I learn my lessons in strange places It has not gone unnoticed that this is not the first post about public washrooms I’ve written this year. I admit it’s peculiar that this is a time for me to learn and grow. To the average person a washroom is merely a time to attend to the [...]

A few posts back, I wrote about cycles and natural rhythms. In that post I candidly described how I came to understand how crucial it is to love all the aspects of myself. I’m not saying I’m perfect at this 100% of the time. But I do try. I even try to love the part [...]

‘Tis the season. I can feel your panic. Rainbow lights filling the neighborhood. Different Christmas carols in every store. Snow (or frost) on the ground. The urgent obligation to get the perfect gift. A social calendar with enough appointments to fill 3 months. It’s here. The busiest, most expensive and most tempting time of the [...]

Rethinking Menopause at Ladies’ Night Earlier this month I did a mini presentation to a group of women at a car dealership of all places. Funny, eh? Funnier? Once a quarter they host a fun event, called “Ladies’ Night,” where they invite women from the community to attend. I have attended this event before as [...]

The Case of the Sticky-Note that was Too Small One morning I opened the container of my fave brand of protein powder so I could make my post-work out anti-oxidant rich smoothie and… Bleh. Something smelled off. Like plastic. Like toxic plastic. And worse? It tasted like it smelled. Double bleh. I didn’t really think [...]

Clarity from a Kid One beautiful afternoon, my neighbour asked of me a favor. “Will you climb the hay bales with me?” I should clarify that this neighbour is a nine year old girl. “Uh… I have to do some stuff inside on the computer.” I was looking for excuses. I didn’t really feel like [...]