Life & Living
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I Just Don't Have the Gene...
January 24, 2021
A two-hour battle with a hair claw, The Gold One, and the devastating revelation that I look like Legolas. On …
You Decide
January 3, 2021
New Year self-trust and intuition, Erma Bombeck, self-help books, 2021, New Year, side-street napping, follow …
Forward
December 27, 2020
The last Sunday of 2020 — and my word for 2021 is "forward." Looking back with gratitude, looking ahead with e…
The First Snow
November 15, 2020
The first snowfall of the season and a reminder that winter isn't something to dread — it's an invitation to r…
Covid Fatigue? My Top Ten Tips!
October 25, 2020
Eight months in and the pandemic fatigue is real. Ten genuinely helpful (and honest) tips for coping with COVI…
Afternoon Fires
September 20, 2020
There's something about fall that just moves my soul. On afternoon fires, seasonal inspiration, and why the be…
The Mole That Didn't Like Mustard
September 6, 2020
For years a mole on my chest was my excuse not to eat mustard. A funny story about the lies we tell ourselves …
Rest? It's a Thing?
July 19, 2020
I am terrible at resting. And yet my body demanded it. On the importance of rest and doing nothing — and why p…
Hot Dogs, Hair and Hell's Front Porch
July 12, 2020
Ontario in July: Satan is real, HHS (Humid Hair Syndrome) is a genuine medical condition, and a hot dog on the…
Let That Kid Out!
June 21, 2020
A nine-year-old's laugh from a backyard pool and a powerful reminder to let your inner child out. Why make bel…
I Stand
June 7, 2020
On the 2020 uprisings, white privilege, and what it means to stand up for racial justice when you can't fully …
Kindness Isn't Complicated
May 31, 2020
George Floyd, Smarties, and the simple truth that kindness isn't complicated. On racial equality, white privil…