In the wealth of birthday wishes I received on Facebook today, there was the one that prompted me to sit down and write this blog today....

I love fall. Cool nights, crisp, brilliant days where the sun in the coloured leaves creates a vibrant contrast against the blue skies. ...

In my last blog entry I had the revelation that I needed more fire in my life and I ended my blog by stating that I was off to start one. ...

I've been sleeping. Not the peaceful slumber filled with dreams. The kind of sleep that means you're really just a zombie. In the...

Today I learned a valuable lesson. Follow me into this little story if you wish to know what it was! I woke up this morning and like...

Friday was not such a good day. With an interrupted and abbreviated sleep the night before, my body was not prepared to be anywhere near...

So I pray for calm and then when calm comes....I have no idea what to do with myself. Isn't that just typical. A massive change has...

Grief is a sneaky and unpredictable thing. I've heard it described as a landmine, and I think that is so apt. You're walking along,...

Today we said farewell to my mother-in-law in an emotional, funny, touching, soulful and uplifting ceremony. It's difficult to put into...

Wow. Well, it's been a LONG time since I've sat down to write. Life gets too crazy sometimes. Finally the pace of my life caught up to...

A few days ago a musician acquaintance who is my friend on Facebook posted that she was considering getting a puppy and was looking for...

A couple of weeks ago on a Monday morning my husband and I awoke, showered and got dressed so we could attend the funeral of our friend's...

It's so gratifying to see all of the proud red and white and the maple leaves gracing the profile pictures of my friends on Facebook...

A couple of things happened in the last few days to bring the topic of reinvention to my consciousness. It started with Indiana Jones. ...

A couple of weeks ago I sent a link to my blog to a friend of mine who is an accomplished writer. He is a former magazine editor and an...

The question yesterday was how to deal with your own mind. How to alter your thoughts to something better. Today's musings are about...

Changing your mind Do you have certain thoughts that plague you? Do you find yourself fixating on the same scenarios over and over? I...

I am currently engaged in a debate on Facebook over the new minimum wage structure that the Alberta Government has implemented. The...

Today I went on a field trip with my daughter to the St. Albert Children's Festival. We saw a performance this afternoon by a circus...

As I was writing the two posts about "the dog", I was fretting over whether or not to bother posting them. They weren't "important". ...