Reflections and Resolutions
It’s impossible to come to this date and not think back on what’s happened in the previous 12 months. I used to excel at finding the past year wanting, but this year, I see it all through rose-coloured glasses. This was a monumental year for me and it’s all gone past in a blur. I…
A Very Tink Christmas
We were very lucky that our area wasn’t affected by the icestorm for more than a day or two and didn’t lose power, so we got to have Christmas right on schedule. Which naturally is Christmas Eve. As usual, we all promised to not go haywire on the presents. As usual, we did We ate…
Glaedelig Jul, 2013
Ready or not, hear it is! Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday. Eat good food, hug your loved ones and sing carols as loud as you can! Merry Christmas!
Toronto On Ice
We had an icestorm this weekend and the city’s still recovering. I’m very lucky to live in an area that didn’t lose power. The primary difficulty I’ve experienced is that most of the attendants who provide services to me and about 20 other people have cancelled their shifts. I’ve been very, very happy to see…
Reporting from Inside the Pain
Two weeks ago, I developed an injury in my back and shoulder. I still don’t know what I did, except it probably had something to do with being at the computer for too long for too many days. It was a completely new place with a completely new pain that I’ve never experienced before. It…
Show Us Your Hands! Annual Report: Building Foundations for the Future
To celebrate the first anniversary of Show Us Your Hands! as a non-profit, the Board of Directors is writing a series of blog posts about the past year. Each of us writes about a different topic, relevant to us as individuals, to the organization and to the community. We welcome your comments and hope you’ll…
Show Us Your Hands Annual Report: Our Hands Can! Community Stories
To celebrate the first anniversary of Show Us Your Hands! as a non-profit, the Board of Directors is writing a series of blog posts about the past year. Each of us writes about a different topic, relevant to us as individuals, to the organization and to the community. We welcome your comments and hope you’ll…
Choice & Control: Guestpost and Giveaway
Greetings from the blog tour trail! I liked it so much the first time that I went on a virtual tour to celebrate the holidays. Several months ago, I met Kim P. Miller, author of Living with Juvenile Arthritis: A Parent’s Guide.. We come at life with inflammatory arthritis from opposite directions. I’ve lived with…
Show Us Your Hands! Annual Report: Managing Stress as an Organization and an Individual
To celebrate the first anniversary of Show Us Your Hands! as a non-profit, the Board of Directors is writing a series of blog posts about the past year. Each of us writes about a different topic, relevant to us as individuals, to the organization and to the community. We welcome your comments and hope you’ll…
Show Us Your Hands! Annual Report: Recalibration – Creating a Balance
To celebrate the first anniversary of Show Us Your Hands! as a non-profit, the Board of Directors is writing a series of blog posts about the past year. Each of us writes about a different topic, relevant to us as individuals, to the organization and to the community. We welcome your comments and hope you’ll…
Show Us Your Hands! Annual Report: Empowerment and Pride
To celebrate the first anniversary of Show Us Your Hands! as a non-profit, the Board of Directors is writing a series of blog posts about the past year. Each of us writes about a different topic, relevant to us as individuals, to the organization and to the community. We welcome your comments and hope you’ll…
Still Looming
I’ve written before about living Under the Shoe, that pervasive sensation that any minute now, the other shoe will drop and everything you have will turn to ash. I’ve written before about how living in the moment and not planning ahead was an unlisted side effects of finding a medication that worked in getting my…