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  • What I Didn't Know, I Learned In Grade Eleven Math Class

    I recently had a conversation with my youngest son who is in the thick of it finishing grade eleven. I recounted to him about my failure in his gra...
  • More Than Furry Friends.

    About a month ago, I began to write this blog post as I watched the deterioration of our shih tzu who has been a constant companion for eighteen ye...
  • 2022 Ends.

    As we approach the end of another year, we each have a way of letting it go. For me, having just a few highlights keeps me from feeling overwhelmed...
  • The Business Of Faith

    I recently read a stat that said 84 percent of the world's population has faith; a third are Christian. I began to ask myself the question, what ro...
  • The Sounds Of Change.

    I have a thing for sounds. I think most people do but, I in particular, am highly sensitive to them and have been able to associate memories with c...
  • What About A Side Hustle?

    The last few weeks I have been noticing a repeat in my thought process; should I look for another job while running my small business? For the firs...
  • Coping With Loss While Running A Business.

    This past week has been a difficult one. As many of you are aware, my mom has been living in our home the last eight years with me overseeing all o...
  • When The Dust Finally Settles

    It's been a few weeks since one of the biggest moves of my life. I can't begin to describe the magnitude of it in one blog post, so I won't try. Wh...
  • Looking Back And Moving Forward.

    As we come to the end of 2021, I want to reflect on the reality of the present state in which we live but also the highlights of the many great mom...
  • Fielding Necessary Questions.

    This is the third attempt at writing this blog post without losing it on my browser... there has got to be a good reason. After much deliberation, ...
  • Seeing Rabbits.

    The last few weeks I have been scrambling to get to the shop and pumping in 150% of my energies to sell down the excessive amount of stock we have ...
  • Back in the bricks....at least temporarily.

    A funny thing happened to me these last two weeks, I decided to go back to the bricks, at least temporarily. I had a bit of a revelation as the fal...