Ya Gotta Laugh About It

I’m sitting here sipping my only cup of coffee for the day, waiting for a reply to a BBM text message I just sent. Like any relaxing Sunda...

Like most leaders, I spend a good portion of my day on the phone. Some days I actually feel like the telephone receiver is just an added (...

I love to run. When I was figure skating year round, cardio was always a critical building block. There was always a very specific approa...

Why do I do it? I finally made the effort to take time to unwind, then I stuff my schedule tighter than Spanx on Jabba the Hut! I’m tired....

Again, my opening sentence is that I work with men. As a confident woman, I am proud that I don’t have a bunch of different personalitie...

I am pleased to report that this morning was the eighth morning in a row I jumped out of bed and told myself that I was “going to have a gr...

There are only two things in my life that are truly mine and this blog is one of them. As a result, I always try and write something every ...

I had a short week. I golfed in a tourney over in Hailburton last Friday and landed at the cottage about 8:30pm that night. It was cold an...

Have you ever noticed that when it comes to personal crisis you always have that core group of friends that come to your aid? You know; tho...

Today was an interesting day for me; so before you start telling me about your day, I need you to stop talking and keep pouring!  It’s my b...

This past weekend marked the end of my personal nine week challenge, which was to enjoy the cottage without the kids. As I climbed the 50+...

Out of the blue I chatted with an acquaintance today and I must admit it took me a little by surprise. With our lives mutually hectic, it ...

David arrived home today for a two week vacation.  I've mentioned that he was just recently promoted, which in turn produced reserv...

You know your life is simple when you look forward to a single phone conversation each and every Friday. I’ll be honest. I watch the clock....

I really miss my Dad. He passed in 2005 but he is forever mentioned in my conversations & he crosses my mind and heart every single d...

When I was cleaning out the garage this weekend, I came across a very large tote of photos and photo albums. Because digital photography h...

I enjoyed a very productive day yesterday. It was rainy, quiet, but extremely productive to say the least. Friday afternoons in the heart ...

I think we are all in agreement that people come in and out of our lives every single day. The God’s honest truth? I meet so many people in...

So my whirlwind GTA adventure was tres formidable. The only downside? It was planned in a flash and over just as fast. We arrived in...

I remember my sister in law asking me when my kids first started school if I “still had those silly little nicknames for them?”  My answer ...

When it comes to my "ordinary small town life", I am first to admit that it literally has a zero element of surprise. I’m not...

I had a great day at work today.  Not because I usually have a bad day but because today was an exceptionally good one. D id start qu...

The last couple of days I have been asking myself “am I honestly being realistic?” Not specifically with one aspect of my life but a number...

I have a ‘three times rule”. There I said it. It’s a personal philosophy I embrace, and yesterday (for the first time in a very long time) ...

Because we had a really early thaw in Muskoka this year, Orillia Lake was open and ready for business more than two months earlier than l...