Coffees and Commutes

Get out of my own way

November 29, 2011

Twice this year I’ve been told by people I admire and respect that all I have to do is get out of my own way. The first time I thought: Why of course! That makes perfect sense. The second time I realized I have no idea what that actually means. Get out of my own [...]

Some time

November 14, 2011

When we are lucky, we enter what the poet Marjorie Saiser calls “cruise control.” It is a state of grace, in which our egos have disappeared, the juices are flowing,and we are on with the writing. Musicians and athletes call it “going into the zone.” Often, this most effortless of writing ends up being our [...]

My limit

November 7, 2011

Did you hear that? It came from deep inside, a long, gut-emptying exhale, like the last few gusts of wind at the end of a blustery summer storm. That’s what I sound like tonight. I’m tired. I’ve had some kind of commitment every weekend since Labour Day. I’ve ignored my new set of rules, the [...]

Yes…a post about holiday secrets (and more!)

November 2, 2011

Every once in a while someone will ask me: How do you do it? How do you manage to raise a family, work full-time, blog and find time for yourself? It often catches me by surprise because no matter how many times someone asks it, I usually respond with: I think you think I have it much [...]

Halloween 2011

November 1, 2011

A vampire and a monkey! What could be better?

On my mind

October 25, 2011

I really enjoy reading blogs. There is so much wisdom and vitality to be discovered in the thoughts and stories of others, and I feel so privileged to call a handful of bloggers trusted and kindred spirits. The woman I am today, the journey that has unfolded since I first got serious about my blog [...]

Pieces of us

October 24, 2011

He’s so much like me. His personality. Sometimes it takes my breath away. Sometimes it worries me. He’s intense and emotional. He’s a people-pleaser and sometimes anxious. I see it so clearly. But he’s also so much is father. He’s filled with kindness and love. He likes to build things and take them apart. He [...]

Shaken

October 17, 2011

I’m struggling with faith right now. I’m struggling just when I could use it most. I’ll be honest, I feel like I’ve given God more than His fair share of chances, and I’m tired of him taking and taking. I know I sound spoiled and ungrateful. I know that in the grand scheme, my life [...]

One year

October 10, 2011

It has been a year. Three hundred and sixty-five long and yet intensely spiritual days since I first admitted publicly, and more importantly to myself, that I was drowning from depression. I came here in those early days to share my first tentative steps forward. It has been here that I’ve shared all of my [...]

My Pink Network

October 4, 2011

When I got married 11 years ago, my aunt told me: No matter what, don’t forget your girlfriends. At the time, I remember thinking Of course I won’t! I was blissfully naive. We had just bought our first home located, conveniently, only a few blocks from my office and were free of the responsibility of two little boys who five years later would claim [...]

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