Brina
@bri333.bsky.social
Rural Alberta mama✌️ former oil wifey, turned single business owner, advocate and mentor, and ECE who spends her free time taking courses in her pajamas... Covid taught the power of comfort 🧚♀️
I asked him for space.
He showed up at my house in my town, hiding his vehicle so I couldn't see it, and banged on my door for what felt like 20 minutes.
Everyone has been calling every rehab we can, for weeks.
None call back. Not one.
#Alberta
He showed up at my house in my town, hiding his vehicle so I couldn't see it, and banged on my door for what felt like 20 minutes.
Everyone has been calling every rehab we can, for weeks.
None call back. Not one.
#Alberta
May 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I asked him for space.
He showed up at my house in my town, hiding his vehicle so I couldn't see it, and banged on my door for what felt like 20 minutes.
Everyone has been calling every rehab we can, for weeks.
None call back. Not one.
#Alberta
He showed up at my house in my town, hiding his vehicle so I couldn't see it, and banged on my door for what felt like 20 minutes.
Everyone has been calling every rehab we can, for weeks.
None call back. Not one.
#Alberta
Last night, despite months of work, I asked my husband to leave.
Sometimes, recovery makes abuse worse.
And I've had enough.
I am no longer afraid. And that is the most peaceful feeling.
Sometimes, recovery makes abuse worse.
And I've had enough.
I am no longer afraid. And that is the most peaceful feeling.
April 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last night, despite months of work, I asked my husband to leave.
Sometimes, recovery makes abuse worse.
And I've had enough.
I am no longer afraid. And that is the most peaceful feeling.
Sometimes, recovery makes abuse worse.
And I've had enough.
I am no longer afraid. And that is the most peaceful feeling.
Did you know that the oilfeild will promote its randomized drug testing, but that its only promoted for new hires?
If you already have a job on the patch, you get notice.
You'll pass with just over 72 hours' notice. Which they will always give.
Unless you're a leasehand.
If you already have a job on the patch, you get notice.
You'll pass with just over 72 hours' notice. Which they will always give.
Unless you're a leasehand.
February 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Did you know that the oilfeild will promote its randomized drug testing, but that its only promoted for new hires?
If you already have a job on the patch, you get notice.
You'll pass with just over 72 hours' notice. Which they will always give.
Unless you're a leasehand.
If you already have a job on the patch, you get notice.
You'll pass with just over 72 hours' notice. Which they will always give.
Unless you're a leasehand.
I was a rural SAHM and dedicated Alberta oil-feild wife for over a decade. This is sold to folks as "the Alberta dream."
It's so far from.
Silencing one ignites so many more to talk.
Dan Williams, let's talk about what the economy will look like with your mandatory treatment policy.
It's so far from.
Silencing one ignites so many more to talk.
Dan Williams, let's talk about what the economy will look like with your mandatory treatment policy.
February 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I was a rural SAHM and dedicated Alberta oil-feild wife for over a decade. This is sold to folks as "the Alberta dream."
It's so far from.
Silencing one ignites so many more to talk.
Dan Williams, let's talk about what the economy will look like with your mandatory treatment policy.
It's so far from.
Silencing one ignites so many more to talk.
Dan Williams, let's talk about what the economy will look like with your mandatory treatment policy.
Has anyone considered the possibility Trump is Napoleon reincarnated?
It would at least explain the Russian obsession 🤷♀️
It would at least explain the Russian obsession 🤷♀️
February 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Has anyone considered the possibility Trump is Napoleon reincarnated?
It would at least explain the Russian obsession 🤷♀️
It would at least explain the Russian obsession 🤷♀️
If anyone is wondering how rural education is going, while another announcement for urban private schools is announced;
My child in junior high is highly determined that it's spelled, "Canadion," and gets it correct on tests.
So. Yeah. Fun times.
My child in junior high is highly determined that it's spelled, "Canadion," and gets it correct on tests.
So. Yeah. Fun times.
February 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If anyone is wondering how rural education is going, while another announcement for urban private schools is announced;
My child in junior high is highly determined that it's spelled, "Canadion," and gets it correct on tests.
So. Yeah. Fun times.
My child in junior high is highly determined that it's spelled, "Canadion," and gets it correct on tests.
So. Yeah. Fun times.
One of the hardest struggles one finds in rural environments lately is finding a job that doesn't require commuting to the bigger urban centers.
