January 7, 2020. A happy, self-aware me. I thought I was self-aware until I wasn’t. But then I was. How I became truly self-aware was a journey that started with realizing that I wasn’t as aware as I thought I had been… When I was in my early 20s I...
New York City is always a good idea. And winter in NYC is my favourite time to visit because every street corner, every place you look, is it’s own celebration of possibility. Every dream and every hope feels possible. NYC in winter casts a magical spell on all...
A few weeks ago my 16 year old son and I headed to Cancun for a five-day getaway, just the two of us. While I’ve travelled with my daughter (she is 2.5 years older than my son) this was the first time Bear and I had been away – just the two of us. When we...
Ok, so this post is WAYYYYYYYY over due. Like almost a year past when I should have written it. But in some ways, holding off has been good because I truly think I am still recovering from pelvic floor surgery that I had back in April 2018. Back story… I am a...
I am an avid reader. I’m one of those people that have at least three books on the go at any one time. In fact, right now, I have two books on my nightstand and one outside – I simply devour words. But it’s not just words..it’s ideas,...
UPDATED: 5pm…see below I miss feeling pretty. Growing up people said I was pretty. And I guess I was. I cared about my appearance. Regardless of my hair, make-up or clothes, I was confident – and that made me pretty. But as I have gotten older, I see...
