretty low-key weekend with lots of relaxing and working on our …
{The shortest day of the year has come, and more importantly, gone!} This week has been pretty great! There's something about the impending holidays that has me in a great mood despite all of the last minute things that need to get done. We'll be in the motherland for ten days or so and I'm …
{Pumpkin pancakes from the Screen Door in Portland.} Now that moving has happened and my trip to Portland is sadly behind me, I feel like I can finally get into the Christmas spirit! This weekend will be filled with friends, a little family, some baking and one of my favourite new traditions: Christmas movies at …
{Our small, potted Christmas tree.} It's been a loooooong two weeks, friends. They say that moving is one of the most stressful things you can go through, and I have to say after this move, I kind of agree! We're happily settling in to our place though. Many things still need to be unpacked and …
{Legit hardwood floors.} Our new apartment is not photo ready, yet, so I thought that I'd post a few of the small things about it that are making me happy. Though it lacks one thing our old place had (a gas stove), overall it is a major step up for us! It's large, has almost …
{New art for our new place! By Fred Weiss, natch.} I swear that the weeks are just flying by these days! I had a wonderful visit with my mom at the beginning of the week. Having Nick come back from Montreal on Tuesday was great too! We're actively procrastinating about next week's big move but …
{Snow! Which I'm trying to be optimistic about.} This week has flown by! Probably because it started so well, with a great visit with a friend and a great brunch for Nick's birthday. I also decided that it was a no stress week, meaning I wouldn't worry about the apartment being a disaster even though …
{We had a really fun evening, for Nick's birthday. A delicious dinner and is there any greater joy than having someone love the present you picked for them? No, there is not. It was a vintage crib board, by the way, because Nick has a new crush on crib.} The last two weeks have felt …
{I discovered real oatmeal this week. So much better than the quick stuff. With a little bit of butter and brown sugar, it's like dessert for breakfast, but way better for you!} This week been a lovely one. After several busy weeks, things have finally slowed down and I've stopped feeling like I'm running around …
{Delicious french toast from La Brasserie last weekend.} The last several weeks have felt crazy busy. I don't know if it's the season or what but I need some down time! I'm looking forward to a bit of time at home this weekend, especially tonight, and a belated Oktoberfest party that I'm super excited about! …
Kate Moore Hermes 