One of the rarest parts we never hear is "pension plans."
Today, I got both.
After such uncertainty, today is good 🥰
One of the rarest parts we never hear is "pension plans."
Today, I got both.
After such uncertainty, today is good 🥰
February 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
One of the hardest struggles one finds in rural environments lately is finding a job that doesn't require commuting to the bigger urban centers.
One of the rarest parts we never hear is "pension plans."
Today, I got both.
After such uncertainty, today is good 🥰
One of the rarest parts we never hear is "pension plans."
Today, I got both.
After such uncertainty, today is good 🥰
Employment outside of major cities in Alberta is an elusive being.
If you're lucky to find work in your town, it usually pays rather poorly. So, most of us commute and bite the gas as part of our lifestyle.
Now we pay $2500 for a house with original carpet from 1973, and mice.
If you're lucky to find work in your town, it usually pays rather poorly. So, most of us commute and bite the gas as part of our lifestyle.
Now we pay $2500 for a house with original carpet from 1973, and mice.
February 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Employment outside of major cities in Alberta is an elusive being.
If you're lucky to find work in your town, it usually pays rather poorly. So, most of us commute and bite the gas as part of our lifestyle.
Now we pay $2500 for a house with original carpet from 1973, and mice.
If you're lucky to find work in your town, it usually pays rather poorly. So, most of us commute and bite the gas as part of our lifestyle.
Now we pay $2500 for a house with original carpet from 1973, and mice.
Anyone who says Healthcare is solved in #AB, I have a mountain that faces the Sahara for you.
Pediatrician - required
Diagnosis - done.
Average wait for medication renewal - 6 weeks for a 4 week dose
I book the appointments. He doesn't show. OR books them in wrong months, and doesn't show. 1/3
Pediatrician - required
Diagnosis - done.
Average wait for medication renewal - 6 weeks for a 4 week dose
I book the appointments. He doesn't show. OR books them in wrong months, and doesn't show. 1/3
February 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Anyone who says Healthcare is solved in #AB, I have a mountain that faces the Sahara for you.
Pediatrician - required
Diagnosis - done.
Average wait for medication renewal - 6 weeks for a 4 week dose
I book the appointments. He doesn't show. OR books them in wrong months, and doesn't show. 1/3
Pediatrician - required
Diagnosis - done.
Average wait for medication renewal - 6 weeks for a 4 week dose
I book the appointments. He doesn't show. OR books them in wrong months, and doesn't show. 1/3
As a former Alberta oilfield wife and the current wife of an addict;
None of the drugs my partner struggled with during his career went to nor came from America.
None of the police who stopped him and allowed him to continue to carry were American.
None of the drugs my partner struggled with during his career went to nor came from America.
None of the police who stopped him and allowed him to continue to carry were American.
January 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
As a former Alberta oilfield wife and the current wife of an addict;
None of the drugs my partner struggled with during his career went to nor came from America.
None of the police who stopped him and allowed him to continue to carry were American.
None of the drugs my partner struggled with during his career went to nor came from America.
None of the police who stopped him and allowed him to continue to carry were American.
After celebrating 7 months of sobriety, my partner and I decided to halt our divorce.
Leaving the oil field 8 months ago, the journey towards his sobriety took years. I am so grateful for his strength to get here today, for therapy to address his needs, and for our family and friends 🥰
Leaving the oil field 8 months ago, the journey towards his sobriety took years. I am so grateful for his strength to get here today, for therapy to address his needs, and for our family and friends 🥰
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
After celebrating 7 months of sobriety, my partner and I decided to halt our divorce.
Leaving the oil field 8 months ago, the journey towards his sobriety took years. I am so grateful for his strength to get here today, for therapy to address his needs, and for our family and friends 🥰
Leaving the oil field 8 months ago, the journey towards his sobriety took years. I am so grateful for his strength to get here today, for therapy to address his needs, and for our family and friends 🥰
On the surface, my family was a jumble of unemployed hippies, scholars, and white-collar workers.
This mixture fed into my affection for opinion pieces. However, very few do I agree on quite like today's in the Edmonton Journal.
This mixture fed into my affection for opinion pieces. However, very few do I agree on quite like today's in the Edmonton Journal.
December 12, 2024 at 7:56 PM
On the surface, my family was a jumble of unemployed hippies, scholars, and white-collar workers.
