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…
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 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…
(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday – Odd Socks
This post is neither wordless nor is it Wednesday but I had intended on posting it yesterday so I’m still just going to go with it. I spent most of yesterday in bed with a fever. When I was lying…
Apples
Last October, our four kids participated in Scout Apple Day. We stood outside a local mall, on a cold, rainy day, and tried to sell apples seek donations for Scouts. Our particular location was a really tough sell. Not all…
Under Pressure
“Do you have a tendency to procrastinate, or do you like checking things off your to-do list?” Both. I don’t think these things are mutually exclusive. I can be completely gung-ho about a project. In fact, sometimes I am so singularly…
Peeking In
A couple of months ago, I sat around a table with Kelly Drennan, the founding executive director of Fashion Takes Action (FTA), and several of the members of FTA’s Board of Directors. I sat there, generally quiet, listening intently. I…