Animal Poison Control
My husband was at a work function and I was home with the three kids. As soon as they were happily entertained, I snuck downstairs to do a bit of work. No sooner had I plopped at my desk then my...
View ArticleTell Me A Story
As we head into a brand new year, I’ve been reflecting on how I want to shape my blog moving forward. When I started back in 2013, my impetus was only to kick-start a personal creative practice. At the...
View ArticleA Day In Silence
“Mom, there is no way you can stay quiet for an entire day!” – my 13-year-old daughter I like to talk. And day-to-day my life is full of words. Not only do I love chit-chatting, but I also use my...
View ArticleThe Pot In The Parking Lot
On December 23rd, after a particularly stressful few weeks, I left a stock pot containing a severed head and limbs in the parking lot of the Burlington Mall. It was haphazardly wrapped in an old grey...
View ArticleThe Sting of Shame
My cockapoo Scooby Doo is kind of an asshole. He’s barky and anxious and prone to dragging his butt across the carpet (and licking his weiner obsessively but why pile on to the poor guy?) Trust me, I’m...
View ArticleAnxiety
The first time it happened I was in Vegas of all places. My husband had a work trip in sin city and I tagged along to enjoy a little getaway from the usual chaos of life with small children. My...
View ArticleEmbrace
Last summer we took our kids to a waterpark. It was a stinkin’ hot day and we had a blast zipping down slides and cooling off in the wave pool. At one point, my husband and the older kids decided to...
View ArticleEmbracing (and my big boobs)
Last night, I had the honour of co-hosting 250 people at a special community screening of the documentary Embrace. It was a truly magical event. All of us came together to share the positive energy in...
View ArticleA Pain in the Ass
Oh this past summer was going to be the one! Yep – I had the grandest of plans. Yoga three times a week. Get back to running and finally complete the half marathon training that I ditched in the...
View Article49
The year my mom turned 50, my dad rented a limousine to commemorate the occasion. I was 26 at the time and my sister and I travelled home to join them for a cruise around the small town where we grew...
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