Putting the OM in OMG
When you were a kid, what kind of - if any - Advent calendar did you have? We had the kind that you could buy at the grocery store or Sears; each window opened to reveal a small waxy chocolate in the shape of a gift or a tree or - for Christmas Eve … [Continue reading]
After several months of dissatisfaction, and weeks of reflection and much internal dialogue and agonizing, I have made a huge, life-altering decision. I have decided to grow out my layers. This feels akin to when one decides to stop taking birth … [Continue reading]
I'm torn between not wanting time to go any faster than it already does, living mindfully in the moment, savouring every day, and also counting down the next three weeks until Christmas vacation. On the one hand - mindfulness! On the other - hoo boy, … [Continue reading]
A few months ago I offered to bring desserts to a Christmas party on December 1; I love making holiday-themed sweet treats and I always, without exception, make more than even my family with two teen boys can possibly eat. Or, should eat. In any … [Continue reading]
I know you were all on the edge of your seat, waiting to see what would happen when we went to our doctor's appointment last Friday. Would the scheduled time be incorrect again? Would I be berated by the long-suffering office receptionist for missing … [Continue reading]
A few days ago I was making a new acquaintance, a lovely woman who turned to introduce me to her friend. "Have you met?" she asked, and I opened my mouth to answer, but before the words could come out, her friend indicated that we had never before … [Continue reading]
Yesterday a friend asked me how much Halloween candy I had eaten while waiting at home for Trick or Treaters, and I will tell you this: zero. My secret? I buy the candy that I don't like, which is for me a giant box with a mixture of those little Kit … [Continue reading]
