A Few Thing I've Been Thinking About 

 I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone. 

~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 

Tis' the season. Those who know me, know I'm crazy about Christmas. I love the days leading up to it. The sentime...

Recognize what hues bring you happiness - and stock your closet

“Purple, Grandma, purple.” At the tender age of three, my granddaughter Zoe had definite opinions of what colours she wanted to wear. Purple makes her happy. She told me so.

What colour makes you happy? Maybe you’ve never thought abou...

In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps, be a rebel and count your blessings instead. 

-LISA HECKMAN 

As a Canadian I've recently celebrated Thanksgiving. I know my American girlfriends will celebrate later this month. 

We've never been a family who does the *let's g...

Whatever you've been putting off, I'm here to tell you, today is the day to start - even if that means taking the smallest teensy-insiest step forward.

OPRAH

It shouldn't come as a surprise: We've all been stressed out for a long time with this never-ending pandemic for the past year and a half. L...

Zoe Brown is going into 8^th grade this year. Like so many other teens and tweens who are ready to make their own fashion choices she knows finding the perfect first day of school outfit can be daunting. Unlike other girls, I am her grandmother.

I’ve seen her style evolution first-hand. Over the yea...

My daughter called it my *broccoli* hair. Ouch.

Sadly, she was not wrong.

A recent graduate of Fashion Academy in the late 80's (yes, I've been around for many, many years) I knew my new 'do was the epitome of chic. My hair was permed and piled high on top of my head. To make matters worse my styl...