Dear super amazing first boss, For Lent I decided I would leisurely stroll down memory lane, thanking people who played a role in my life, big or small. Tonight I am grappling for the right words because I feel like I owe you so many more thanks than I could possibly articulate on so little … Continue reading day 20/40: #40shoutouts40days
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day 19/40: #4oshoutouts40days
I didn't set out to be a high school tutor. Initially I offered to help a friend's little brother with his algebra and it all spiraled beautifully out of control after that. Never underestimate the power of word-of-mouth marketing in a town with one high school. At my busiest I seem to recall having seventeen … Continue reading day 19/40: #4oshoutouts40days
day 18/40: #40shoutouts40days
"Elissa, we need to talk." I ran frenzied circles around my manager. She was the eye of the storm standing tall and calm. I was spinning about trying to get my shit together and start work on time. "Elissa, we need to talk. You're late again." "Sorry - you're right. I'm so sorry. I was … Continue reading day 18/40: #40shoutouts40days
day 17/20: #40shoutouts40days
This is the first of several shout-outs to people whom I've had the pleasure of working with over the years. After all, we spend one third of our waking life at work five days a week. I spent more time with my coworkers than I did with my husband before motherhood happened. I have chosen … Continue reading day 17/20: #40shoutouts40days
day 16/40: #40shoutouts40days
It was a Saturday night. All was still and quiet in our home. I was wrapped in my cherry red dressing gown, ready to blowdry my hair (because I actually had a shower!) and my husband sat in the living room chipping away at his thesis. All I could hear from the comfort of our … Continue reading day 16/40: #40shoutouts40days
day 15/40: #40shoutouts40days
Because I'm shifting gears into another category of people to thank, I would like to mix things up a bit before carrying off on another trajectory. To the fresh-faced barista at Taste who blared Lauryn Hill's MTV Unplugged 2.0 album on Tuesday morning, you are my hero. Two reasons. One, I learned not long ago … Continue reading day 15/40: #40shoutouts40days
day 14: #40shoutouts40days
For this 40-day initiative, I've been intentionally seeking to encourage people whom I am not in close contact with. There are several reasons for this decision but the weightiest is this: forty days is simply not enough time to accurately represent my gratitude for all the people in my life. That said, I will break … Continue reading day 14: #40shoutouts40days
day 13: #40shoutouts40days
Dear Ashley Rodriguez, I knew you were talented long before I became a fan solely because of the way Jono talked about your bacon caramels. His wife, my precious friend Aimee, easily gets excited about pretty much anything but not Jono. I think that's why they are a perfect pair. Jono is a critic. Jono … Continue reading day 13: #40shoutouts40days
day 12/40: #40shoutouts40days
Located on the perimeter of Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market is a charcuterie paradise known as Oyama Sausage Co. Even the name is delicious, isn't it? Oyama! How you have spoiled me, Oyama. I don't dare estimate how much I have spent on your glorious pâtés and cured meats. I am a blubbering fool when … Continue reading day 12/40: #40shoutouts40days
day 11/40: #40shoutouts40days
Dearest Bobby, I know I should address you properly as Father Robert or R.F. Capon, or at very least Mr Capon, but now that I am intimately acquainted with your work, I feel as though we are chums, you and I. I'm sure you would also want to abandon courtesies and instead call me Liss. … Continue reading day 11/40: #40shoutouts40days
ELISSA JOY WATTS 