I missed my sense of normal. I missed getting up and having somewhere to go every day. Most of all, I missed interacting with people.
When The Car Key Unlocks More Than The Car
Memories are like antiques; the older they are the more valuable they become. Marinela Reka It’s funny how core memories can sneak up on you at the strangest times. Case in point: yesterday I pulled into my driveway after a pretty full day of running errands. As I put the car into park and prepared …
To Bake Or Not To Bake: A Valentine’s Dilemma
There is undoubtedly some degree of comfort in the safety and familiarity of simple family traditions.
Apologies Don’t Always Include “I’m Sorry”
And there it was. A proverbial olive branch in the shape of 1/2 a McDonald’s cheeseburger.
Reunited And It Feels So Good
Family forever, never apart, maybe in distance, never in heart. Unknown 603 days. That’s how long it had been since I’d seen my little brother. I live in Canada and he lives in the U.S. but we are only about an hour away from one another. We normally spend every holiday together but COVID had …
Empty House, Full Heart
A house is made of brick and mortar, but home is made by the people who live there. M.K. Soni When we lose someone close to us, nobody warns us that we will be forced to say goodbye multiple times. We say goodbye at a funeral. We say goodbye to traditions that we used to …
Why I Cried On My Walk Today
Sometimes memories sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks. Unknown The weather has finally taken a turn for the better in my area of the world and I could not be happier about it. I have more energy and increased motivation to get out and enjoy it. Since I am still fortunate …
Remembering Tara
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. A.A. Milne I usually love celebrating anniversaries – weddings, first dates, the day we moved into our house. But today is an anniversary that I wish didn’t exist. Today marks one year since I lost my oldest and dearest friend. She lost …
Perfect Pumpkins or Pinterest Fail?
Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. Richard Branson Summer is without a doubt my favourite season. I love the heat, the sunshine, the warm nights, swimming, I love everything about it. Fall is a close second for me because I love “sweata weatha,” fall clothes and the beautiful …
Two Decades of Love
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” Robert Heinlein Last week, my husband and I celebrated 18 years of wedded bliss. OK, so it hasn’t always been pure bliss but he has always been and continues to be one of my favourite people in the world. …