One of the joys of writing has been the opportunity to meet amazing women, albeit virtually, during a dark time when it’s tough to meet anybody new. Hands down, the most interesting women I have met has been writing for LiisBeth (a publication focused on…
Good help is hard to find. And for many entrepreneurs, even when they find it, they often can’t afford it. Not when they are in the early stages of labour trying to birth their business babies. I often thought of entrepreneurs and corporations who outsourced…
Last year, an old friend re-surfaced in my life. In the almost two decades we had not seen each other, Dr. Catherine O’Brien has made an international name for herself in the field of education, introducing Sustainable Happiness inside (and outside) the classroom. In this…
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…
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…
It’s Wednesday night. John is in PEI so it’s just the dog and me. I don’t feel like cooking. I rarely feel like cooking for myself. But when it comes to my family, I make award-winning dinners even on school nights. Monday night, I made…
I was not a sentimental bride. After my wedding, I did not lovingly have my dress dry-cleaned and boxed with romantic notions that it would be the “something old” worn by a future daughter. Even if I had had a daughter, my guess is that…
Do you trust people who act one way in public and another in private? The helpful neighbour who shovels your walk but leaves dirty socks around the house for his spouse to launder? The leadership guru who belittles her own employees? The politician who…
It’s crazy the number of super talented and super nice women in my life. It’s like I’ve got the market cornered on “Super Nice Talented Female Friends” (SNTFF). But it’s an added bonus to not only have a SNTFF but to be able to write…
Last month I went on a little field trip to Ottawa, my home town, to write a few profiles of business merchants in the ByTown Market area. I loved meeting Emma Inns, the owner of Adorit Boutique. She only sells clothes that are kind to…