I Applied to 40 Jobs. I Got One Interview. It Was in Saskatchewan.
They flew me out. I mean, I drove, because we dont have an airline anymore. But they were very nice about it.
Recipes
![Bowl of Freedom Stew on a kitchen table, a budget dinner recipe from a family living through Alberta independence]()
Dinner for 9, Under ₳400 (Some Nights)
Ok so, big win this week. I got the whole family fed for under ₳400 and nobody asked where the meat went, because there wasnt any, because meat is currently priced like a small vehicle. We're calling this one Freedom Stew in the group chat and its mostly potatoes and a rich sense of resilience. Recipe below.
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Travel
![Long line of vehicles waiting at the Alberta Canada border crossing after independence]()
Border Wait Times Are Now a Personality Trait
We packed snacks for the crossing. We packed snacks for the snacks. Six hours later, home never felt so bureaucratic.
Home Life
![Children doing homeschool lessons at the kitchen table in the Republic of Alberta]()
Why We Started Homeschooling (It Wasn't Really a Choice)
Turns out the school still has a building and the school still has staff are two very different sentences now.
Currency Corner
![Alberta Dollar bills, the currency introduced after Alberta separated from Canada]()
Explaining the Alberta Dollar to a Six Year Old
Sweetie, its like Monopoly money, except the bank keeps changing the rules and also we live in the game now.
Groceries
![Grocery haul on a kitchen counter showing the cost of living after Alberta independence]()
Grocery Haul: What ₳600 Gets You This Week
Spoiler, a cart, some dignity, and half a rotisserie chicken we are stretching across three dinners.
Unpopular Opinion
![Family reflecting on life in Canada before Alberta separation]()
Five Things I Miss About Being Part of Canada (Don't @ Me)
Number one is health cards. Number two is also health cards. I have four more of these but I'm scared to post them.