Putting the OM in OMG
If you have been reading this blog for, well, any amount of time, you will probably be aware that I am a person who really strives to live a life of calmness and mindfulness. It doesn't always work that way, of course, but life is a journey and we … [Continue reading]
Yesterday my yoga friend mentioned this quote in one of her classes: Ships don't sink because of the water around them; they sink because of the water that gets in them. This felt to me like the most profound and apt metaphor for life. This is … [Continue reading]
42 things I've learned in 42 years: Karma always works, for better or for worse. A good mascara and the right shade of lip gloss can make you feel like a star, even when you feel like a burned-out black hole. Mom was right, my face did … [Continue reading]
I know you were all on the edge of your seat, wondering how those fake eggs worked out, in terms of colouring. I think they turned out very well: They were a bit messier than working with traditional … [Continue reading]
It's not like I didn't realize that Easter was this weekend, but I've been putting off any preparations for it. We were out of the country for Easter last year, and so missed our traditional egg hunt/ chocolate feast. Since we don't take the children … [Continue reading]
You guys, the Mayday tree is budding, the tulips are up, all sorts of hardy plants - yarrow, daylilies, ornamental sage - are making their appearance in my backyard, and today it RAINED. Do you know how rare it is to get rain in Calgary in April? … [Continue reading]
Hi! Happy April! Can you even believe it? We spent a week of Spring Break in an all-inclusive in Mexico, and now I am completely spoiled. The whole trip was perfection; we went with another family and all eight of us get along like a house on … [Continue reading]
