My poor husband; I think I have been brought up as a Valentine’s Day Grouch. Although, the idea of cards, poetry, and declares of love started as a tradition in the late 1700s (thanks Wiki!), I grew up thinking of it as a Hallmark Holiday. What is a Hallmark Holiday you ask? Well, it is …
Saying Goodbye
Yesterday, we put my friend’s father to rest after a very short struggle with cancer. It has brought so many thoughts and feelings to the forefront. My friend is a little older than me and her father was a little older than my father. We are also both only children and this has been …
Props! Holiday Edition 2015
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and all through our house, a cold bug has been brewing by my child and the spouse. The stockings are stuffed under the tree without care, and little one is hoping for more presents under there. Ok - enough of my bad poetry. Here is a round up of some …
Colouring Your Stress Away
If you are a parent, at various points in time you will have found yourself on the floor colouring in a cartoon character with crayons. You will feel silly paying attention to the lines of Mickey, Barbie, or Cookie Monster and ensuring that the colours are compatible. Then you will notice, that your child has …
Toronto the Grumpy
Warning! Although what you are about to read is a rant, I have tried to seek balance by including some humour. Sometimes, writing can help work through thoughts and rebalance those emotions. I wrote most of this on the flights from our recent trip to California. The first morning’s adventures was a stark reminder that Toronto …
Sprouting Balance 