Today is July 21, 2025. I’ve been working on becoming more consistent with writing daily. This morning, I was looking through some ‘bits...

I don’t want to sleep. I can sleep. It’s not that I’m not physically able to sleep. I don’t need sleeping pills or any other kind of...

I quit my job this morning. (Deep sigh. Breathing through the fear. Reframing. Focusing on the positive.) I quit my job this morning...

Following is an introduction to a series I’m working on that will explore the realities of aging for women in Canada. While I understand...

Today, April 1, 2025: I’ve struggled my entire life with mental health issues… since I was a small child, a toddler. I’m not sure who...

This was written a few months after my father died unexpectedly. He was diagnosed with cancer the last week of April and died on May 21,...

I wrote the following tidbit at the end of November 2024. I didn’t add it to my blog at the time because, for starters, I didn’t know if...

With Father’s Day upon us, I thought it might be a good opportunity to spend some time thinking about each of my parents and possibly...

Happy Birthday to me! Well, my birthday has come and gone, and I have to say that I’m very grateful to be 53 and I’m very grateful to...

I’m going to be 53 years old in less than a week. Surprisingly, it’s not weirding me out as much as I thought it might. In fact, I think...

I’ve been struggling. Well, struggling might not be the right word considering I haven’t been actively trying to “fix” myself. No, I’ve...

I’ve been sick for about a month now and I have to say that it kind of sucks but, at the same time, it kind of doesn’t. I read about 40...

It’s been 15 years almost to the day since my ex-husband and I first separated, and it’s taken me that long to realize why the split...

I resigned from my job today. I’ve been wanting to do this for more than a year now but have continually put it off because I was afraid...

I don’t know who I am. Not really. Am I even real? Are my thoughts my own? Do other people think the way I do? It’s hard to know how to...

Unsplash image. Photo by Monica Melton. I’ve been trying to nap for more than an hour now and it just isn’t happening despite the...

I think I might be depressed. No, it’s not that, not exactly. I think it’s the seasonal affective disorder, which, in recent years,...

I should be sleeping but I’m not. It’s not that I’m not tired because I am, absolutely. I just can’t seem to shake this feeling of being...

Who do you spend time with? Is this in my control? What does your ideal day look like? What is the most important thing? Is this who I...

A new year is upon us and for me, it’s time to set my intentions for the coming year. You may be wondering what the point is considering...