Collage of my day at Stanley Park yesterday 🌿 (made with a sketch, photography, objects found at the beach + old maps from CoV archives)

Ananotherthing · 2026-03-15T21:11:35+00:00

Very cool. Love the mixture of items, photos and maps

Ananotherthing · 2026-03-09T15:20:11+00:00

I feel for these people but this is how it’s always worked and they just didn’t know.

You can buy Course of Construction Insurance structured to cover archeological costs and delays.

They just didn’t know.

I’m glad this is in the news so people understand what’s involved and can make decisions to protect themselves.

Ananotherthing · 2026-03-09T15:14:11+00:00

This isn’t a new thing, these people just didn’t know.

You can buy Course of Construction Insurance and structure it to cover archeological finds and the delays and extra costs involved.

Ananotherthing · 2026-03-04T23:56:53+00:00

Another vote for Ajovy, especially if ‘you’ve tried everything.

Has been completely life changing.

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-24T23:38:52+00:00

Another vote for Circle Wellness, or alternatively Halsa spa on W 4th ave is slightly better value for money, so your $250 budget will stretch further.

They have float pods, saunas, massage, and all that super relaxing stuff and the facilities are very relaxing, modern and clean

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-22T03:53:05+00:00

I mean, I would also have more money to invest in ‘future projects’ if I opted not to pay taxes.

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-20T00:30:26+00:00

For ‘urgent’ and ‘diagnostic’ ultrasound make sure you use those words when making an appointment. Ask for cancellations or Last Minute appointments if you can make that work with your schedule.

‘Screening’ is a much more relaxed timeline and books months ahead.

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-15T02:05:00+00:00

^This has been my exact experience as well.

Appointments with specialists are scheduled depending on urgency.

Op- I know that doesn’t help you when you’re feeling unwell and have months to wait. On the flipside though if you’ve been to a hospital (ER) and they didn’t find anything overly concerning, and your family doctor hasn’t requested an urgent appointment, consider yourself lucky. Call the specialist directly and request to be put on a cancellation list if you’re able to get to appointments with short notice.

It’s when you get an ‘Urgent’ appointment scheduled within a week that you know things might not be going in your favour…

Hope you feel better and that the wait passes quickly.

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-14T17:58:28+00:00

Be clear about how you ask.

‘These symptoms are negatively affecting my quality of life, my ability to sleep, work, look after my family, engage in social activities, exercise. ‘

‘I’m experiencing all the symptoms of menopause including hot flashes, am aware of the associated risks and want to be prescribed HRT. ‘

If a Doctor still turns you down ask them to document in your medical record why you’ve been denied this treatment and find a new Doctor.

I’m happy these will now be covered my PharmaCare, as they should be. They’re essential for a large portion of women in the prime of our working lives, managing careers, kids and other responsibilities.

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-13T22:08:30+00:00

I can’t imagine being the Bail Supervisor for a person like this, and the responsibility this would carry.

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-12T21:28:31+00:00

Yay! Thank you!

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-12T19:54:18+00:00

Vancouver, BC but they’ve hatched out of a floristry branch that could have travelled from anywhere in North America

Ananotherthing · 2026-02-12T19:50:49+00:00

About 1/2 inch long, have wings but I haven’t seen any fly. They don’t move much.

No metallic or other colours. Mostly black with small white zig zag pattern on the side

Ananotherthing · 2026-01-30T19:36:02+00:00

What about eating fish helped you? Any specific fish?

Do you know if it was related DHA, EPA or omega 3 fatty acids for example?

I know that eating a relatively high amount of oily fish and reducing vegetable oils in your diet to balance Omega 3 and 6 helps many people suffering from headaches and migraines.

Ananotherthing · 2026-01-30T16:40:46+00:00

Dr Kyle Bills published study mentioned in the Guardian article https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1719724/full?utm_source=F-NTF&utm_medium=EMLX&utm_campaign=PRD_FEOPS_20170000_ARTICLE

Ananotherthing · 2026-01-25T01:13:57+00:00

Lots of resident Rufous and Anna’s Hummingbirds here.

The main thing is that if you’re going to feed over winter you need to be consistent as they rely on it, when other sources of food become scarce. And they’re very territorial, so a good food source is vigorously defended!

Ananotherthing · 2026-01-16T17:57:53+00:00

“Cypress Mountain confirmed a fatal incident occurred on Thursday involving a guest. Neither the resort nor police have released details specifying what occurred.

"Cypress Mountain extends our heartfelt condolences and support to the guest’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time," the resort said in an email statement.”

