We Canadians love our universal health care; when we break a bone, have a baby or a heart attack we know we will get the help we need and we wont lose everything to pay for it. When we are clinically depressed, bi-polar, schizophrenic, and/or suicidal though it’s a completely different story. Often times we […]
Why are women so eager to tear each other down? Society as a whole does that enough so why, as a woman, participate? Yesterday I was reading all of the backlash over Amy Schumer’s new movie ‘I feel Pretty’ and I was appalled. The premise of the movie is that a woman with deep insecurity […]
Ever since I was a young girl I have loved words. I love learning new ones, writing them down, and just admiring their power. Because they do have power. Immense power. How you speak, whether it is in writing or the spoken word, can determine how others perceive you and respond to you. Socially, your […]
A few months back I started my second blog, The Complexity of Me (wow, I am terrible at titles), and it was my intention to use it to explore my dark times and my battle to get through them. I wanted to keep this blog here a little more…light. No, not light…not as dark, maybe? Does […]
So it has been one week since my vow to break the Facebook habit and I can honestly say it has been fabulous! Much a like an alcoholic I have thought about my little addiction often and been tempted to reactivate my account multiple times but thankfully I recognize my sickness and have pushed through […]
I know, I know…New Year’s resolutions are a cliché. People roll their eyes at them and question why people make them only to break them soon after. I say, if you are taking a moment to pause and reflect on who you are and who you want to be than it’s always a good thing. […]
Not long after its inception I became an avid Facebook user. Since then I have checked it religiously, enjoying the daily updates from friends near and far. I’ve revelled in their adventures and felt their heartbreak. I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with childhood friends and getting to know family members I hadn’t grown up with. Largely, my […]
Ok, so enough of the pity party- table of one, posts. Check, please! This site is getting a makeover. Extreme Makeover – Blog Addition! Ooh, ooh, where is that sexy, goofy beast, Ty Pennington? 97% of the time I am happy and content, 3% I am dark and introspective and 100% of the time I […]
So I’ve been on strike. I wasn’t protesting for higher wages. I wasn’t picketing my workplace. I…..well I wasn’t writing. I was avoiding my blog the way you would avoid jumping into a kiddie pool full of razor blades while buck naked. Why, you may ask, -and even if you don’t I will tell you,-I […]
I’m considering adding to my wardrobe. A lovely new jacket with a lot of staps and buckles. All white with the trendsetting design of arms in the back. It’s from the newest collection aimed at mothers of teenagers and entrepreneurs sacrificing their savings and sanity in the effort to build a new business. The style […]
Rantings of a Canadian girl 