There is nothing like good drama

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

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...
Is suicide a choice?

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...
Finding G

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...
Oh Change, you sneaky bastard

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...
I am THAT mom

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...