"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."-Zora Neale Hurston As I started to prepare for this new year, looking forward to what will or might be, while also looking back on the past year, my favorite Zora Neale Hurston quote came to mind. Last year was most definitely a year that asked... Continue Reading →
(Do) What Makes Your Heart Happy
I love a fresh start, a new beginning, a blank page. I love birthdays and back to school, and I especially love a new year. Except this new year. I wasn't overly keen for this new year to start. This is the year that my baby will become a teenager. This is the year that my first born will... Continue Reading →
Transitions.
This week has been all about welcoming the new year. From re-establishing old habits to forming new ones, this has been a week of transition in many ways. As I put away (or got rid of in the case of holiday treats that were still left in the house) the straggling holiday decorations, my mood... Continue Reading →
Twinkle, Twinkle
This past fall was supposed to be my term of "rest and relaxation". Yes. I am being slightly tongue-in-cheek when I say that, but hear me out. With some of my more time-consuming volunteer roles coming to their natural conclusion and the kids back in school full time, I envisioned large stretches of time in... Continue Reading →
Don’t Stop Believing
I started the year with the idea that this was the year I was going to believe. Believe, after all, was what I had chosen as my "word of the year" for 2021. I wanted to believe in goodness and kindness in the world, in myself, and, I guess, in the fact that COVID would... 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 →
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 →
Beginnings
Yesterday, I got the best gift ever. Â A whole morning with the house to myself. Â The Husband took the kids out to run an "errand" (which turned out to be purchasing a new guitar at a specialty guitar store in Mississauga). Â And I was left to my own devices. Â And I did . . .... Continue Reading →
Well hello there 2016
Happy new year. We ended off 2015 in the best way possible; with our house filled to the brim with friends and family all laughing and having fun. And we started 2016 off in the best way possible too; with a quiet family breakfast. Â To be followed by a larger family lunch and an even... Continue Reading →
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