Hi friends! How are you? I am back from my adventure – actually, I got back Wednesday evening but I have been SO busy! In the days since I have been back I have a) line read Inhale Exhale AGAIN, this time in order to approve the layout, and there were some small changes that […]
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream: Sleepytime Nourishment
June 23, 2025 by
Is there anything worse than sleep deprivation? I guess there are a lot worse things, but without delving into the Very Bad Things In The World, I would say that sleep deprivation is up there, Steve. The thing about sleep is that it is so important for overall health: lack of sleep can be tied […]
Let The Music Play
April 7, 2025 by
Turkish Delight, On A Moonlit Night I am currently in a delightful chapter in my life in which my children are grown and my husband and I are healthy and mobile, and so we have big plans to do a lot of travelling. It’s a big world out there and I want to see as […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Entering My Tankini Era Edition
February 28, 2025 by
About four months ago I was purposefully striding down the hall with my arms full, heading for the donation bags I had set up in the laundry room. My older son was home at the time and observed my unusually stern expression. Whatcha doing, Mom? he asked and when I informed him that I was […]
There’s Too Much Confusion, I Can’t Get No Relief
February 3, 2025 by
They’re Both White Guys This is a strange confession to make, but I constantly get Keanu Reeves and Johnny Depp mixed up in my mind. Before you say anything, I know. I know! They are essentially opposites: one is famously kind, generous, and charitable, and one is absolutely not. One lost his longtime girlfriend in […]
Five For Friday: The 2024 Five Star Edition
December 13, 2024 by
Five Star Books. I suffer terribly from both recency bias and an inability to remember when, exactly, events occur, and between those two things and the volume of books I read every year, I rarely can answer what were your favourite reads this year without referring to a detailed spreadsheet. For example, before I wrote […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Travelling Light Edition
November 28, 2024 by
It’s been three weeks since we got home from Italy, and the whole trip feels like a dream. We had a little extra time in Monterosso al Mare, a tiny town in Cinque Terre, before our boat left to take us back to Manarola, so we and our guide wandered around, poking into little shops. […]
