One of the surprising things about me is that I love being a mom. I thought I would be a bad one or a neglectful one, given the rocky start of new motherhood which was a shock to me. I didn’t anticipate the sleepless nights, the difficulty in breastfeeding, the deciphering of cries, the sheer […]
One of the things that I’ll be doing regularly on this blog is featuring quotes that resonate with me from all the books that I’ve been reading during my life coach training. This first series is from the book There is Nothing Wrong with You by Cheri Huber. Despite the unattractive cover, it’s filled with very […]
I was once in a dark dark dark dark dark place. I felt broken and alone and didn’t know if I would ever stop being sad. There was separation, sickness (and looming death) and the stress of being a new mom. And I didn’t have a Pacific Crest trail to hike through. My counsellor suggested […]
1. I’m currently reading this book (haha) and just finished this book on my Kindle. I’m intrigued by this but I’m not sure if it’s next on the reading list yet. Or maybe this? 2. Soooo much concerts: My daughter B and I watched High 5 at the start of March and we’re ending the month […]
Ooh, blog titles that are like magazine titles. (An aside: when I was working as a big-time magazine publisher, I could predict the editorial calendar of the magazines. January is New Year, New You. March was the Big Summer Issue. June is Back to School and December is all about the Gift Guide. Hoping I […]
For a long time, I was an expert. People would come to me, ask me questions and yes, I would have the answer. Dilemmas would arise and I would trot out experiences that showed how we overcame something like that in the past. Proposals would be made and I would have the power to veto or […]
