by Erin MacNair | Jan 30, 2013 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I thought I’d better check in, in case any of you thought I’d died during ski lessons. I did not die! I thought maybe I could, though. It was with much trepidation that I stepped onto the gondola, for lesson #1. I couldn’t help but notice I was amongst the HAVES (as...
by Erin MacNair | Jan 23, 2013 | Truly Embarrassing Tales
At the time, I thought it was a good idea. Besides, they don’t let you into “Ski Wee” if you are almost forty. So, my son said he’d teach me. “It’s easy Mom!” He said. I smiled. Well, I did cross country ski, at one time. In the distant past. So distant I can’t...
by Erin MacNair | Jan 1, 2013 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I should know better. Really I should. At my count, I have 839 brain cells left, and not one should go missing. So, next year, I am staying in at New Year’s. It’s not like I needed to have another drink. My excuse? Sometimes, you forget you aren’t twenty. You see lots...
by Erin MacNair | Nov 28, 2012 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I have a story for you. For many, this will explain a few things about me. CBC Canada had a call out for submissions about “Close Encounters With Science.” I had a very close encounter. Check out the story on CBC’s picks, and yes, feel free to...
by Erin MacNair | Nov 15, 2012 | Truly Embarrassing Tales
Sorry it’s been awhile, I’ve been doing laundry. Lots of Laundry. Just for the record, whoever is helpfully passing along their lice, you owe me $37.58 in laundry detergent. I don’t mind bugs, as long as they aren’t on me. Thankfully only my youngest has succumbed to...
by Erin MacNair | Oct 29, 2012 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I have been volunteering at the school office, doing some admin. This is actually therapy. Whenever I walk in the door, I start to sweat. When I was in High School, I did my best to buck the Status Quo. This felt like a necessity… If you aren’t fitting in, why not...
