A Case for Uniting the United States of America
I’ve had a really hard time writing posts these last few months. It feels like every time I sit down to write something, nothing seems to come out. And when something does comes out, I feel like it completely ignores the scope of the political landscape we are experiencing right now. I’ve written three posts […]
This is One: An Unedited Account of What Becoming A Mother Taught me About Life
Photo credit: Eva Marie Pursley This past Sunday, February 19th, I celebrated a very important birthday. No, it’s not the day I was born (that was June 5th about a million years ago, so mark your calendars. I like peonies. And pretty things.). It’s not the day I gave up chocolate (ha, ya right, like […]
3 ways to master your to-do list (even when you’re feeling crippled by it)
Some days I feel like there is so much to do and not enough time in which to do it. But I’m excited about the list of things in front of me, and I can’t wait to get started. Other days, I feel completely unmotivated to the point that I begin to question the validity […]
Feeling down? This is how you change your attitude in 5 minutes or less
Have you ever been to Montreal in the winter? Well, it’s bitingly cold. It’s not usually very sunny. And because it lasts so long, if you’re not careful, it can get very, very depressing. It was a (typical) stupidly freezing cold day in Montreal on some weekday in February in 2006. I was walking to […]
Work less, play more: What my daughter is teaching me about bringing the fun back into my adult life
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la….la! Tis’ the season for holiday parties, Christmas movies (Santa! I know him!!) and clearly, music too! As I’ll take any excuse to bring people together, this year, I hosted my very first holiday potluck! I made it potluck styles to […]
A 3 Day Nutrition Plan to Get You Back on Track After Thanksgiving!
Tis’ the season to eat your face off! Just kidding. Actually, no, I’m not kidding. Doesn’t everyone have an image of themselves laying on the couch post Thanksgiving dinner, pants open (if you’re silly enough to wear pants with a fly – amateur), tummy popping out of your waistline, uncomfortable, so full that you’re mad […]
What Meryl Streep has to say about success (and how it can motivate you the next time you need a lift)
The other night, Ted and I were watching the CNN documentary We Will Rise. It’s about Michelle Obama’s mission to educate girls around the world. In their own words, “In this film, the First Lady, Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto and CNN’s Isha Sesay take a journey to Morocco and Liberia, where they meet young women […]
8 reasons why I’m proud of my postpartum body
I had a giant sized poster of Keanu Reeves on my wall when I was younger (it was after I saw the movie Speed: I wanted Keanu to be my boyfriend, and I wanted to actually be Sandra Bullock). Before Keanu, it was Jonathan Taylor Thomas. And before him (and likely during that time too […]
10 Healthy Snack Ideas for Busy People (plus 2 quick & healthy dinner ideas too!)
In the haze of the political climate right now, my head is spinning too much to be able to control my emotions enough not to write about what’s going on. But I’m not going to do that. Because as a good Canadian girl who may or may not have just gotten her American citizenship, well, […]
Why you need to stop trying to lose weight and do this instead
Oh, hello there. Are you looking for the magical pill that will melt away those LBs you’ve been dreaming, hoping, wishing (and lifting, running and clean eating) away? Great. Open wide, because this pill is all kinds of sparkle! And it’s all kinds of real. It’s like a chia pet: just add water, stand back, […]
