Last week my family and I returned from the most magical place on earth, Disney World. We returned with a bucket full of core memories, a stronger bond, full hearts, a couple souvenirs and stories we will share for years to come. The last time we went to Disney my...
This week I heard a quote on the radio, and yes for those snickering I do still listen to the radio every morning while packing lunches and starting my day. There is so much joy in morning radio, where the hosts play off each other, taking silly polls, sharing stories,...
My mom once told me that we don’t truly measure time until we have children of our own. This week I felt that deeply. My daughter, the oldest, the one who made me a mom turned 13 and I felt like just yesterday I was cradling her in my arms,...
Seven years ago today life was thrown into perspective. Cancer took another victim and heaven gained another angel. The sweetest woman I’ve ever met and someone I’m lucky enough to call my friend Kim, lost her husband that morning. He was young, he was vibrant, he was optimistic, he was...
They say that laughter is the best medicine and this weekend I was reminded of that, as Steve Smith, aka Red Green, was inducted into the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame. Both himself and his legacy were a huge part of my life, so being there to see him accept...
No one ever wants to be irrelevant; imagine that feeling of being useless, not applicable, almost obsolete. Like the last kid picked in dodge ball. The one not called upon in class. The one whose resume always lands at the bottom of the pile. It’s never fun to feel unseen,...
To me the last month of the year is always like squeezing that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. You know what I mean right? When the tube appears to be empty but both you and your spouse are too lazy to go get a new one, so...
We are three weeks out from Christmas and in my household that equals mayhem. Our youngest is up at 6am as she is just so excited to find our Elf that the sound of her scampering feet and little giggles mean that the entire household is up at 6am. Some...
Yesterday I drove an hour to catch up with two friends that I haven’t seen in a long time. It was a date that had to keep getting rescheduled due to life commitments, busy schedules and children. No time was a good time. No day a good day. We all...
I was given a really valuable piece of advice this week and it’s sat with me every day since I heard it. I might be bold enough to say, it’s changed my perspective on life. The simple phrase that now has me beating to a new drum is … “what’s...