There is nothing like good drama
Drama is something you can engross yourself in for a couple of hours. You either watch it all at once or spread it out over weeks – if it is a series. I am someone who can’t do ongoing dramas; they keep me up at night, they sneak into my head and creep into my dreams....
Alone in a crowd
Are you surrounded by people and yet feeling completely alone? Funny how that works. Hundreds of people around you but you can feel like you are entirely on your own. The urge to belong is calling like a lighthouse beacon. It comes around and then passes over and...
The grief of letting go and saying goodbye
There are many times in life when we have to let go and say goodbye. We may not even realize it. We go about our day, our lives and something is there yet we don't know what it is. We try to keep going, we put one foot in front of the other but there is something off,...
Raising teens (and tweens) is not for the faint of heart
Do you ever lock the car, start walking away and think, “I could keep walking”? Do you pass by your house and keep driving? I remember hearing stories about moms leaving their kids; I used to think, “How could a mom leave their kids?” I know that answer now. Sometimes...
Is suicide a choice?
Last week we heard about losing Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain to suicide. Two people who's death made it to the news; lives that tragically ended. Every day, however, many more commit suicide. In Canada 10 people a day commit suicide; in the US the number is 123....
Finding G
The other day, my mentor asked me what my motto was. I answered, “Fuck Fine!” Then, he asked me how I was doing that lately. Talk about hitting hard – mind you that is why I have him in my life. Here is the deal, I have not been living up to my motto. I have not been...
When your business can’t be aligned with your purpose
It's glorious when you know your life's purpose, and you dedicate your business or your 9-to-5 to it. It's the best possible scenario. It might feel like everyone on social media is flaunting how they are dropping everything and following their purpose or left their...
Oh Change, you sneaky bastard
I am sitting at the table with my 10-year-old. He is drawing, and I am writing this blog. My 13-year-old got up on the wrong side of the bed and, truthfully, I am trying not to talk to him. It is Mother's Day, and I am struggling. It has caught me off guard. The last...
I am THAT mom
Do you ever wonder if you are missing something? I do. Sometimes when I am around a group of moms, I seem to be the standout. Not because I am the most amazing mom, the most patient or nice, but because I am not. I have my moments. For the most part, I think I am a...
Enough is enough
Do you ever wonder why in the world you put up with such bullshit? Day in and day out you just – I will use the statement that I don’t use anymore, except at the gym when referring to water – suck it up. Why in the world do we put up with bullshit? We made a choice,...