According to doomsday guru David Meade, the world was set to end last Saturday. It was all over the news, social media, you name it. So, when I woke up…

Mental health has been a popular topic this week with the Bell Let’s Talk campaign. Talk is important. Listening is too. Let me tell you the story of my dragon….

I liken friendship to my favourite pair of Australian Blundstone boots: durable, waterproof and as comfortable as the day is long. Okay, sure my boots are Australian and my friends…

“Here’s looking at you, kid,” he said, emphasis on the kid. And I swooned. He didn’t mean me. It didn’t matter. It had been a week that started in chaos…

Two things you should know about me as we head into 2017: first, I have every intention of taking Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards and Wendel Clark to bed…

“Underestimate me. That’ll be fun.” That’s the quote a friend sent to remind me of how far I have come since we met a few years ago. I liked it….

My lucky number is seventeen. I am hoping this continues as this weekend the Carpenter and I celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary (and by celebrate, I mean give each other a…

The thick frost of the early morning draped the windows of my car in a white veil of crystals. Beautiful. How very Canadian to be excited by the familiar sound…

Life is full of choices. Gratitude is one of them. This got me thinking that perhaps this Thanksgiving, I am grateful for everything I don’t have, but have always actually wanted….

Not all funerals are sad. Sometimes a death in the family brings with it long over-due forgiveness and, as a result, closure. It offers peace to those left behind. Most importantly,…