I recently discovered some childhood treasures. Included with these memory buckets of times gone past is a diary I kept when I was 11 years old. When I spotted the diary again after all of these years (and believe me, plenty of years have passed), I was excited to read it. What experiences and thoughts were considered … Continued
Over the Easter long weekend my parents went on a spring cleaning spree. They cleared out old boxes and did what the organizing pros suggest – created a keep, give to charity and throw away pile. In the keep pile, they kindly set aside a box of things I had packed away many years ago. Included … Continued
I just got back from NYC – and I can’t wait to get back! I was there for a conference (more on that in a later post) and I just loved every moment. It was a bit whirlwind – I arrived last Wednesday afternoon and left Friday afternoon – but still so much fun. That … Continued
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its recommendations have been in the news a lot recently. Their recommendations centre around the importance of educating the Canadian public about what really happened in the residential school system. Until recently, I actually thought I knew. I knew these schools started operating in the 1800’s. First run by … Continued
You may think I have surrendered. Far from it. Instead, I rejoice. Doubt you may, as you bluster. But I give way in anticipation, To sweeter days that lie ahead. I meant to write this post yesterday but got barreled down by laryngitis and a bad head cold. The funny thing is I was sick last … Continued
For those of you who may not be aware, today marks the start of Kindness Week in Ottawa. I think nothing can be kinder than to acknowledge the incredible services and support The Youville Centre offers to young mothers and their children. The Youville Centre is a charitable organization that offers a high school education and so … Continued
Brian Burke, General Manager to the Toronto Maple Leafs was on George Stromboloupous last night talking about encouraging a more tolerant, welcoming atmosphere in the NHL for gay hockey players. I’m no Leafs fan (Go Sens Go!) but I’m a fan of Brian Burke. He’s got what you would call a strong moral compass. He … Continued
Yesterday, Maija at Maija’s Mommy Moments wrote about rocking the working mom gig…or not. Her post definitely brought a commiserating smile to my face because ya…my house is totally on the brink of chaos and mayhem on a daily basis. Between DD demanding freezies for breakfast (yeah…so not going to happen) and finally settling on frozen bread (her … Continued
Karen over at The Media Mesh wrote a post a couple of days ago about finding topics to write about on your blog. Her advice being that content ideas are everywhere – you just need to be receptive to them. Karen’s post got me thinking about my own struggles with generating new content. For me, … Continued
Here are five strange-but-true facts I have recently discovered. Some you may already know, already experienced. People who buy and install wall-to-wall red carpet think it looks good But it doesn’t. In my experience, it looks terrible and wears worse. Our house was built in 1982 and it has the design scars to show for … Continued