As the end of December loomed, and we were placed into yet another lockdown, with school and sports and even outdoor visits taken away from us yet again, my word for the year came to me: Believe. With so much of my "normal" everyday life stripped away, more than ever I needed a word as... Continue Reading →
Different Doesn’t Mean “Bad”
Everything about this year has been "different". My kids remind me of this last least once day day. Usually in the form of a series of groans and grumbles followed by "But everything is just so . . . different", where the word different is most definitely being used as a synonym for "bad". Yesterday,... Continue Reading →
Musings On Perfection
"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good" - John Stienbeck I have always been drawn to the concept of perfection; the idea that something can be so good it is beyond reproach or criticism. Which is somewhat ironic as my fear never being able to achieve perfection in my... Continue Reading →
On Wonder
won  ∙  der noun a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable verb desire or be curious to know something; feel doubt Wonder was the word I chose for my One Little Word this year.  I've chose a word for the year every year for the past few years,... Continue Reading →
Back to the Basics (Or How I’m Planning Our Best Summer Yet)
Exactly how it is that the school year is just about over is baffling to me. Â Maybe its because spring never really happened here this year and the transition to summer is coming rather abruptly. Â Or maybe it's simply due to the fact that I'm getting older and time is moving faster. Â Regardless, the imminent... Continue Reading →
10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Ran My First runDisney Event
It's no secret - I LOVE runDisney races! Â There are a million reasons why the Disney runs are so magical - the amazing community of runners in the races, the on-course entertainment, and all the fun and excitement surrounding the races just to name a few. Â And there are a million other runDisney fanatics that... Continue Reading →
Welcome 2019 (& Hello to my new One Little Word)
I know the new year is officially here - and by extension I should be tackling all those amazing goals and resolutions I so carefully laid out for myself - but with the kids still off school, we are still very much in a holiday sort of mood. Â And by that I mean, we're in... Continue Reading →
Patience, My Friend, Patience.
"Patience is the ability to count down BEFORE you blast off." There's a scene that is repeated over and over again in my life. Â It happens at the gym - I have a barbell in front of me, it is loaded with a significant amount of weight, it is near the end of my workout,... Continue Reading →
What if it was Easy?
I heard this quote a few weeks ago while listing to the Rich Roll Podcast.  It's a long interview, with a LOT of interesting trains of thought, but by far, the concept that stuck with me the most was this idea of making things easy. With the start of a new year, and ten new... Continue Reading →
2018: A Year of Magic
Magic The power to make impossible things happen; Something with special or mysterious qualities that makes one happy; A significant or desirable quality; Wonderful, marvellous, exciting; Unaccountably enchanting; Effective in producing results, especially desired ones. Each year, for the past few years, I've chosen a word to accompany me through the year. Two years ago,... Continue Reading →
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