This mixture fed into my affection for opinion pieces. However, very few do I agree on quite like today's in the Edmonton Journal.
This mixture fed into my affection for opinion pieces. However, very few do I agree on quite like today's in the Edmonton Journal.
Explaining #ableg new policy, and oh lanta I have an agry teenager.
She would like me to sign the paper to be referred to as "both." Inquiring further, "Both is a pronoun, and betcha these cats don't know what a pronoun is. They can mock both, or both mocks them."
She would like me to sign the paper to be referred to as "both." Inquiring further, "Both is a pronoun, and betcha these cats don't know what a pronoun is. They can mock both, or both mocks them."
December 5, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Explaining #ableg new policy, and oh lanta I have an agry teenager.
She would like me to sign the paper to be referred to as "both." Inquiring further, "Both is a pronoun, and betcha these cats don't know what a pronoun is. They can mock both, or both mocks them."
She would like me to sign the paper to be referred to as "both." Inquiring further, "Both is a pronoun, and betcha these cats don't know what a pronoun is. They can mock both, or both mocks them."
First cold since before covid. Kids are laughing because I'm half the reason we make man cold comments.
Somehow, I missed getting covid despite taking care of kids and their dad through their covid.
I saved them. Now I'm dying. And they mock me. Rude 😒
Somehow, I missed getting covid despite taking care of kids and their dad through their covid.
I saved them. Now I'm dying. And they mock me. Rude 😒
December 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
First cold since before covid. Kids are laughing because I'm half the reason we make man cold comments.
Somehow, I missed getting covid despite taking care of kids and their dad through their covid.
I saved them. Now I'm dying. And they mock me. Rude 😒
Somehow, I missed getting covid despite taking care of kids and their dad through their covid.
I saved them. Now I'm dying. And they mock me. Rude 😒
Many of us left Twitter because it had gotten heavy with toxicity.
We can exchange views without the bikerack bullies 🧘♀️
We can exchange views without the bikerack bullies 🧘♀️
I know temptation and old habits call us, but remember friends: when an anon rando with no platform has a weird bad take
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
November 27, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Many of us left Twitter because it had gotten heavy with toxicity.
We can exchange views without the bikerack bullies 🧘♀️
We can exchange views without the bikerack bullies 🧘♀️
Thanks to the UCP, we can not run deficits.
A 25% tariff wouldn't simply cripple our economy but divert potential investments for decades.
Why is our Premier seemingly anti-Albertan?
A 25% tariff wouldn't simply cripple our economy but divert potential investments for decades.
Why is our Premier seemingly anti-Albertan?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the border are valid.
Trump announced Monday that on his first day in office he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada.
calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-prem...
Trump announced Monday that on his first day in office he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada.
calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-prem...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Trump's border concerns are valid as tariffs loom
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Donald Trump’s concerns about the border are valid, as the president-elect threatens sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods.
calgary.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Thanks to the UCP, we can not run deficits.
A 25% tariff wouldn't simply cripple our economy but divert potential investments for decades.
Why is our Premier seemingly anti-Albertan?
A 25% tariff wouldn't simply cripple our economy but divert potential investments for decades.
Why is our Premier seemingly anti-Albertan?
Rural voices matter, and yet we suck at voting.
I understand why. I get why. But damn.
I understand why. I get why. But damn.
In the Crowsnest Pass…
1957 residents voted yes for the Australian Billionaire mining project on Grassy Mountain.
769 voted it down.
There are 6007 people in the Pass.
So 33% of residents support the mine.
Or 0.004% of Alberta.
With the water supply at risk.
#abpoli
1957 residents voted yes for the Australian Billionaire mining project on Grassy Mountain.
769 voted it down.
There are 6007 people in the Pass.
So 33% of residents support the mine.
Or 0.004% of Alberta.
With the water supply at risk.
#abpoli
November 26, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Rural voices matter, and yet we suck at voting.
I understand why. I get why. But damn.
I understand why. I get why. But damn.
Can Canadians stop pretending that Trump is a great thing now?
Yes, there are benefits to some for his policies. They are American.
Trump was not elected to make Canada great. We were always going to pay for another's "greatness."
Yes, there are benefits to some for his policies. They are American.
Trump was not elected to make Canada great. We were always going to pay for another's "greatness."
November 26, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Can Canadians stop pretending that Trump is a great thing now?
Yes, there are benefits to some for his policies. They are American.
