Blogging is such an interesting outlet. I’ve been writing almost my entire life (short stories, poetry, journaling) but nothing compares to blogging. I’ve been doing it for about seven years now on sites across the Interweb. Most of it in a professional capacity – blogging as part of my job. It’s my favourite part of … Continued
On Family Day we attended the Old Navy Family Fun Day Festival (say that five times fast) at Old Navy, Rideau Centre (thank you Loukia for the invitation!). There was all kinds of fun going on during that event — from crafts to drawing art to dancing. And my Sweet Girl loves to dance. We … Continued
If I could bottle up my daughter’s giggles I would. I guess that’s kind of weird though. Because really I could just record them. On my camera. And then have a giggle-listening/watching marathon at my leisure. But I like the idea of bottling them up. Capturing the purity of those giggles and unleashing them on … Continued
I got ’em. Chances are you do too. Those instances that have tangled your best intentions into messy parenting scenes. Tears and yelling on all sides. Hurt feelings and frustration that leaves you wishing for a rewind. A do-over where you’ll take a breath. Moderate your words. Keep your voice calm. Instead, the aftermath leaves … Continued
I’ve been known to lose myself a time or two in a thesaurus. So many words! And one word leads you to another. Jumping from synonym to antonym, and back again. It’s like a story unfolding but with an unconventional plot. No predictions of where the next word will take you. Simply an adventure in … Continued
I really, really like the song Blood Brothers by Ingrid Michaelson which I discovered on the weekend while reading a book. A not-so-great romance novel but still. Some good came out of that read since the way this song was referenced caught my attention. It’s such an earworm that I have it on constant replay these days … Continued
I’ve recently received a couple of “why aren’t my ears pierced?” questions from Sweet Girl. Not frequent enough for me to really think she wants to get her own pierced (yet), but enough to know she notices mine are and her’s aren’t. Enough to know it’s a thought circling around in her mind. Eventually she’s … Continued
You know how I know I’m getting old? And curmudgeony? When I go through the cash at the grocery store or other retail establishment and get annoyed that my cashier and another are talking to each other as they ring up purchases. And no they aren’t talking about something actually relevant to the work they … Continued
I was going to start this post swearing but I’ve held my inner swear demon off. I try not to cuss on social media. Sometimes it’s hard because…um…I cuss in real life. Not all the time and in all situations but I’ve certainly been known to drop a four-letter word now and again. I’m not … Continued
Normally I would never say December is a hard month to get through. A rushed — at times frantically busy — month but never a difficult one. In fact, my least favourite month of the year is February. It’s just. So. Cold. And dark. And miserable. These attributes all combine to make the shortest month … Continued