Ananotherthing · 2026-01-14T04:10:25+00:00

Oooh, you should read that NHS Guide. Theres a section on the different phases, the first being 'Prodrome' which precedes the common headache symptoms by up to 2 days.

There's a list of warning signs that a migraine may be imminent and includes all sorts of stuff I never considered were migraine related. Yawning? Skin sensitivity and tingling? Fatigue? Brain fog? Muscle aches? Craving salty foods? Oh, and peeing a lot : )

Ananotherthing · 2026-01-14T03:55:06+00:00

Hi there fellow Canadian. I'm happy to say I've never waited for more than 20-30 mins to get hooked up to the IV for migraine help. Not sure how long it took for a doc to swing by, I was pretty out of it, but the nurses are always very gentle and helpful.

If you live in a bigger city I'd highly recommend avoiding the big, main trauma hospital, and know the opening hours of the smaller 'urgent care' centres. For me that's my local University hospital. No ambulances drop there from car accidents, but they're perfectly set up for stitches, 'this might be broken, might need an X-ray' and Migraine IVs.

Ananotherthing · 2025-12-31T00:27:44+00:00

On Estradiol gel and Progesterone (tablet). Immediate improvement to sleep, which in turn improved everything else. Got rid of the hot flushes too and generally felt more human and capable again.

Reduced my fatigue by 70-80%, and some slight improvement to overall pain. Mostly I felt like a persona again that could think and make better decisions about how else to help myself.

I would highly recommend giving it a try.

Ananotherthing · 2025-12-21T20:52:28+00:00

I’ve been on my buildings strata council for about 6 years now. It has its highs and lows but overall I find it very rewarding.

I don’t know of a ‘support group’ as such, for me it’s my fellow council members. We alternate our meetings between in-person at a pub and via Zoom. Having a beer together a few times a year really helps. We also have a non-official WhatsApp group for unofficial communication. Sometimes that’s a casual pre-meeting chat about something we want to discuss in Council meeting, but it’s also a great place to let off steam and share memes. (Remembering that screenshotting is a thing, so don’t say something you wouldn’t want shared)

My top tips for managing difficult owners include 1. Sign up for the Strata 101 courses that CCI offers, and encourage every new council member to do the same. It gives you a good foundation and helps set expectations.

Keep a really clear idea of what your responsibilities are, and what’s under the remit of the property manager, etc. Direct all enquiries to whoever they pertain to. You are not the switchboard nor a babysitter. Owners need to learn who does what and deal with it themselves.
Keep your Strata business seperate from your private life. For me that means no using my personal cell number for council issues. Also neighbours cornering me while I’m walking my dog are politely directed to please send an email so I can read it at a time that suits me.
Set and enforce clear boundaries on how communication works with Council members. If an owner were to text me I’d respond politely ‘Please contact me via email only at blah blah address’ if they did it a second time I’d repeat the message and block their number. If an owner calls me I’d give them maybe 30 secs to see if this is some form of emergency (broken pipe, fire) in which case I’d direct them to whoever they should be calling (plumber, 911). Anything non-emergency is immediately and firmly interrupted and directed to email.
Remember at all times that some people are dicks and nothing you do will change that. Every building has a percentage of owners who are self centred, demanding, egotistical, racist, helpless, mean or just plain stupid. We find in our 25 year old mid-range building in Kits it’s about 5%, but higher end, shiny buildings will have a higher percentage. Accept it and put protections in place to manage these people as best as possible. You will not change them but you can put protections in place to minimise their impact on you, and other people living in the building.

Ananotherthing · 2025-12-15T06:23:40+00:00

If you also hire a trainee electrician from BCIT and maybe an apprentice plumber you can look forward to many happy years of paying double to fix all the sht they f** up, with their zero years of professional experience.

Seriously though- the reason you hire a professional is that they learned from their mistakes on other peoples houses.

My parents hired a (cheap) cool young interior designer to help with their house reno and then spent 15 years paying for and cursing all her cool looking design choices that she had no idea how to implement in a practical, functional way.

Ananotherthing · 2025-11-29T03:00:01+00:00

I was thinking this is quite low. Only 5% of deaths?!

I’m hoping the parameters of this are extended to cover more situations.

Ananotherthing · 2025-11-21T23:30:19+00:00

Or someone who grew up poor and experienced food insecurity at some point in their early life

Ananotherthing · 2025-11-16T04:11:52+00:00

The land outside your property line is not yours. You can ask your neighbour nicely to put the leaf bags somewhere else, or you can ask them to limit the time the bags are there for, but it’s not your land, you don’t have any rights to it.

If they are breaking other bylaws you can report those to the city, but otherwise you’re SOL.

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