Thin Strips

To julienne something is to it cut into thin strips, similar to matchsticks. While contemplating this “word of the day” from my friends in the Ragtag Community it occurred to me that humans repeatedly julienne themselves. Carving our beings, our hearts, brains and souls into smaller and smaller slivers in order to meet the ever-increasing […]

Take Off Your Slippers…

Today I almost left the house, in my slippers, so comfortable they are part of me. With this comfort there is no strain, no stress, no flexing of muscles. This comfort is good, good in slippers. With this comfort in life, you forget to learn, to stretch, to feel the joy of something new. In […]

Just Get On With It…

I’m a really good sleeper, no trouble falling or staying asleep. So WTH is going on? It may surprise those who know me that last week I awoke at 5am, was out of bed and in my home office by 6…again I say WTH?! My brain is on full speed; making lists, designing bracelets, pondering […]

This week…

This week I received an email from the university letting me know which courses are open for registration. I’ve got two starting in a couple of weeks but I browsed the list anyway, one of the courses caught my eye so I clicked it, and for some reason I felt excitement, an awakening of positive […]

Whose reflection is it?

I recently read a LinkedIn comment that got me thinking about expectations. How we all have them and quite often hold others accountable for not doing something that is based on our personal expectation for appropriate behaviour. When I “lost” my job recently lots of lovely people reached out and expressed their outrage, dismay and sadness, […]

Four times longer…

For three days I’ve been painting the basement. I’m about half done, I see some of you nodding, slightly smirking… for those of you familiar with “we aren’t hiring someone, I can do this, it’s not that big a job” please feel free to add your two cents. Painting the ensuite a nice Robins […]