Cancer’s Legacy
The first time I remember hearing about cancer, one of my young school friends had been diagnosed with it. Growing up with severe asthma, I spent a lot of ti...
Sensitive Santas Around Ontario
I’ve written before about how Christmas can be a tough time for kids on the spectrum, or kids who have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), or kids with a host...
Travel Tuesday #JennDoesTheCapital (part II)
My last #JennDoesTheCapital post was predominantly about the beer - and though I enjoyed quite a few very nice beers over the course of my trip, they weren’t...
Solo Travel #JennDoesTheCapital (Part I)
I don’t live all that far from Ottawa - about 5 hours driving, depending on the route. I’ve been to Ottawa a few times - grade 8 trip, grade 11 music trip, w...
Word Wednesday: Storms of Historic Proportions
It’s been awhile since I got really pedantic on here but it’s happening today. I was going to write this post last week but then decided that the issue reall...
Football Friday - it’s What We’re Made Of
Two weeks ago, the town of Charlottesville Virginia was the location of a rally by members of the so called “white nationalist” movement (really a white supr...
Word Wednesday - All Good Things Must (Eventually) End
It’s no secret that change is hard for me. I like the familiar, I find comfort in routine. I’m an introvert by every definition of the word so I don’t like b...
Word Wednesday In the Garden
One benefit to living in the country is that we have a lot of space for gardens at the house. At times this can be a blessing and a curse - as looking at lar...
Five Fidget Toys I Recommend
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the latest craze hitting the schoolyard - fidget spinners. I’m going to take an unpopular stand ...
Word Wednesday - Break Time
I’ve been neglecting the blog a little recently, partly because I haven’t had a word that I wanted to write about and a couple of the other pieces percolatin...
Word Wednesday: I’m a Logophile and I’m Okay
First off, I’m sorry if I gave you a Monty Python earworm with the title. Actually no, I’m not sorry since the lumberjack song is one of my favourite Monty P...
Word Wednesday - On Facing my Fears
I’m an overthinker. I like to weigh out decisions carefully, and make the best possible choice and even then I often second guess myself. I’m the person you ...
Outdoor Fun In Ontario’s Lake Country with #LetsGoMaple
Last week I wrote about all the indoor fun I had exploring Ontario’s Lake Country on the #LetsGoMaple retreat. Between the absolutely amazing food, the table...
Indoor Fun in Ontario’s Lake Country #LetsGoMaple
Last week, I was fortunate enough to go back to one of my favourite places, Casino Rama Resort, for a few days of winter fun thanks to the wonderful ladies a...
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
I swear if I have one more “friend” on Facebook or Twitter follower or casual acquaintance tell me to stop being so political I’m going to lose it. I was rai...
A Message for the Mean Girls at the Gym
Full confession: I’m not a gym rat by any means - I prefer to get exercise by walking or swimming, though I have rediscovered the fun of the recumbent bike w...
Word Wednesday - I resolve…no wait, I don’t.
It’s not much of a secret that I think New Year’s resolutions are a bit of a fool’s game, and not only because I’m already sick of the weight loss and fitnes...