A Few Things I've Been Thinking About
When I invited my mother on a girl's trip to Texas, I didn't expect her reaction to break my heart just a little.
It was May and we were escaping a long Calgary winter for some Texas sunshine - just me and my mom on a rare mother-daughter getaway. I was excited for the River Walk, the reunion, and ...
Mother's Day can be tender.
For some, it's a time of bunches of flowers, and heartfelt cards. For others, it's marked by a quiet ache and the weight of memories that live where a mother once did.
I was raised by a woman who stitched strength into every seam. My mother was a European seamstress who...
My friends call her Lola.
She's the part of me that shows up when the Prosecco's poured and the truth is ready to be told.
She's strong, stylish, wise and a little sassy.
She doesn't whisper. She winks.
She doesn't apologize. She owns it.
And she definately doesn't believe in invisibility.
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There's just something about spring isn't there? Depending on where you live in the northern hemisphere, you may be enjoying true spring temperatures already. I live vicariously through those of you basking in warmth while I wait for my own corner of the world to catch up.
Alberta is still clinging...
What if I told you - you are the hero of your own life? These days, it feels like every celebrity has a memoir on the shelves. But you don’t need fame to have a meaningful story. For me, writing Wear Your Life Well: Lessons on the Journey to Your Truest Self didn’t happen overnight—it grew natura...
Did you know that when you send someone a funny meme a sweet text a joke or a random TikTok that made you think of them, you're actually pebbling them? The term comes from penguins (okay, last and only animal mention) who drop pebbles at their mate’s feet as a little I’m thinking of you. And in o...
