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He’s somewhere between Williams Lake and Quesnel right now. My brother’s whirlwind quest to find a new job started to take shape today as he boarded the bus at 7:45 a.m. After being accepted to work at an oil rig camp in Northern BC, Trevor had just a few days to gather the gear he needed (especially cold-weather clothing), buy a bus ticket and prepare to head out into the great unknown. True, he’s only heading to Northern BC and could be going much, much further, but for a family that is as small and close-knit as ours is, it isn’t easy to have a quarter of the pie a 30-hour bus ride away. Thank goodness a flight would take him only 3 hours. He spent last night here at my place, so we chowed down on enchiladas and cookies - gotta pack that polar bear weight on him. I’m sure that this will be an amazing, growing experience for him, but I can’t wait until he’s back for the holidays!

On a totally separate tangent, today I figured out the key to all of life’s potential problems, issues and stresses. It struck me quite suddenly. Simply put, “fuck it.” Seriously, it sounds juvenile, but if we were actually able to say “fuck it” when something comes up, things would be a lot easier to deal with objectively. True, this is only a logical solution and doesn’t take into account factors such as heart and emotions, but sometimes logic is where to start. So next time you deal with a stress-inducing co-worker, a burst pipe or anything else that makes you want to rip your hair out, repeat my mantra: “Fuck it.”

P.S. People, it’s a lot, not alot.

You’re listening to: “Daniel” by Elton John