I may have a romantic soul, but I can kill a romantic moment faster than a room full of Conservatives can pretend to support Doug Ford. Faster even. And it…

I needed a break.  She did too. It’s been a long winter and a March Break without some adventure is no break at all. So, I booked the room that…

It was just another weeknight family dinner, all of us gathered around the dining table, eating our meal. No one spoke. Each of us were solemnly contemplating the events of our…

His bags are packed. The passport is ready. Forms are filled out. The money is in the account. And they’re off. My rugby player is heading to the United Kingdom…

On Tuesday morning I headed straight to the medical lab with my requisition form. I had put this task off for about a week, hoping I could avoid it altogether. No…

I’m not one to buy into the hype of Valentine’s Day, if only because I believe romance should be spontaneous (but well-orchestrated), sincere (not fake-it-until-you-make-it) and frequent (as in often,…

The Christmas tree is down and the ornaments and decorations are put away until next year, when we’ll  play the “where are the Christmas stockings?” game again. Every reminder of…

When my 2018 leather-bound agenda arrived in the mail, I felt like a child getting a brand-new notebook on the first day of school. I even bought special-coloured markers to…

One awesome holiday down and one epic holiday to go, and then the truth sets in: it’s all downhill from here, kids. I’m kidding. It’s all uphill. But let’s not…

I walked into the staff room at work last week to peruse the snack box, trying to persuade myself the mixed nuts were a smarter choice than the calorie-intensive Snickers…