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Music is Life
My life has a soundtrack. Much like my life, it isn’t a very consistent one, and sometimes seems out of place or in conflict with what’s happening. That’s what I love about it. Every single day is filled with songs and singing and appreciating the music someone else has created with the fibres of each
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You Don’t Own Me
The expectations were always just out of reach. I could feel the sinews and tendons pull, vibrating softly, but it wasn’t enough. If only I could be just that little bit more, or that small amount less, then I could be perfect. I should try harder, but even then it wouldn’t be enough. You don’t own
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Show me your brave
Life’s full of moments of fear that we overcome. For some it’s just leaving the house every day. For others, it’s jumping from a plane, getting a tattoo, touching a tarantula, or facing death. Bravery comes in so many shapes and sizes. I love Sara Bareille’s song “Brave” and often start my work days listening
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All-Natural Carpet Deodorizer
Here’s a great way to save money, and reduce the use of toxic products in your home. Using just baking soda and some essential oils, you can easily deodorize carpets, rugs, and even mattresses and furniture! ** Note that tea tree oil when ingested is toxic, so be careful around animals and young children. You
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Why do I even?
“You are. . .housewife? You do no work?” “No, I do work. I mean, I do all the house wife stuff, too, I guess. But I’m a writer. That’s how I make my money.” “You write kids’ books, or. . . poetry?” “Uh, no. I write marketing copy, websites, articles, I blog. . . and
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An elephant on my chest
(trigger warning: miscarriage/babyloss) My daughter’s been asking to go to the Science Centre for ages. We took the kids once, but didn’t get to see everything, and we’ve been meaning to go back ever since. So we decided to wrap up our amazing summer with a visit there on the last Friday of the break. It
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Come see KINDER® at the CNE!
One of the biggest signs that summer’s nearing an end is the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Every year, the CNE brings fun, games, rides, and crazy foods to us, to bid a fond farewell to summer. For the first time since I worked there one summer (that’s a whole other hilarious story), I’ll be
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Just shut right up
Look, I love my children and I feel very happy with my situation in life. I’m glad I work from home so that we don’t have to cover childcare costs, and all the wonderful things that come from being a work-at-home parent. I’m grateful, thankful, appreciative and happy that our hard work has allowed me
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The Elusive “Enough”
How do you know when enough is enough? What do we need to do to reach a point in life where we know we’ve done enough, made enough, helped enough, grown enough? Is it ever-changing, like the seasons? Or can we pin down a number, a time, or a set of criteria that when reached,
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The truth is . . .
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about truth, and how we perceive it. Truth is what propels us through life, isn’t it? We create truths about ourselves, and how we fit into the world. Compartmentalizing our truths is how we understand ourselves and others. What we believe the truth to be, how we share
