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 mall… 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
Tonight after I put the kids to sleep I went out for a quick run. I usually stay on the quieter back roads because I feel silly running and am a little self conscious. But, tonight it was starting to get dark and I thought it would be a better idea to stay on the… Read More
When I first started “clean eating” I was excited to find many recipes for “clean cookies”, “clean cupcakes”, “clean brownies” etc. Could it really be true that I could still enjoy delicious sweets made without sugar in a “clean” way? My first endeavor with a clean recipe was with one of my personal favorites: brownies. … Read More
When I was in grade 5 I remember sitting criss cross applesauce on the cold gym floor for an “exciting” school assembly. We all watched as four teenagers did a skit about the dangers of drug abuse. I remember watching their skit and thinking how un-relatable this was to me. I was a good girl.… Read More
Along with the beautiful summer weather comes all of the “fun” sporting activities. I’ve always liked sports as much as a person who is athletically challenged can. When I was a child, my parents enrolled me in summer baseball. I loved the idea of playing baseball, but was terrified of the ball. When you dive out of… Read More
Once again I found myself pulling up to the drive thru speaker. I was battling between the overwhelming need to satisfy my most recent sugar craving and blocking out the (much quieter) voice saying “don’t do it”. Like many times before, the sugar won again and I ordered my “go to” – a box of… Read More