The C word. Cancer. It still causes anxiety and worry. We have family and friends dealing with it. Last weekend we found out that another friend has got it. With all our advances in technology, why is this one thing we haven’t beaten yet? Why haven’t we developed the cure? Is there a cure? What…
I recently mentioned my monthly splurge. But if I’m honest, I have a weekly mini splurge, too. The weekend is approaching and I’m getting ready. I don’t go hog-wild on my mini splurge. It’s more of a relaxation of the rules. Where I don’t worry about the weight loss. And I am lax about when…
It’s been a few weeks since we were at my cousin’s cottage. Life is back to normal. Work is busy. Home life is busy. The air is getting cooler. Everything seems to be rushing by. And every now and then, I find myself thinking about sitting at the dock. Enjoying that quiet. The cottage quiet.…
Sometimes we can’t help but dwell on something. That hurt. That slight. That betrayal. No matter how big or small. That thing eats at us. But, if you can’t do anything to remedy that situation, ruminating about serves no purpose. Except to make you feel bad and prevent you from moving on. It’s hard. I…
It’s Labour Day weekend. Hard to believe that the summer is over already. It went by so quickly. Instead of whining it about it being over, I should appreciate what we were able to do. Deb and I fit in a lot of things over the past few weeks. Hung out with friends. Saw shows.…
We were able to spend six days at my cousin’s cottage. And in that time, we also got to spend time with all three of our kids and their partners. What a gift. Our kids didn’t arrive or leave at the same times, but there was some cross-over. So all the siblings got to see…
When someone deliberately hurts us, it stings. Often for a long time. Sometimes it’s hard to let it go. And we nurse that hurt. Playing it over and over. So, it never heals. It just festers. The problem is that ruminating doesn’t fix the hurt. If you can’t take any action to change the situation,…
Ah, the joy of opening the fridge door and realizing that it isn’t cold inside. This was Tuesday evening. The lights came on. There was power. But no coldness. On the bright side, the freezer part is still working. So, our frozen stuff was safe. Unfortunately, we were out that evening, so this problem…
Last month I spoke about a mini vacation Deb and I took. This Sunday was another one. I had lots of work to do. Plenty of things on the “list”. But Deb had been gone all week and arrived home late Saturday evening. So, we decided to have a mini vacation day. No…
A friend at work became a parent this week. Or rather, the baby was born this week. I guess they became a parent as soon as the baby was conceived. I was thinking about the advice I would give to new parents… Pay attention! Your little person is only a little person for a short…
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