I read a great quote over the weekend on the Project Happiness Instagram feed. It read: It's so funny how so much of 'finding yourself' in adulthood is simply getting back to who you were and what you loved as a child-Project Happiness Now that the kids are back in school full time, and with... Continue Reading →
On Grief, Fear and What No One Ever Told Me
I have been more emotional in the past few weeks than I have been in a long time. As it seems we are slowly inching our way out of the COVID crisis, with the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter every day, I am also barreling headlong into the ten year anniversary... Continue Reading →
What Is the Silver Lining?
It’s hard when things don’t turn out the way you’d hoped they would; when you face defeat, be it big or small, not to feel defeated. My son faced, what felt like to him, a few big defeating moments one day at the start of the school year this year. In the grand scheme of... Continue Reading →
It’s All Possible
Almost ten years ago, I sat in a doctor's office with my five month old in her little bucket car seat at my feet and heard the words "They found something. You have a brain tumour". It's funny what I don't remember from that day; I have no idea how or any recollection of how... Continue Reading →
Think of the Happiest Things
If you were to ask me to list my happiest things, after family and friends, of course, my first reaction would be to list the "big" things in life. Travel, whether it's to a beach two hours from my house, or to a beach that's a five hour plane ride away, makes me happy. Excursions... Continue Reading →
If You Keep On Believing
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 →
