Recently, the left turn signal of the beloved station wagon blew its bulb. You simply don’t…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Hurry hard
I am not an athlete; I am a spectator. Hey, at least I know my place; probably because it was…
March break
March break sneaks up on parents. By the time you read this, we’ll be nearing the end of it.…
Blame it on Bubl
This is how rumours get started. I blame it all on Michael Bublé. Well, him and the…
Yummy mummy
I knew I was having a bad day when the first email in my inbox was from Victoria’s Secret…
Post-podium panic
The Olympics are over. Now what? I cannot remember what we did before them and I haven’t a…
Spring cleaning
This sucks. My vacuum cleaner, I mean. It is a dust-eating, dirt-swallowing, fur-slurping hurricane…
Mindfulness
Someone recently asked if I was a person who looked at life with the perspective of a glass half…
Fairy tales
I sure hope the Easter Bunny brings less drama to my house than the Tooth Fairy did last week.…
Spring fever
Call me paranoid, but spring usually means trouble for me. The powers that be always seem to want…
Seat of my pants
Now that I work from home I spend a lot of time alone. I like it. I also enjoy frequent walks,…
Grass is greener
Bees do it. Birds do it. Rabbits never stop doing it. You know what I’m talking about. You…
Try in vein
Everybody is afraid of something. My Mom is terrified of insects. My father is afraid of dentists.…
Mommyhood Day
The decision to become a mother wasn’t one I recall consciously making, at least not…
On a roll
As the matriarch of my family, I am constantly amazed by what my little brood can do. Take, for…