Sometimes making a wish is a very good thing. Sometimes believing something will help you when you need that help, is worth embracing. Sometimes making a wish and sending it off will bring about the change you await. You start, most importantly, with a group who mean so much to you. And a cocktail … [Read more...]
Facing My Fear at 50, Again
All week I watched the parasail float over the water above me as I ran or walked the beach. I could do that, I say to myself, from the safety of the peaceful beach. But do I want to? "Nance, you should do that. I know you are afraid." I am, as many of you know, very afraid of heights. I have … [Read more...]
All Ready For Back To School – Not!
I made a small list when I went away just before school started for my daughter to accomplish before first day back. Shine your shoes. Organize your binders. Clean out your knapsack (she had used it at camp this summer). Sassy had 4 days to accomplish these tasks. Sassy did none of … [Read more...]
smarty pants
I was a bit of that crazy 'every moment is a teachable moment' mom with a fat Webster's Dictionary on our breakfast table every morning when my kids were little. We would discuss a word a day. I would write it on this little blackboard and then we would talk about what it … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- leaning against the wrong wall
For all of us who may have pursued the wrong person, the wrong career, the wrong promotion, the wrong lifestyle, the wrong degree, the wrong idea of happiness, the wrong marriage- this really spoke to me. "We get to the top of the ladder and realize it is leaning against the wrong wall" And … [Read more...]
piss me off- Good morning Nancy, here is your net worth
5 years ago, after having waded through the murky waters of separation, with all the feelings, difficulties and excruciatingly time consuming paperwork and legal stuff, and alongside heartfelt rear view mirror analysis, I met with my bank manager to renegotiate my mortgage. It appeared I might be … [Read more...]
one at a time parenting
I am like most moms- a juggler. It does not mean this is done well but all those balls are in the air at once. They fall, I drop them, some smash and on some occasions it is all a beautifully choreographed circus act. Is it time to mention single parent status here to further a point? Because … [Read more...]
My 2010 Family Time Resolution
My husband and I were chatting yesterday, after watching "The Hangover" (yes, it's as funny as people tell you it is, for the record!), about what Family Time means to us.OK, truth be told, I was chatting about it and my husband was, I hope, following along with the discussion.Regardless, my husband … [Read more...]
Absence
My children started school last Thursday. I love those first day of school pictures! Grade Four and Grade One this year...Calgary is hosting World Skills 2009; an international vocational skills competition, and the Ministry of Education thought it would be good for the students to attend/take part … [Read more...]
Affresh® Washer Cleaner
Spring is notorious for unearthing the dirt that has been held captive in your home all winter. Recently 100 Go2Girlz tackled and cleaned their often-neglected washing machine with Affresh® Washer Cleaner. High efficiency (HE) washers save water and energy, but over time, if not properly maintained … [Read more...]
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