Rants
When did we all become Firemen?
While listening to a radio morning show recently, a particular conversation captured my attention: the hosts were chatting about cell phones, specifically the one host’s proclivity for them and the other’s disdain. After much ribbing about never having his cell phone turned or even with him, the scornful one quipped, “Well … when did we [...]
Fashion Fitness?
It used to be that we exercised to lose weight and look better in our clothes. Spanx, the company who revolutionized women’s shape wear with their light weight “firming” undergarments, recently introduced products designed to help us look better while working out (or on our way to/from the gym). Hey, I get it, I mean [...]
Garden of Weedin
Today is overcast and muggy. The soaring heat seems to have passed, for now anyways. With a week’s worth of heat behind us, my plants have limped along but the weeds have flourished. So … water in hand, me and old dog ventured out to the yard earlier today to pull weeds. I pulled a [...]
Welcome to Canada, eh?
Dear HRH William and Catherine: Welcome to Canada, eh! The young Royals… the handsome Prince and his beautiful bride, arrive in Canada today! ( for details on the Royal tour, click here ). I’m Canadian, born & raised and while I also have my American citizenship (yay!), there’s still part of me that remains intrinsically [...]
Time to stop “shoulding” on myself
I don’t know about you but I keep a running list of shoulds. These aren’t written down, to the contrary, they’re like squatters, taking up space in my head rent-free! All I need to do is take a look around and there they are, glaring at me: Should file those benefits statements Should get out [...]
What guilt can teach us
Being filled with guilt is like continuing to pay rent on a place you no longer live. Guilt can do to you what Hansel and Gretel did to the Gingerbread house. Little by little, guilt picks away at our core, leaving us defensive and emotionally unavailable. Did you know you can use guilt as a [...]
I’m Hot !!
And not in a good way. I used to love the heat that summertime brought – I loved being out in it… getting my tan-on. I loved the feel of the hot summer sun crisping up my shoulders at a baseball game or while sitting in the stands at the races. Now? I still love [...]
Time out
Events of late have left me sad because someone precious to me is hurting. It’s excruciating and nearly debilitating to witness. I witnessed the pain in his eyes as he cried before us, saying he didn’t know how to go on. That he doesn’t know what to do next or how to live his life without [...]
Now I know . . .
In an effort to eat healthier, I’ve been packing my lunch to take to work with me. Doing so saves me $$, I eat better, lunchtime decisions are easier and I can run a quick errand while still having a respectable lunch to look forward to. However, long gone are the days when packing a [...]
Quick and to the point
I received these great one-liners in an email and they were too good not to share. Happy Saturday! 4:30 is to meetings what water is to boarding. 7/5th of all people do not understand fractions. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Bills travel through the mail [...]
