In many parts of Canada, cottage is a verb as well as a noun. We are a country of cottagers. We go cottaging. (I mean, there are a lot of people who camp too. But I'm sure we can all agree that people who choose to sleep on the ground and pee in the bushes …
Continue reading Go towards the waves
I mean, maybe. I’m not a health professional so keep eating those apples. Onwards. Are you in a bit of a rut? Feeling out of sync or out of sorts lately? It’s normal to go through periods when your energy and motivation wane. Throw in a global pandemic that robs you of a sense of …
Continue reading A Project A Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Recently I was chatting with one of my mama tribe pals, and I expressed some exasperation over the fact that I seem to spend the majority of most days moving things around. Toys, laundry, sunglasses, dirty dishes, clean dishes, dead batteries, bathing suits. Kids. You name it, I probably spent time moving it somewhere today. …
Continue reading I am Mama: Mover of the Things.
I have a confession to make: Up until I was 34 years old and met the man who would later become my husband, I spent the entirety of my life not wanting children. It's not that I didn't like kids or lacked maternal tendencies. They just didn't factor into the grand plan for my life. …
Continue reading 5 Perks of Being an “Older” Mom
I've lived in the cocoon of privilege all my life. And, like many others, I've been quite blind to it. With all the opportunities that I have had - whether worked for or simply granted - it has never once crossed my mind that the colour of my skin had anything to do with them. …
Continue reading An Open Letter to the World
