03/24/15

When Superman Needs Help

He did things that only Superman could do
Things that sis and I could not believe were true.

Harry Connick Jr., He is They Are

My Superman

My dad has always been my superman. There wasn’t anything that he couldn’t do. He could fix anything and build something out of any kinda material. He rebuilt our entire house!

He could climb mountains and swim oceans. He was the coolest dad on the block because he raced motorcycles.

So cool, in fact, it saved me from being stuffed into a locker in grade 8. Turns out the grade 12s had heard of my dad and thought I was cool because of it. Whew! Continue reading →

02/10/15

A Mexican Moment

A Glimpse of the Mexican Sun

In the long dark of Winter, we need a bit of sunshine. A Mexican moment.

Although Wiarton Willy said spring will be early this year, it feels like it’s eons away.

So, here are some pictures from my Mexican trip.

It’s a sunny, warm, relaxing Mexican moment for you.

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01/27/15

The Long Dark of Depression

Depression – Let’s Talk about it

Tomorrow, Bell is sponsoring “Let’s Talk”- an initiative designed to create discussions about mental health. In recent years several celebrities have come forward to talk about their battles with depression and mental illness.

Unfortunately Robin Williams lost his battle with his dark depression demons.

The Dark

In the dark of winter on the damp coast, it’s easy to feel depressed. The dark grey is all around you. It’s dark in the morning when you get up and it’s dark in the afternoon when you go home from work.

Everyone has experience being depressed at some point in her life. Most of the time you can pull out of it by going out into the sun or doing something you love to do.

But what if nothing helps? What if you simply cannot bring yourself to do the things you love to do any more? Continue reading →

01/20/15

The End of a Marriage

This is the end, beautiful friend, the end.

The Doors

The End

So for my 23^rd wedding anniversary, my husband gave me the gift of requesting a divorce. He actually said, “separation”, but the outcome is the same. This was the end of my marriage.

This old grey mare will be not be going into my golden years, arm in arm with a husband, sharing all the joys and sorrows of the golden years. Nope, I’ll be making the journey solo.

“I just don’t respect you”

Husband stated he no longer respected me, nor felt that our marriage was worth the effort of saving. He was unhappy and the only thing he could think of doing to make himself happy was leaving me. Continue reading →

12/15/14

Still here but….

I’m still here. Just having a rough patch and not feeling terribly inspired.

The good news is that I’m starting to feel better, emotionally and physically, so I will have a post on my Mexican vacation shortly.

Ciao for now.

09/23/14

50 Lessons – #36 Growing Old

Growing Old – Gratefully

Growing Old Ain’t for Sissies

Bette Davis

After I posted Regina Brett’s 50 list, I saw an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail that related to #36.

Heather Sanders published a piece in August 2014 about women and our penchant for denigrating ourselves, no matter what stage of life we’re in. Her hypothesis is that we should age gratefully, and stop being so hard on ourselves. As Regina puts it: Growing old beats the alternative – dying young.

Here’s the link to the Globe and Mail website, Ladies, it’s time to age gratefully. I’ve also included it below in case the link doesn’t work one day. PS Thank you, Heather. Continue reading →

09/12/14

50 Lessons Life Taught Me

Regina’s 50 List

Regina Brett of Cleveland, Ohio, once wrote a column for The Plain Dealer called “The 45 Lessons Life Taught me”.

It’s pretty insightful and certainly has helped me put a few things in perspective. It’s not a 50 – 50 list. It’s a list of observations that can help make life a little easier to enjoy.

The original list was 45 lessons, but she’s added 5 more for good measure. Continue reading →

09/9/14

The 50 – 50 List Update

Here’s an update on how the 50 – 50 list is going.

The 50 – 50 list was languishing a bit so I decided, with some prodding from Agent B, to get on with it. So, here is the latest items I’ve managed to cross off the list.