How often have you heard your friends tell you, "I'm just so overwhelmed". How often have you been the one saying it? How many mornings a week do you find yourself running around, desperately trying get everyone out the door with everything they need for the day? (And how often do you end up making... Continue Reading →
30 Minutes on Sunday So I Can Have Weekday Sanity & Make Sure We’re All Eating to Nourish Ourselves
"I just don't have time" is always the response I get when I talk about how easy it is to cook nourishing foods at home without relying on prepared, packaged, or processed foods. And how it IS possible to find nourishing foods that even the pickiest eater will tuck into. After my post yesterday, in which I... Continue Reading →
“We Are Creatures of Consequence”
Earlier this week I had the privilege of spending the day in the labs of the Krembil Discovery Tower at Toronto Western Hospital run by some of our country's top researchers in the fields of Osteoarthritis and Alzheimers disease. It was absolutely fascinating to meet with Dr. Kapoor and Dr. Weaver, the scientists in their labs, and to hear about the... Continue Reading →
When the Kids Take Over Dinner
Santa brought both kids knife sets this year. They also each got cookbooks. And since I had left the last week of their winter break largely unplanned, while I was menu planning at the start of the week, I suggested that the kids be in charge of dinner on Wednesday night. They thought this was the single... Continue Reading →
Spreading Light With a Little Project for Brain Tumour Patients
Late yesterday afternoon, in a small boardroom within the Neurology department of Toronto Western Hospital, I was privileged to see the culmination of a project that almost three years ago was little more than a glimmer of an idea shared between three like-minded ladies, all touched by harsh reality that is life with a brain... Continue Reading →
Saying Hello to 2017
I awoke this morning to the first rays of what promised to be an absolutely gorgeous sunrise. The sky was awash in the most glorious shades of pinks that were so stunning I had no choice but to throw on some clothes so I could get outside and take a photo of it. Not long after,... Continue Reading →
Bidding Farewell to my Year of Joy (and in which I will cover #56-100 morsels of joy)
What a year this has been. Before starting this post, I had a look back to my first post of 2016 - I loved seeing all the things I was excited for at the start of the year - and just how some of those things turned out. I did really love working with my word... Continue Reading →
55. Anything’s Possible
Last night as I was putting my son to bed, I told him, as is part of our bedtime routine "I love you". He looked at me and said "I love you more". My response was unconscious and automatic. "Not possible". "But mom," he said, "Anything's possible". At which point, I'm fairly certain my heart... Continue Reading →
54. Memories to Last a Lifetime
We've just returned from a magical family trip to Disney World. As is to be expected, the kids loved every minute of it. And the Husband and I . . . well . . .we had a pretty good time too. It's hard not to have a good time when you're in the happiest place... Continue Reading →
53. A Moment of Gratitude for this Perfectly Ordinary Day
It may only be lunchtime, but today has been absolutely perfect in it's ordinary-ness. And for that, I am SO grateful. I had a great morning with the kids, even if it did start at 4:30. I had a great class at the gym, and had the chance to catch up with a few friends.... Continue Reading →
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