Zsa Zsa Gabor once famously quipped, “You never really know a man until you have divorced him.” She wasn’t wrong, but I’ll go a step further and add that you never really know yourself until you get a divorce. Let’s face it, if you knew yourself well enough in the first place you’d probably still be married or maybe not married to someone so clearly wrong for you. Ah, divorce, it’s a veritable cornucopia of psychological insights. via GIPHY I’m currently one year in to my divorce …
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Beating Back the Clutter
You know it's time for a good clutter purge when you can't walk a straight line through your square living room. Trying to maneuver through the clutter jungle in my house had become overwhelming …
5 Steps to Practise Mindfulness When You’re Losing Your Mind
We've all been there: drowning in work, juggling doctor's appointments and parent-teacher meetings, chauffeuring kids to activities, keeping up with the laundry and groceries so that the family is reasonably clothed and …
6 Steps to Ease Back to School Stress
Believe me. There is no one who dreads back to school as much as I do. My kids think they are the ones with all the stress and worry over going back, but under my cool and calm exterior my inner child is panicking about …
Why Girls AND Boys Should Get The HPV Vaccine
When I was in my mid-twenties I was diagnosed with HPV. Precancerous cells were found in my cervix and that led to many uncomfortable pap smears and years of worry. At the time I’d never even heard of HPV and I certainly …
12 Tips to Host a Memorable and Stress-Free Holiday Party
It's just over a month to Christmas and the next six weeks are going to be a whirlwind of school concerts, Secret Santa's and wrapping presents. It's going to push you to the very brink of your sanity because what would …
Eight Healthy Habits to Slip Into Your Day
I am a workhorse, and I freely and readily admit this. I often plunk myself down in front of my computer at 6:30 am and shut it down at 11:00pm with only short breaks thrown in to make dinner or grab groceries. It’s bad …
