Today was a hard day. Not that it was any worse than any other COVID-19 day, not really, but it felt harder. Every conversation felt fraught. Every decision had to be measured. Every choice felt wrong. For two days I have felt a tightening in my chest, and not in the “I had better get…

It’s St Patrick’s Day. I’m usually all over making either an everything green, or a traditional Irish dinner every year. No, we’re not Irish, as far as I know, but I am all over a celebration that talks about luck and blessings. Plus, in my understanding he chased all the snakes out of Ireland! (Allegory,…

WCW – my mom and my daughter. Last night I was struggling to order some groceries get us over the hump. My usual money-saving practice of order from Flashfoods (if you have app you know, and if you don’t yet, so now!!!) is not an option because there is no food nearing its expiry date,…

“If you are abroad, it’s time for you to come home.” PM Justin Trudeau March 16, 2020 I went for a walk this morning with one of my best friends, and as we tramped in the early morning sun, I decided that I felt grateful that the weather was refusing to dim because my mood,…

“VILLAGER #1: We have found a witch, might we burn her?CROWD: Burn her! Burn!BEDEVERE: How do you know she is a witch?VILLAGER #2: She looks like one.BEDEVERE: Bring her forward.WITCH: I’m not a witch. I’m not a witch.BEDEVERE: But you are dressed as one.WITCH: They dressed me up like this.CROWD: No, we didn’t — no.WITCH:…

It’s okay. It’s okay to not be okay, too. It’s okay to feel sad. It’s okay to be scared. It’s okay to curl on the couch and watch Moana with your kids. It’s okay to feel like you are both over and underprepared. It’s okay. #itsokaynottobeokay #itsokay #covid_19 #quarantine #uncertainty #socialdistancing #2020 #canada #pink #itsok…

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather and spending Sunday morning out of doors with my ladies ❤️5KM, tea, and Ring-Fit!! #5k #walk #earlymorningworkout #earlymorning #sundayfunday #sundaymornings #sunspots #orbs #spirits #lightball #light #ice #icymorning #marchbreak #yvr #fraservalley #kalidesautelsreads

Spring break 2020 looks a little different than we anticipated. All of North America, in fact a lot of the world as a whole, is participating in the most Gwyneth Paltrow of activities since 2016’s “conscious uncoupling” – “social distancing”. No flying, no travelling, no crowds, no movies, no malls, no theatres, no museums, no…

Thank you to every single person working in health care right now. We see you, trying to calm fears, treat all sorts patients, panicked people, in hot, uncomfortable masks and splash screens and covering gowns. We see you trying to keep people calm, and recommending medications, and checking fevers. Thank you so much. Thank you…

Made a wrong turn, once or twiceDug my way out, blood and fireBad decisions, that’s alrightWelcome to my silly lifeMistreated, misplaced, misunderstoodMiss “No way, it’s all good”, it didn’t slow me downMistaken, always second guessing, underestimatedLook, I’m still aroundPretty, pretty please, don’t you ever ever feelLike you’re less than fuckin’ perfectPretty pretty please, if you…