I am piggy-backing off the Share Your World post that I read on Melanie’s Cee’s post a few days ago. So as January comes to an end, here are my responses. QUESTIONS: 1. What age would you like to live to? Only as old as I am able to connect with family and friends in a meaningful […]
I think I am a control freak. My phone rang. It’s Noah. “I just got to work and the lab is closed. I forgot it’s a holiday.” My first words…”So I hope you’re studying!” Silence. “Well…no,” he adds reluctantly. “I’m composing a song.” I could hear the guilt in his voice. And I instantly know […]
My sister in law recently gave me a novel entitled, A Man Called Ove, which introduces us to a curmudgeonly senior who approaches life with a good dose of negativity. He yells at neighbours, hurls blame toward everything and everyone and keeps others at more than an arms length. He essentially says “No” to life. Undoubtedly, as […]
“I was a wonderful parent, before I had children.” -Adele Faber We all make mistakes in life right? No one is perfect right? There’s no such thing as a perfect parent…right? With Mother’s day just oh so briefly behind us I got to reflecting on my own stardom in the motherhood realm. And just as I consider all […]
With a new month upon us, it’s time to quickly reflect and plan ahead. I have been reflecting of late on purpose. When you leave the working world, a new purpose must be sought out so that you feel productive, useful and all around happy. We always have the purpose of handling the logistics of […]
I am once gain honoured to have some of my photography featured in a another magazine. If you have never picked up a copy of Mingle magazine ( available at Chapters in Canada, Barnes & Noble in the US) as well as at Michael’s, you are in for a beautiful treat! Mingle features unique gatherings […]
In a very loose sense, one could say that I’m a world traveller. At least, my parents and friends think so..I certainly never set out to be and I didn’t shy away from seeing the globe-I simply never thought of it when I was a kid. Those were the days when all a girl thought […]
I have been setting a few small goals lately. Mostly spurred on or encouraged by my lovely friend and mentor Kim who sees the big picture. I have been creating and traveling and trying to organize my house for sale next spring. This is admittedly a long time away but 8 people once lived here and […]
I recently returned from a trip to discover that a large parcel was waiting for me on the kitchen counter. I knew a friend had asked for my address, so was half expecting a little something, however I was somewhat surprised by the size of the parcel. What could Barb have sent me that would […]