DIY Gifts for the Holidays
I often find myself making some little gifts for people in December. I love giving away little body butters, or bath salts. I think I get more joy out of it than the person receiving it! &
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For the Love of Tree Oils
There’s just something about the tree oils that just draws me to them. Maybe it’s because I live in the bush (in Northern Ontario we call it “the bush”). I’m surrounded by trees and lakes
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Practicing Gratitude
Practicing Gratitude Sounds funny right? I mean, how do you “practice gratitude”? It’s not like a sport, or learning an instrument. How can it be something you practice?Well, ac
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Changing Season, New Beginnings
On Labour Day weekend, the weather was so hot here, that we actually went swimming in Lake Superior! Almost unheard of around here! It was pretty awesome!Of course, a few days later, the t
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Funny thing about time is.....
Maybe you’re old enough to remember when, at the end of 1999, we all thought we might all be in big trouble! Maybe the computers that support every part of our daily living, from our heating and
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When You Realize You Gotta Make a Change
I’m not sure if I’ve told you this already, but I have been working as a women’s advocate in the anti-violence against women sector for 38 years now. I’m the Executive Di
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Finding Balance in the Chaos
Finding balance in life is not a “one and done” kind of proposition. It’s something you will constantly be trying to do. Let’s face it, life can throw you
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Early to Bed, Early to Rise
I like getting up early, before anyone else is up and just easing my way into my day. I enjoy the quiet, sacred time, when it’s just me and my thoughts. I usually follow the same mor
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Lessons of the fall
Do you ever find sometime you’ll be going along pretty good in life, you know things are just chugging along great, and then something happens that lands you on your butt?Well that happened to m
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Cheers!
I’m coming up on 3 years of sobriety here! Wow! How did that happen? About 2 weeks after my Dad passed away, I woke up with a wicked hangover, and decided, that’s it! &nbs
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