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Even as a young girl, I was always happiest with a pencil and scribbler notebook. I dreamed of being an author one day, but given that English isn't my first language, I didn't believe I could be.
My...
If I have to be on lockdown, at least this time *outside* isn't calling me because it's -2 and the ground is covered in that snow-slash-sloppy-slash-slush that makes you wonder which shoes you're goin...
After my last post for 2020, my in-box was flooded with responses. It made my heart happy especially since given that last month my mind was questioning *why bother* at all?
Cindy said "as always, I ...
Look. You're still here.
If you're new here, welcome. These musing posts are a bit of a hodgepodge of things that have crossed my path and what's on my mind. The fact that you read them makes me incr...
Growing up, I always had an Advent calendar. Each day I would open the consecutive cardboard flaps that would reveal a small gift of chocolate. (I loved that they were a different shape every day.) It...
Has 2020 seen you lose your mojo? In the midst of a coronavirus crisis, falling into a funk and starting to doubt yourself is easy to do. (But, you already know that.) And looking like you've tried wh...
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries our own life-plan, which cannot be superseded by any other.
~C.G. Jung
Nothin...
We're friends, right?
I feel like we're friends. So, I feel like I can be really honest with you.
I always look forward to the holiday season. If you ask anyone who knows me, I've always been a *li...
Last night, on election day in a country that is not my own, I went to bed anxious and afraid. I woke up this morning feeling confused, sad, angry and bewildered. Scared to turn on media and listen to...
Never underestimate the power of RED.
In Red is Best by Kathy Stinson, the little girl in this simple but exuberant children's story knows that red barrettes are best, "because they make my hair lau...
How are you feeling today?
Really?
Take a minute to check in with yourself. Are you doing okay? That's something I I've been asking myself lately.
If your answer is no, I totally get it.
We're al...