Word Wednesday - The Princess Who Wasn’t
I like to joke about never having seen Star Wars - as in I’ve never sat down and consciously watched more than a single Star Wars movie at a time. I have see...
How Not to be an Asshole When a Friend’s Parent Dies
originally published on Yummy Mummy Club (view as published via Internet Archive)
Word Wednesday Not Quite Feeling It (Yet)
In case anyone hasn’t noticed, the holiday season is creeping up on us rather quickly. Here in Ontario, we’ve had our first snowfall and all of the requisite...
Word Wednesday - Present Tense
In case you’ve been living under a rock, last Friday was Black Friday and even though Canada doesn’t have the day off like many Americans (nice job getting a...
Word Wednesday - Losing Faith
It’s been a week since I woke up to the news that Donald Trump had won the US Presidential Election. I’d like to say the world is the same place in the week ...
Word Wednesday on Thankful Thursday
I couldn’t quite make up my mind on whether or not this should be a Word Wednesday post or if I should call it Thankful Thursday so I decided to make it both...
Word Wednesday: A rewarding experience
It’s been a few busy weeks and sadly, my beloved Word Wednesday posts have paid the price. Today I deliberately sought out some time because I wanted to post...
Word Wednesday - Autumnal thoughts
Fall has arrived and with it fall weather - which is awesome (with the exception of leaves - which aren’t so awesome when you’re highly allergic to leaf mol...
Word Wednesday - too cute for words
I’ve got a secret. It’s something I don’t say out loud too often because when I do people react badly. Some gasp, some try to convince me that I’m crazy, and...
Word Wednesday - Para what?
As I wrote in an August Word Wednesday Post, I love the Olympic and Paralympic games. I love the way entire countries rise up behind their athletes and how s...
Word Wednesday - Escape
Even though I work (at least partially) alongside the education system, I don’t really go “back to school”. Still, it’s a new beginning - and as the song say...
Outdoor Football in Toronto - Thoughts at Midseason
I’ve been an Argos fan since I was born. I’m old enough to remember watching games at the old Exhibition Stadium on the CNE grounds, and of course the Skydom...
Word Wednesday - Golden words
It’s really no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Olympics and the Paralympics. I’m a huge fan of sport in general and think that the Olympics can bring out t...
Word Wednesday - Be the Duck
This is the 4th Word Wednesday post I’ve started to write this week - hence why it’s being finished on a Thursday - the others will come out when the time is...
Word Wednesday: Burning The Candle at Both Ends
I suppose this won’t come as a surprise to those who know me well, but I’m at the stage of the summer where I’m just about done - both physically and mentall...
Word Wednesday - Fortune’s Favour
I’ve been AWOL of late - and for that I apologize. Depression and grief took hold for a while, and then things got really busy for a while, and then I felt s...
Word Wednesday - Self Care isn’t Selfish
I’m a worrier by nature. For as long as I can remember I’ve been anxious about things such as fire, and plane crashes (though this one has pretty much disapp...
Word Wednesday - Rocks and Hard Places
Most of you already know that I have a slight healthy obsession with board games. I love to play them with friends and I use them to teach social skills suc...
Word Wednesday - Courage - My Word
This isn’t the post I intended to write this week, or the post I imagined I would write on this word. Things change, however, and though I may be completely ...
Word Wednesday - Fire
I have a love - hate relationship with fire. On one hand, I’m a Girl Guide, so I love nothing more than to sit around a campfire telling stories, singing son...
How my BlackBerry Passport Equals Mobile Freedom
It’s no secret that I love my BlackBerry devices. I have a BlackBerry in my hand for a good 60% of the day. One of the things I love most about BlackBerry i...
Word Wednesday - A Royal Occasion
Birthdays are always special, and milestone birthdays even more so. I’ve been fortunate enough in my life to work with a lot of senior citizens and I’ve foun...
Word Wednesday - Not “Just” Anything
This isn’t my usual etymological Word Wednesday post, but is a post about a word and it is Wednesday, and I created Word Wednesday and am free to switch it u...
Word Wednesday: Nothing if Not Persistent
For those who know me off-line, it comes as no surprise that I characterize myself as persistent and mildly stubborn. It’s not that I don’t like change, it’s...
Word Wednesday: It’s Fashionable!
I’m not the kind of girl who can spend a whole day at the mall. I don’t mind window shopping with a friend, but it’s not a solo activity I actively pursue (u...
Word Wednesday: Circular Logic
It should come as no surprise that I subscribe to two different “word of the day” emails - I love language and jump at any chance I get to expand my vocabula...
Word Wednesday - I detest that!
Last year, I wrote about the Canadian General Election and how it seemed to go on forever. What I didn’t mention at the time is that our elections seem to go...
Thinking about Thinking Day (Founder’s Day)
This past Monday, February 22nd, was a special day for members of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides / Girl Scouts worldwide. February 22nd is the shared birthday of...
Word Wednesday - Why I need a vacation!
It seems that practically everybody I know is either on vacation, planning for a vacation, or just back from a vacation. Currently my father is in Arizona, v...
Word Wednesday - Be Generous
Today isn’t just any Wednesday, it’s Ash Wednesday, the traditional beginning of Lent. I used to do the whole “giving something up for Lent” thing, but I fou...
Word Wednesday: I Grok That (finally)
After a bit of a respite from Word Wednesday, I’m back at it again. I didn’t think I would miss it but I did. I am an unabashed logophile (more on that anoth...
Depression, Grief, and #BellLetsTalk
Today is Bell Let’s Talk day - a day where mental health takes centre stage on Canadian social media. I’m not normally a huge fan of corporate sponsorship, b...
Better Late Than Never
I took a bit of a break over the holiday season from posting - not only because things in my non-online life were getting crazy, but because I felt I needed ...