I've recently found myself drawn to listening to people. I'm addicted to talk radio and podcasts, and most recently I've fallen in love with audiobooks from Kobo. There is something incredibly soothing about someone telling you a story and I adore how versatile audiobooks are, especially since I don't always have time to sit down and read. Listening to audiobooks from Kobo allow me to stay informed or entertained while on the move. The brain, after all, is a terrible thing to …
Why Wonder Woman Is More Than Just Another Superhero Movie
Something happened to me today, and it took me a while to process my feelings. It was an emotional event, and I wasn't quite sure why, because all we did was go see a movie. Except it wasn't just a movie. It was Wonder Woman. From the second that young Diana is mimicking the movement of the amazons training below her, I had tears in my eyes. I looked at my partner and said "There's our girl." He knew exactly what I meant and smiled, squeezing my hand. He frequently laughs at me (with …
I Let My Life Go To The Dogs And Found Joy In The Process
In the spring of 2016, I read the book The Happiness Equation and to say it changed my life would be an understatement. The message of the book resonated with me deeply, especially when it emphasized doing things that make you happy. But before I write about that let’s go back to April 25th 2001. At the time I lived in Ontario and my mom lived in Manitoba, she had made plans to retire at 60 and was going to move to be closer to my sister and I and our families. April 25th is the day she …
Trolls Helped Me See What’s Important
I am a working mom of a very busy 3.5-year old, and with my husband working a night shift, we don’t get enough time in the day to just be together. It’s tough, and we absolutely cherish the time we do find; so no, that laundry pile is going anywhere any time soon. A lot of things like that fall by the wayside in our effort to spend as much time together as a family as we can; thank god for my dear friend who has a cleaning business—she does my floors and bathrooms, so they at least get done …
10 Books You Need to Go Back and Read NOW
Image source: BNW Movie Production It feels, increasingly, as though we’re living in a time that will go down in the history books as the defining moment of the century. Regardless of where you currently live, there are challenges we couldn’t imagine we would face, back when we were studying history and reading classic literature in high school. But really, who knew we were studying playbooks for our future, back when we were analyzing dystopian novels? Turns out, there are a fair …