Trump was not elected to make Canada great. We were always going to pay for another's "greatness."
Yes, there are benefits to some for his policies. They are American.
Trump was not elected to make Canada great. We were always going to pay for another's "greatness."
My former spouse worked in the oil field for years. I had an income tax/bookkeeping business at the time.
The sheer number of arguments had over this very thing probably had its own role in our divorce.
(It didn't, but he's nodding his head in agreement while I type)
The sheer number of arguments had over this very thing probably had its own role in our divorce.
(It didn't, but he's nodding his head in agreement while I type)
November 24, 2024 at 6:01 AM
My former spouse worked in the oil field for years. I had an income tax/bookkeeping business at the time.
The sheer number of arguments had over this very thing probably had its own role in our divorce.
(It didn't, but he's nodding his head in agreement while I type)
The sheer number of arguments had over this very thing probably had its own role in our divorce.
(It didn't, but he's nodding his head in agreement while I type)
Hey Alberta, today is an unofficial snow day ☺️ Stay home, stay warm, and stay safe!
November 23, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Hey Alberta, today is an unofficial snow day ☺️ Stay home, stay warm, and stay safe!
Registering my first adult client for CAEC today 🤩
Understanding that I'm now switching to tutoring them (and needing to relearn protractors) will be something I tackle after copious amounts of coffee.
3 with new jobs, 2 registered for CAF, and 1 registered in CAEC. November is good ☺️
Understanding that I'm now switching to tutoring them (and needing to relearn protractors) will be something I tackle after copious amounts of coffee.
3 with new jobs, 2 registered for CAF, and 1 registered in CAEC. November is good ☺️
November 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Registering my first adult client for CAEC today 🤩
Understanding that I'm now switching to tutoring them (and needing to relearn protractors) will be something I tackle after copious amounts of coffee.
3 with new jobs, 2 registered for CAF, and 1 registered in CAEC. November is good ☺️
Understanding that I'm now switching to tutoring them (and needing to relearn protractors) will be something I tackle after copious amounts of coffee.
3 with new jobs, 2 registered for CAF, and 1 registered in CAEC. November is good ☺️
The more I work with older teens and young adults, the more I'm realizing how many left school over C-19.
Statistically, it likely won't change much as a province or even cities. For rural towns, it can and will shape the entire town for decades.
Statistically, it likely won't change much as a province or even cities. For rural towns, it can and will shape the entire town for decades.
November 20, 2024 at 10:59 PM
The more I work with older teens and young adults, the more I'm realizing how many left school over C-19.
Statistically, it likely won't change much as a province or even cities. For rural towns, it can and will shape the entire town for decades.
Statistically, it likely won't change much as a province or even cities. For rural towns, it can and will shape the entire town for decades.
The best days lately have been helping rural teenagers and young adults.
We walk through taxes, discuss short/long-term employment goals, and they get connected with members in that field. They get truly excited for their future.
All but one have expressed zero interest in voting in any election.
We walk through taxes, discuss short/long-term employment goals, and they get connected with members in that field. They get truly excited for their future.
All but one have expressed zero interest in voting in any election.
November 17, 2024 at 9:06 PM
The best days lately have been helping rural teenagers and young adults.
We walk through taxes, discuss short/long-term employment goals, and they get connected with members in that field. They get truly excited for their future.
All but one have expressed zero interest in voting in any election.
We walk through taxes, discuss short/long-term employment goals, and they get connected with members in that field. They get truly excited for their future.
All but one have expressed zero interest in voting in any election.
Vulcan.
Where you go for space ship replicas. But not gas after midnight.
Rural life is not always splendiferous.
Where you go for space ship replicas. But not gas after midnight.
Rural life is not always splendiferous.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Vulcan.
Where you go for space ship replicas. But not gas after midnight.
Rural life is not always splendiferous.
Where you go for space ship replicas. But not gas after midnight.
Rural life is not always splendiferous.
How to kill a rural BBQ in one easy step...
... casually mention bologna slices are simply flattened hot dogs.
🚶♀️
... casually mention bologna slices are simply flattened hot dogs.
🚶♀️
November 16, 2024 at 6:24 AM
How to kill a rural BBQ in one easy step...
... casually mention bologna slices are simply flattened hot dogs.
🚶♀️
... casually mention bologna slices are simply flattened hot dogs.
🚶♀️