Karen + Bloo. Adventures and Thoughts on Things.
It has always bothered me that my university plagiarized my admissions essay and made it LESS GOOD. So, on the almost 10th anniversary of having submitted it, I’m publishing the original. When I originally found out they had stolen my essay I was pretty mad. …
Last October, on the night before Eryn’s sister’s wedding, I drove to her parent’s house, walked past the entire extended family, and had a full on breakdown. It was getting too hard to watch my peers reach life milestones while I was living in my …
As someone who did years of research into dogs, before getting one of my own, there are plenty of resources out there that will sing the praises of poodle mixes (doodles), but not enough the… more challenging aspects of having a doodle.
This disclaimer goes without saying, but I am NOT a professional groomer. I have ZERO training. The hair cut looks good 80% of the time and patch the other 20% of the time. But my dog is 1000% happier having her hair cut in a …
My language learning history: TLDR: Age 0 Cantonese + English, Age 2 French, Age 12 Mandarin, Age 21 Spanish, Age 22 Italian My first language is Cantonese. This is the language I was most comfortable with up until the time I was about 6 or …
How I manage my high-maintenance dog. With links to every product I use, because I’ve gone through so many, and these are the ones that have stuck. The first thing that people say when they pet bloo for the first time is, “she’s so soft!” …
//TLDR// This year I decided. Things. So 2018 started with the second half of my gap year – the half where I started the job search (I had 6 blissful months where I didn’t touch a single job board for the sake of my …
Bloo taking a water break on our most recent road trip to Montreal. She sat like this while I ate my ice cream. Bloo has been amazing with cars since we brought her home. She’s never made a peep, just curls up, and takes a …
For Christmas I was generously gifted an hour photography session for Bloo, with a professional pet photographer. The weather was finally nice enough for me to book our session. I was so excited. Two days ago I bathed Bloo and spent two days making sure …
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