KatieThunderBay

The perfectly packed purse. Why am I writing a blog on this? Because there are lots of women who are violating all the principles of carrying a handbag while travelling. You know who you are. You haven’t cleaned that butt ugly, cheap bag of yours out for weeks! And now you are travelling and have too much crap in there and as a result you have another bag! That you are cramming into that overhead bin. You don’t need two bags unless you have a child with you. One bag. Keep the line moving. You are thinking, this woman is so rude. I can bring two bags on if I want. And I look ok. REALLY?? Hang onto both of your bags. And that ugly, droopy jacket you were planning to wear with your runners. Now ... read more

No one is going to believe the sight I saw at the pool today. I just know it. This account is entirely true, no embellishment whatsoever. Completely factual. I’ve actually left out some of the more offensive details. And you can thank me later for not taking any pictures. It’s a very hot day. Really hot. Maybe 95 degrees. The last day to tan before heading back to chilly TBagBay. And thanks to a slight belly burn yesterday, I’m fully covered. Which in hindsight, is completely irrelevant. There is one couple there and an older woman. I pick a lounger two down from the older woman. She is packing up to leave. She’s about 70. And has implants. Really round implants. And is wearing a tankini with a key hole over the boobs. The key hole ... read more

This really is not a travel blog. Today, for example, I went nowhere that anyone would be interested in. E says I could make some restaurant recommendations. True. So if you are looking for a good taco, Bob’s Twin Kitchen on Jackson in Indio. The service is slow. The people are usually pretty nice but they don’t always get your order right. The place is very small and you don’t want to eat in Bob’s – go with take out. The neighbourhood looks shady but seems pretty safe. If you are female, don’t wear a dress there. But the tacos are excellent! Today I scrubbed cabinets. Inside and out. For hours. I don’t do this much housework in my own house forget about on vacation! It does look good. So the reward was 3 hours at ... read more

A very early start to the day. It is going to be 100 degrees for the rest of our time here, so I have to get up with the sun to run and do my torturous Kayla workouts. She is a total athlete and overseeing my exercise bootcamp for the wedding. 15lbs. So far I’m down 1. Yikers. Only 10 weeks to go! And vacation is not helping. Moose Munch. I knew I should not bring it into the house! I’m seeing some kind of disturbing ‘cleanse’ in my future. Plus my idea is to buy a dress that is a size too small. Setting reasonable expectations is always a strength of mine. I’m also going to be racing a client 5km so I have to keep up my running. So Kayla has me doing 400m ... read more