It has been one crazy week (month? Year? Life?) over here, with the main floor as empty as a tomb to make room for restoration. We have wonderful neighbours that helped us clear out and loaned us their garage as a storage venue for our furniture, and we have this great kid who decided to…

Hey How have you been? I hope you are moving through the ongoing pandemic with grace and strength. I hope you are finding joy in little things. I hope that you and your loved ones have reached this point as unscathed as possible. I hope you are safe. Me? I’m ok. Not great. Not terrible,…

Oh hey! It’s hair dye day at the Desautels house! Little Miss went for dark blue, and Little Man went for fuschia. My hands went for “extra on Titanic”. Why do I do this? Because why not. It’s their hair, it makes them happy, I have been out of commission and it’s a sunny Saturday.…

Some people have a nightcap. Some people have a bedtime snack. Some people have a cup of tea. Some people have a cocktail. I’m amongst the cocktail crew, but my cocktail is a mix of prescription, over the counter, and homeopathic meds that create a nearly-perfect balance to keep my various neurological, autoimmune, and mental…

This morning, I am virtue signalling. Look at me!I am so healthy! I am having my favourite Body Love by Kelly LeVeque Almond Green Smoothie! What is virtue signalling? “The action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character or the moral correctness of one’s position on a particular…

Happy birthday to my baby sister! 33 years ago, I was sooooo excited to find out that my wish for a sister had been granted. I remember being in Memere and Grampa’s Rec Room in the basement, standing front of the fireplace and jumping up and down with Ty that you were here! We called…

Years ago I learned how to cook, by watching the Food Network while nursing my daughter. I enjoyed cooking and trying new things, and feeding my family.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀And then one day, I just felt overwhelmed and gave up trying new things, resorting to the standards and slapdash meals, every so often hitting on a meal that…

Intimate Partner Violence and FemicideDue to the confines of COVID-19, the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Accountability and Justice contends that the number of victims of femicide (the murder of women or girls) rose from 146 in 2019, to 160 in 2020.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We know that Indigenous women and WOC are most likely to be victims of Intimate…

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What have we been up to lately? Not much. Even less than usual, given that we are in a global pandemic that has rules and restrictions that keep changing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Our old fellow is getting older by the day and we are spending as much time with him as we can. He is slower, less sturdy,…