Last week, the world gasped collectively. The Festering Orange Felon is back for another four years. How the hell did that happen? Sitting as a northern neighbour, watching for themes, not details and having personally voted nearly 600 times (federally, provincially, municipally, and in referendums), I have a theory. This theory has come about because […]
Let’s do something wildly different and wickedly amusing. Have you noticed all the anti-, pro-, and just-be aging statements we use in our lingo? I sure have. And boy, is it confusing. Mid Life. Halfway from where to where? Middle-aged – sounds like a tire – well worn with some life remaining. Senior. Ready for […]
“I am so busy.” Do you say these four words sporadically or nearly every day? I’m curious because I hear them ad nauseum from almost everyone I bump into. Did you know that in Japanese writing, the characters for “busy” are composed of the characters for ‘soul’ and ‘loss’? This literal translation is a stark […]
Have you ever bought an exotic, expensive plant or tree for your garden and watched it fail to grow into its advertised and expected glory? Hubby and I bought a very costly tree for our backyard a few years ago, and this year, it failed to leaf out. Apparently, there were a few things we […]
You might have read on the news lately that weight control drugs like Ozempic are now approved for kids 12 years and up. Sadly, the under-12 group is still waiting to get approval. Say WHAT? I recently stumbled across a bunch of US-based statistics. Neither Canadians nor Europeans should feel smug, though, because Canada is […]
Our lived experiences hold immense power, shaping our beliefs and influencing our decisions. I have never and will never EVER buy a Ford vehicle. Let me tell you why. In my late twenties, I contacted the Ford organization to find out what we needed to do to make Ford a preferred supplier for our rather […]
Long ago, my mother was called to the school office to account for my strange actions. I politely stood up in class and lectured the teacher about changing directions without notifying anyone. Our classroom had raised so much money for the purchase of a hamster, food and related paraphernalia that he decided he was the […]
My stock of shower gel is down to a couple of cartons now, and boy, does it feel good not to waste it. I can certainly imagine your reaction to that sentence. It was in my mid-thirties when I faced my first major setback. I proudly recall it as the time I lost a quarter […]
Have you noticed how we go through life completely blind and oblivious to things that happen UNTIL they happen to US? Here are a few common examples. -We don’t realize how expensive a new car is until we need to buy one ourselves. We have no idea what it means to have dementia, cancer, ALS, […]
Once upon a time, there was a Sunday morning ritual I loved to indulge in. See, I’d generally spend the weekends with my boyfriend – he lived much closer to the entertainment part of the city than I did, so it made complete sense – at least in the eyes of this early-twenties chick […]