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‘Tis the season to be busy

‘Tis the season to be busy

Ah, the holidays. If you celebrate Christmas, chances are, you both look forward to AND dread December. On the one hand there’s the magic of the season: the colours, the...

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‘Tis the season to be busy

Ah, the holidays. If you celebrate Christmas, chances are, you both look forward to AND dread December. On the one hand there’s the magic of the season: the colours, the...

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My yearly tradition of writing Christmas cards

My yearly tradition of writing Christmas cards

If you're sitting on the fence about sending out Christmas cards, I have 4 good reasons to help you decide. 

My yearly tradition of writing Christmas cards

If you're sitting on the fence about sending out Christmas cards, I have 4 good reasons to help you decide. 

Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.

Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.

The image below expresses a feeling that I’ve found to be 100% true. Making friends as an adult is damn hard. I moved back to Ottawa in 2000 after living...

Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.

The image below expresses a feeling that I’ve found to be 100% true. Making friends as an adult is damn hard. I moved back to Ottawa in 2000 after living...

Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone

Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone

(Photo by Ron Lach) Communication. There’s so many ways to communicate these days. But back when I went to high school we relied on the same mode that kids do...

Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone

(Photo by Ron Lach) Communication. There’s so many ways to communicate these days. But back when I went to high school we relied on the same mode that kids do...

Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car that needs it.

Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car tha...

<Photo credit: Ivan Samkov> We all get regular oil changes for our cars, rotate the tires, put on winter tires, blah, blah blah. It’s important. And it’s a well known...

Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car tha...

<Photo credit: Ivan Samkov> We all get regular oil changes for our cars, rotate the tires, put on winter tires, blah, blah blah. It’s important. And it’s a well known...

Friendship has its benefits

Friendship has its benefits

 Sounds oddly like one of those old credit card commercials, right? But it’s not. It’s a post about friendship, and its impact on our health. Mental and physical. Humans are...

Friendship has its benefits

 Sounds oddly like one of those old credit card commercials, right? But it’s not. It’s a post about friendship, and its impact on our health. Mental and physical. Humans are...

  • What did 2024 teach me?

    What did 2024 teach me?

      Isn’t it  funny how the human mind works? As a fairly average, intelligent human being, I thought I knew what made me tick, what was important to me. But...

    What did 2024 teach me?

      Isn’t it  funny how the human mind works? As a fairly average, intelligent human being, I thought I knew what made me tick, what was important to me. But...

  • Celebrating women’s achievements this October

    Celebrating women’s achievements this October

    Don’t you love it when your friends/colleagues/people you admire get up onstage to receive an award? I do. And so do a lot of other people in Ottawa. On October...

    Celebrating women’s achievements this October

    Don’t you love it when your friends/colleagues/people you admire get up onstage to receive an award? I do. And so do a lot of other people in Ottawa. On October...

  • Stay Young. Stay Wild. Stay Fun (a reminder for me)

    Stay Young. Stay Wild. Stay Fun (a reminder for...

    This year has been a fairly challenging one for me, and (very) often I’ve felt that I’m just not fun anymore. There’s been  lot of stress, a lot of anxiety...

    Stay Young. Stay Wild. Stay Fun (a reminder for...

    This year has been a fairly challenging one for me, and (very) often I’ve felt that I’m just not fun anymore. There’s been  lot of stress, a lot of anxiety...

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