I was in twelfth grade the first time it happened. I was beginning the 15 minute walk from my house to the bus stop at the corner of our main road. The man in the yellow Jeep slowly pulled up beside me as I was walking. He looked to be in his early thirties,… Read More
I was chatting with a friend the other day about how difficult it can be to do something out of your comfort zone. The conversation brought me back to the first time I was REALLY pushed outside of my comfort zone. I was 21 years old and embarked on a one month trip to Africa…… Read More
Do you ever feel like you are totally misunderstood? I’m not talking about the teenage angst type of misunderstood where you lock yourself in your bedroom, listening to sad music, crying about how no-one really “gets” you. I’m talking more about the “oh shoot- I’m not really what you think I am” kind of misunderstood.… Read More
I had always dreamed of working in an orphanage overseas. It was on my bucket list and when I was 19, I went on my first trip overseas to Romania. I remember being really excited to go! I thought it was going to be so fun to play and work with the kids for… Read More
Tonight I was wrapping a few Christmas gifts that I have for my kids. I am wrapping them now because I don’t have very good hiding spots for them and if they happen to stumble upon them, at least they won’t know what they are. As I was wrapping I was remembering times as a… Read More
My husband and I took a family trip with our 2 children to Europe last month. While we were in France we surprised our kids with a day trip to Euro Disney in Paris. We were having a blast with the kids going from ride to ride. My kids wanted to go to the Disney… Read More
Public humiliation and the changes it brings… The first time I tried a group exercise class was when I was 20. My friend Shannon had a membership at a gym in town and had started attending some of the exercise classes. She asked me to go to one of the classes with her one… Read More
The first year that my husband and I were married we decided to take a trip to New York City at Christmastime. I was really excited about this trip! We booked our plane tickets and booked a hotel in New Jersey that ran a shuttle into the city each day so that we could save… Read More
High pressure sales tactics are the worst! I love when I am shopping and the sales staff is friendly and helpful, but we’ve all encountered the overzealous sales person who seems completely unaware of all social cues. I had one of these unpleasant experiences 2 years ago around Christmas time. I went to the… Read More
When I was in grade 12 I signed up for a class called “English Writer’s Craft”. All of the extremely “artsy” students took this class. As I looked around the room I quickly realized I was the odd one out as I sat there in my teal Northern Reflections sweatsuit and french braided hair. … Read More