This hit me like a brick wall: Depression isn't feeling sad when everything is going wrong. Depression is feeling sad when everything is going right. This video is worth your time. Depression is worth talking about. It makes me wonder how many people I care about have sat at the end of their … [Read more...]
The Emotions Of Breasts
I have been thinking about that first bra shop this morning as my thoughts are with my best friend from my first bra days when breasts were new to me. She is about to lose one of hers to cancer. As much as daughters are like their moms, mine were horrified too by the first bra shop. I was not … [Read more...]
Nothing But A Bikini, A Wristband and my Lifelong Fear
While on assignment in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Labour Day weekend, I decided it was high time I faced my only real fear on earth. My whole entire life I have suffered from a fear of height. I am perfect in planes or high up the CN or Eiffel Towers. I can mountain climb at a steepish grade but … [Read more...]
Life Lessons For My Daughter All The Way Over There
This morning in the parking lot at my daughter's high school I ran into an acquaintance. She asked what grades my daughters were in. She said, "You have one in second grade?" I kissed her feet and offered her the name of a good optometrist. I wish. Second year University. She told me she wished … [Read more...]
The First Thing I Did When I Got There
This past weekend marked the 7th anniversary of the end of my marriage. I spent it in a brand new and wonderful way. Labour Day weekend has, for more than a dozen years, always looked a certain way; family cottage weekend, organizing of binders and books, end of summer BBQ, sharpening pencils, … [Read more...]
Laughter Is (almost) Everything
We have such a good time together. It makes me so happy. When they say "Crawl into bed beside us, Mom," do it and stay for too long. … [Read more...]
Life Lessons – Let’s Talk Potatoes
We seem to attract people wherever we go who want to tell us their life story and everything they know. I wouldn't have it any other way. We were doing the University grocery shop better known as a feeble attempt to get good fresh food in there for the first week. Then they will decide to go out … [Read more...]
Blow Your Nose On Your Goals
In my desk drawer I have cue cards for the last 4 years with my goals and intentions written on them. If it sounds goofy, let me tell you that stuff I write down always comes to fruition - not always in the year I hope- but eventually. Every year around Labour Day we have a goal setting dinner. … [Read more...]
Mess Distress
Kids are back and with them piles of wet, stinky, sandy laundry. I don't know about you but I feel everything needs to be washed that comes home. Toothbrushes get thrown out, hairbrush gets a boiling bath, flip flops that don't owe you a penny get tossed in the trash and the stuffies (yes, 16 … [Read more...]
Lessons From Littles
Just to be clear, I don't tell you about art camp because I think you are fascinated with my day job. I tell you about it because I want to re tell the power of taking this thing that looks like this and remind myself and you of how it can be transformative the way every life task and … [Read more...]
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