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Fair Trade Shopping Buddy
Of all of the household responsibilities there are, for me, grocery shopping is the red-headed stepchild. I would rather stay home and steam off the goo that remains on the jam jar after an unsuccessful label removal. I find it lonely, utilitarian and uninspiring. But I got smart. I discovered…
Office Christmas Party – Career Killer Or Boost?
Some years back, a friend of mine proudly boasted she was a contender for the Pony Race at her company Christmas party. You may be wondering what this means and what ponies have to do with Christmas. Don’t worry, so did I. Basically your co-workers bet on who is going…
Will Boris Johnson Sleep on Our Sofa?
Partly fearing being accused of not offering a solution and partly to demonstrate a system that seem s to be enjoying more than moderate success, I’d like to invite Boris Johnson, mayor of London, UK to crash out on our sofa and spend a few days cycling around our fair…
Serendipity, Taking Life’s Cues from Dr. Seuss
If this was not extraordinary, I would not acknowledge this incidence. Or perhaps coincidence is a better term. I am presently taking a break in my career after my mother unexpectedly passed away this fall. I am focusing more time on my family, and carefully considering my next career move.…
Merry Unchristmas
As if I was not convinced years before, Christmas comes in slow motion for children and breakneck speed for adults. The fact that it is now December and I’ve already missed the local pet store holiday photo session, vexes me. Yes, missing the opportunity to pixelate the image of our…
The Crush – Best on People Or Ice?
We all remember the crushes we had in our childhoods and youth. So the experience of witnessing our children’s foray into early stage amour is particularly amusing. Not to say that we ever outgrow crushes. Married people have unrealistic crushes on celebrities that will never amount to anything but that…
Thank You, Rob Ford – An Open Letter
Dear Mr. Ford,
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving parents the world over, the trouble of explaining why our kids and every other cross section of life should not do drugs. I’d send a fruit basket but I suspect you are considering…
Are You Kidding Me? Kids And Sarcasm
“Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. “ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Are you kidding me? The question has become ubiquitous, especially if you add another adverb before kidding. In the spirit of maintaining a G rating, I’m going…
Limitless – A Kid’s Ambition
It’s cold outside. The leaves are pretty well toast. Brown, crisp and with their own distinct aroma. Retailers have started shamelessly advertizing for the holiday season. Around my house, that means the ski wax is out and our son’s yearning to get on the hill is unharnessed. It’s game on.…
Between Cradle And Grave
New beginnings after one of the most significant endings in my life, is bittersweet. Not the chocolate chip kind. As a mother to a ten year old boy, and having recently lost my mother unexpectedly, I find myself in the ultimate purgatory. Comparing my mother to my son’s mother. For…
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Serendipity, Taking
Life’s Cues from Dr.
Seuss
If this was not extraordinary, I would not acknowledge this incidence. Or perhaps coincidence is a better…
Furry Cold War
The year is 2002 and it is spring on the west coast. We had just returned from Scotland where we married…
Between Cradle And Grave
New beginnings after one of the most significant endings in my life, is bittersweet. Not the chocolate…
Parental Guidance – Are
You Watching?
Movies are a big part of our family time spent together. It is easy when we are not watching with our…
Newtown, Feeling It Again
I spent the day with my son today. We laughed, we had some nice food. We basked in being in the same…
Female Friendships –
More Complex Than
Romance?
Women can have complicated relationships. I am one and I admit it. The curtain has been pulled back,…The Video Store, Last Of
the Classics
Remember a time when the only place you could see a movie was in a theatre or hoofing it to the local…
Friends Without Kids
This past weekend I had a nice break from my regular routine. Good friends of mine were in town that…
Fair Trade Shopping Buddy
Of all of the household responsibilities there are, for me, grocery shopping is the red-headed stepchild.…
Will Boris Johnson Sleep
on Our Sofa?
Partly fearing being accused of not offering a solution and partly to demonstrate a system that seem…