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I couldn't do a pose in yoga yesterday . . . "It hurts the seam in my skull", I told my teacher. "Right," she said, "I'd forgotten about that". And we both laughed. It's almost inconceivable to me that four years have gone by since I had a craniotomy to remove my brain tumour. Four... Continue Reading →
A confluence of events over the past few months has lead to the Husband and I reassessing our insurance needs lately; policies came up for renewal, the Husband turned 40, we realized our life is a bit different than it was 10 years ago when we first took out insurance policies . . . Specifically... Continue Reading →
Ok. I mentioned last week that I want to feel light, happy and full of joy. And according to Danielle Laporte, the way to do this is to focus on doing those things that make me feel that way, and I will end up feeling that way. So, instead of making mental and physical to-do lists in... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I woke up with a ton of energy. I was riding a high from Saturday - finding a recipe for nut-free, semi-healthy cookies that my entire family will eat (other kids tried them - and they liked them too . . . so I know it really is a good recipe), seeing my son take... Continue Reading →
After about 1,000,000 attempts to come up with a cookie that was paleo, nut free, gluten free AND that my kids would actually like, I had to cut my losses, walk away, and accept that my kids would snack on store-bought organic chocolate gingersnaps at school for their "treat" snack. But today, I was oddly... Continue Reading →
It was pretty much a cuteness overload when all 6 cousins changed into their matching jammies on Sunday night. And it was even cuter when the 5 of them that are old enough to walk ran outside to see how their jammies glow in the dark. And it's crazy to think that this was the scene... Continue Reading →
I mentioned in an earlier post that my reading list lately has been light on the fiction and heavy on the "self-help" (I did read This is Happy by Camilla Gibb . . . while I couldn't put it down, it was decidedly NOT a happy book). The books I have been LOVING include The Gifts of Imperfection, The... Continue Reading →
I will freely admit that I absolutely adore good old long-standing traditions. There's nothing better for me than carrying on one of our family's (too) many traditions. Perhaps it's my inner control freak exerting it's will . . . or just the fact that I love the comfort that repetition brings, or the fact that as... Continue Reading →
Today, I am overflowing with thankfulness. What started out as a nice Thanksgiving dinner in our small condo; an excuse to get our parents together and use all the "good dishes" the Husband and I had received as wedding gifts earlier in the year has grown to a big family gathering. Gone are the days... Continue Reading →
Every week or so, my older one has a spelling test. They get a list of words that all follow the same grammatical rule along with a few sight words (usually these are words that have come up during the previous week that kids in the class have had trouble with). The older one is... Continue Reading →
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