New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time of year. Me? I always say that resolutions are bullshit. We think about them, make them, and then generally speaking, we forget about them a month or two into the year. On the other hand,…
Resolutions, 2015
Coming Down from Anaphylaxis
This week has been a bit of a haze. We’ve been recovering from my allergy boy’s anaphylaxis last Sunday. Throw in an appointment with the allergist, plus a trip to the ER with my 6 year old daughter with a…
Allergy Boy 1, Walnuts 0
Everything is okay. Now that you know that, I’ll tell you that my 8 year old allergy boy had an anaphylactic reaction on Sunday. It was the worst and scariest allergic reaction we’ve ever seen. I Tweeted/Facebooked about it a…
Mean Girls, Cougar-Style
Last year, right around this time of year, there were a few parents at my kids’ school — two of whom were particularly determined about it — who were actively engaged in a campaign to turn people against me. They…
The 5 Languages of Meh
This was my second of two guest posts at 4 Mothers 1 Blog. When my friend, Carol, first talked to me about guest posting on 4 Mothers, I jumped at the chance. What an honour! I read the first topic and thought,…
What the Heart Feels
When we think about being heart healthy, many of us probably think about our physical heart. Exercising and eating well are simple concepts. It’s not always easy to do, mind you, but we all understand how it works. I’ve been…
Food Bans: Still a Bad Idea (Part 2)
Okay, we all know I hate food bans, right? So what are some good strategies for keeping allergic kids safe, you ask? Read on. First, a disclaimer: it’s not that food bans are never a good idea; it’s that they…
Food Bans: Still a Bad Idea (Part 1)
There has been a fair amount of chatter in the media recently about a Hamilton, Ontario family who has filed a human right’s complaint against their daughter’s school. You can read about it here and here. The six year…
Apologies. For Realz.
Years ago, I worked for a big software company. I was part of a department that provided a service to our office’s 900+ employees. I talked to many, many employees regularly. One day, I was talking to a particularly difficult…
The Zombie
Day 7 of a blog post every (week)day. Sixth actual post. It’s rather ironic that the theme for NaBloPoMo January 2014 is pressure. And in committing to do this, I have put a tremendous amount of pressure on myself. I,…