I'm having a discouraging day today (see post below). It seems like I'm accomplishing so little on the grand scheme of things. I'm spending most of the day reminding myself of all my failings - I'm an ineffective leader, I haven't made any significant impact on this...

After several years of being a manager, I know these things to be true:- no matter how many leadership or coaching books you read or courses you take, people are still people and you can't mold them into the shape you want them to take- even bosses need some positive...

When my sister asked me if I wanted to go through some of the clothes she'd received as hand-me-downs (expensive, brand-name clothes, I might add) to see if I needed or wanted any of them, I said "no thank you. I have enough clothes."Wow! Enough. I truly have enough....

Said between sobs while she wanders around the house naked after her sister beat her into the bathtub... "I'm going to get my Barbie suitcase," sob, "and I'm going to pack it and move somewhere where I NEVER have to take baths AGAIN!" sobI've never had a kid who...

Sometimes, when you’re driving home in the dark, on the way home from your mom’s house where you’ve heard one too many “God’s truth” opinions voiced, the kids are laughing and playing “hats over” in the back seat of the car, it hits you and all you can do is let the...

When you want to make a treat for the kids, and you make something called "So easy they're embarrassing squares" and you screw it up. Now THAT'S embarrassing. Guess I should have paid more attention to Ms. Taylor back in Junior High home ec. class. 🙁

- Maddie had her first big-girl sleepover last night. At her Mémère and Pépère’s house (Marcel’s parents). Her first time alone. No sisters to keep her company. She was so excited when we left – grinning broadly at her independence. I think it was harder on the rest...

As of today, I can proudly say "I have been published in the Globe and Mail." Yup, my article is on page A20. Check it out if you happen to be wandering past a news stand today (in Canada, that is). You can read it online here, but since most of you have already had a...

Here's what happens when you let 8 & 9 year olds at your toes...And here's what happens when you let a 3 year old at your digital camera...

Warning: this post may cross the line into "too much information".For more than twelve years now, whenever I get sick, Marcel has stood above me, often with his hand on my back, while I vomit violently into the toilet. It's not a pretty sight - believe me. (Is it EVER...