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The Girl in the Tree
When I was a little girl, I climbed every tree I could find. To the tops of the ornamental crab apple trees I would go, deftly scaling one branch then another. Sometimes I’d sit at the top for awhile, admiring the view or maybe hiding from the kids who called me names and threw my
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When there’s nothing to say
Someone I know (albeit not very well) died very unexpectedly and suddenly this week, at far too young an age. She was a good friend to many of my friends, someone that so many people respected and adored. She fell asleep and simply never woke again. When I heard the horrible news last night, I couldn’t
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A Thing That Scares Me
This should be a weekly series, shouldn’t it? It totally could be. Since I deal with a fair bit of general anxiety, shyness and am introverted, merely being in public can be scary for me. I work from home and have limited in-person interactions, which probably just exacerbates the whole thing, but I digress. This week’s
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Save Money, Save the Earth — @StarbucksCanada #coffeelove
I love a few things: reusing useful things, and coffee being two of them that are high on my list. Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day and Starbucks Canada wants you to help reduce the waste of all those paper coffee cups by using one of their cool reusable, recyclable ones. (We love their reusable
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#BlogSmallJoys — Zoe’s Joy
Ahh, it’s the start of a short week, and I don’t know about you, but I’m coming down off a busy holiday weekend and enjoying a little quiet today while I catch up on the week’s work. I’m so happy to share yet another #BlogSmallJoys post with you today! This week’s submission comes from someone
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Balance Your Breakfast with Silk Original Creamy Cashew
I know it’s not de rigeur to say we’re busy anymore, but c’mon, we really are. My mornings are so hectic, by the time I’ve dropped the kids off, sometimes I need to remind myself to take a deep breath and just relax for a few minutes. In the rush, I often neglect my own
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#BlogSmallJoys: Cheryl’s Love/Hate Relationship with Bedtime
It’s March Break, and I’ve once again dropped my blogger ball. I forgot to post Cheryl’s wonderful #BlogSmallJoys submission on Monday (and then again on Tuesday, and oh, also on Wednesday). But here it is! And it’s a really great one, so I’m happy she submitted it. I met Cheryl thanks to Twitter, and she’s
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Just breathe
This is a reminder to myself. It’s ok that the floors aren’t swept, and that the laundry pile is seemingly growing on its own. It’s ok that the washrooms aren’t scrubbed and my bedroom floor is covered in my kids’ books and discarded socks. It’s ok that the sliver of sunshine coming in the window
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Adjusting Facebook Privacy Settings
Every once in awhile, it’s smart to take a look at your personal Facebook profile page to make sure the privacy settings are set to your comfort level. They change things up around Facebook regularly, so sometimes you may think you’re on lockdown when really, there are openings into your profile you may not want
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The problem with beauty
As humans, we seek beauty, don’t we? The beautiful sunset, a beautiful flower, elegant beauty in movement and composition, words strung together in beautiful ways, beauty in people — I think it’s normal. I think it’s ok to want to seek beauty and feel beautiful. What I think is sad is that we all fall
