I want to begin today’s post by thanking each and every one of you for sharing your stories. So many of us have been touched by mental health challenges; either our own, or somebody we love. For me it is...
Obviously by now we’ve all heard the news that the man who shot up the Danforth in Toronto, killing two young girls, Reese Fallon being one of them, who went to school with my nephew, was mentally unwell. So was...
What can be said about Monday’s that hasn’t already been said? Most people dislike the day very much. I’ve always had a soft spot for the day, and tried to never utter the words; “Ugh it’s Monday again” under my...
We all have the one thing, or maybe more than one thing, if you’re anything like me that you would change about yourself if you had the tools. At the tail end of 2015 I read, and committed myself to...
Alright, I’m doing that thing that I so don’t like to do, which is weigh in on shit that’s going down with the Kardashian family. But I just can’t go another day without “hmmm’n” over it publicly. Okay, lots of...
Well, well, well, it seems like pretty much everybody has been in this situation with a co-worker. I have to say I’m sort of stunned. Maybe it’s because I work from home, or because I work for myself, and the...
Here we are again friends, another hump day and another What Would You Do Wednesday? First, I have to point out to all the readers who like to leave shitty comments on this blog, you know what’s the most fun...
I had a meltdown a few days ago, missing my girls, and the life we used to lead together. It is an interesting place to find oneself, at the end of the active parenting game. No more University graduations, no...
It’s so frikkin’ easy to get mentally sidetracked in life. To forget the long game and get hung up on the intricacies of the short game. To become fixated on the “when” will it happen, rather than living life, and...
This is the time of year when families begin to romanticize about adding to their family by means of a fur baby. I wonder which has a higher rate of puppy purchases, beginning of summer break, or Christmas? I know...
Some thoughtful responses to yesterday’s What Would You Do Wednesday; most everybody had the same idea, leave it to a good therapist to help them work it out. One reader suggested speaking to her dad, which actually I recall doing...
It’s Wednesday, and I’ve got a good one for you this week. Let’s say you have a vibrant, talented, hard working, bright, beautiful friend. Let’s say that this friend has a toxic, smothering, sabotaging fiance. A lover who is happiest...
So there I was thinking I was going to be all on track again, and get down to the business of blogging every day. Ahhhh, the best laid plans…turns out there is still a tremendous amount of work that needs...
Well it’s Friday, and Friday’s are when I post my Dear Elle articles from last week. This week there was only one article, because, well, life happens. Please enjoy, and I’d love to know your thoughts on this one, because...
Okay, there are plenty of things I’ve learned this past year of my life while I’ve been digging deep into myself to live my year of wellness. Wellness doesn’t happen only on the outside of the body, in fact, I...
Wow! Let me tell you all this…building a cottage, or a home, or whatever, really sucks up a tremendous amount of energy, time, brain power and will to live. Listen, I’m not complaining about the great blessing that is my...
Better late than never I always say, on the West Coast, it is still Friday, so without further delay here are this week’s Dear Elle @milknheels posts! One reader overheard her hubby telling a friend they’re not having enough sex...
The responses to yesterday’s WWYDW were pretty much what I expected them to be. They were almost verbatim what my mom did/said when I turned up pregnant within the first six months of dating Yannick. What can you do when...
In celebration of Pride weekend in Toronto I’m pulling up one of my Dear Elle columns where one parent asked how she should handle the delicate issue of her kids seeing LGBTQ relationships “everywhere” on what parents should say to...
Tis the season for you folks who have children. It is almost time for summer freedom, although if you’re in Toronto, these past few days post summer solstice have felt like anything BUT summery. Regardless of what mother nature is...
With what’s happening at with the concentration camp for children, yes that’s what they are, and yes we all need to be deeply disturbed by what we’re seeing and what we’re hearing. Border patrol officers laughing and making jokes about...
