I know so many women in my demographic who either won’t disclose their age, or just outright lie. And, it’s no wonder. Society doesn’t exactly embrace the older woman (with few exceptions like French President Macron which I wrote about here). So, it was very…
Do you believe in the motto “parenting never ends”? As the mom of two university-aged sons, I do! So, I was super-duper excited to discover a publication, Grown & Flown, that speaks to me as the mom of “kids” between the ages of 18 and…
Well, it’s January 5th. How are your resolutions going so far? I’m happy to report that I haven’t broken any New Year promises to myself. It’s easier when your resolution is to not make any resolutions. If you recall, I did commit to a few…
My dearest reader, Well, 2017 is almost officially a wrap! Thank you for visiting my weekly blog this year. Do you have any idea how much it means to me? SO MUCH! Here are my most popular posts of 2017. Doing Stranger Things in Bed…
I was having this weird flash back to university days this week. It may have been triggered by getting a Christmas card from my pal Heather. Our dear friendship goes back to university days, a very, very long time ago. Cindy Lauper’s “Girls Just Want…
Do you remember the first time you told someone “I love you”? Looking back, what motivated you to say it at that exact moment? And, if you were to roll back the hands of time, would you pick the same time? In this story for…
No doubt you noticed that Meghan Markle wore a coat by LINE The Label, a Toronto designer, in her debut as Prince Harry’s bride-to-be on Monday. Should you be coveting that coat, you are out of luck. Other women have already made a run for…
I have done a dizzying amount of travel in the past 15 months for a gal who rarely makes it out of her attic office. In the summer of 2016, we took a family trip to Greece. Then, I tagged along with John to England…
I first learned about the personality assessment, Meyers-Briggs, in my corporate work. And it explained a lot. Like why, as an introvert, I would rather have root canal than sign up for golf day. Now, I have been thinking about it in the relationship context….
John had to go to Ottawa for a work thing last week so I begged to tag along. Ottawa is pretty awesome in the fall, although the summer weather wasn’t helping to speed up the autumn colours. I was really happy to be able to…