I am patiently planning a vegetable garden. I genuinely don’t know what I am doing, but the anticipation to get on with it is killing me- Having lived the past seven years in Quebec, you would think I would be used to long winters. Still, Eastern Canadian winters have nothing on a Prairie winter, andContinue reading “In Search of My Mother’s Garden”
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THIS IS 55
This is 55. Yesterday was my birthday. April 1. (A new moon!) I am happy…. I am happy despite. Despite the fact that my ol’man and more than half my kids are not here in the same city as me. Despite the guilt I feel over being far away from my elderly parents. Despite theContinue reading “THIS IS 55”
No Instructions Needed
I came across Lalah Delia’s book Vibrate Higher Daily after reading an article on her in Yoga Journal. I liked the whole message of identifying the things in your life that raise you up to be a better self and exploring ways of nurturing these energies over the negative ones that always seem to findContinue reading “No Instructions Needed”
That’s Dr. Bad*ss to you…
I somehow managed to resist Jen Sincero’s Badass books for a considerable time— (You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life was published in 2013, You are A Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth in 2017, You Are a Badass Everyday: How to KeepContinue reading “That’s Dr. Bad*ss to you…”
Guilty as Charged
I am not a big fan of the whole “guilty pleasure” trope- I have come to this conclusion, I am certain, with age, maturity, and just the whole “feeling comfortable in my own skin” that living for 50+ years may have gifted me. I have no problem declaring my love for nerdy past times likeContinue reading “Guilty as Charged”
Bring it.
I’m back at the blog- due in part to having a bit of space to write (Hello global pandemic! Hello quarantine!) but also because I was feeling the urge to start documenting, for myself, some big shifts coming down the pipe. On February 26, 2020, I passed my Viva (Dr Holmes IN THE HOUSE!) —Continue reading “Bring it.”
Day One- Writing Retreat
Day 1 down- hunkering down for day 2. I managed to get a fair chunk of work done- even though I had hoped to get a little further ahead. I made the realisation yesterday of just how much I have trained myself to function like I am constantly racing against the clock. This is theContinue reading “Day One- Writing Retreat”
Do or Die Writing Retreat
Writing retreat on the eve of day one. The family has just left and I am setting up my workspace before I head to bed so it is all ready for me when I wake. The plan is to write/edit my derrière off for 4 days with appropriate breaks for swimming, yoga, meditation, walks onContinue reading “Do or Die Writing Retreat”
Run, run, run away…
I’ve finally managed to get a bit of a running practice/groove going on here. It has been 10 years since I ran a marathon— (it appears that I am still wearing the same running shoes!) and although I have only ever run the one (there were a few half-marathons in the year or two beforeContinue reading “Run, run, run away…”
In the taxi with Twyla Tharp
Originally posted on Anthony Wilson:
I have been thinking a lot about habits recently. The unconscious, unthinking ones which, as Sylvia Plath said about words, can govern a life. Coming into the kitchen and hitting the radio switch to On. Coming into the kitchen and putting on my iPod or a CD. Cooking whilst listening…
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