Blog Articles About Good Things

The Gift of the Holiday Season

I am (seasonally appropriate) so grateful for the incredible support my HealthCentral family is giving me and Chronic Christmas: Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness! David Mendosa of the HealthCentral Diabetes site reviewed my new book and asked some insightful questions about it: “ If you have a chronic illness that limits your activity,…

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Photo Friday: The Vikings Are Coming (and Tall Ships)

The Redpath Waterfront Festival took place last weekend, bringing a bunch of tall ships to Toronto for the long weekend. It was also Canada Day and the culmination of Pride. There was a lot of fun things to do, but I veered towards the lake and the tall ships. The Canadian Navy was there, escorting…

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I Can See Clearly Now: A Memory of My First Glasses

I have friends who also got glasses when they were children and who tell similar stories. Of realizing that there are leaves on trees, that grass is composed of little individual blades. Unless you have existed in a world that’s blurred and thought it normal, I don’t think you can imagine the shock and the…

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Aging Rocker Chick Sees Concert

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Yes Lene, There Is a (an Accessible) Santa Claus

At a certain point in life, you realize that the mystical, magical creatures who populated your childhood are perhaps more prosaic in origin. The Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Santa… Adulthood takes over and the world loses a bit of its shine. And then something happens to make you realize that the magic never went…

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Fashion for Real Life: Clothes for People with Disabilities

Living well with a disability has a lot to do with finding new ways to do things. Likewise, accessibility is about throwing out the norm and finding another way to your goal. “Izzy Camilleri has seamlessly united fashion, form, and comfort by defying centuries of design and pattern-making conventions. Most fashions are designed for a…

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Dawn is Running for Kids with Juvenile Arthritis

Only days ago, I mentioned how anything to do with juvenile arthritis is very near to my heart. And then the universe provided me with the opportunity to talk to an exceptional woman who is doing something beautiful to help fund research for kids with arthritis at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children.  I’d like you…

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Giving Thanks

I had a plan. This plan has been in the works for months and was directly related to The Boy and I going to the Toronto Islands with the intention to commit photography (our idea of romance). It never really happened in the Spring and then it got too warm — not for me, The…

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Bliss, Redux

Three months ago, we went to see Cavalia’s Odysseo and it was blissful. I claimed to be full, didn’t need to go back again, but The Boy knew better. He’d occasionally drop a hint and finally, I knew, too. I couldn’t let these beautiful horses leave without seeing them again. So we did. It kicked…

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My Brush with Royalty

This past weekend wasn’t just exciting for me, it was exciting for anyone who likes a bit of royal watching. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall did a lightning visit to Canada and spent about 24 hours in Toronto. As part of the itinerary, they were going to visit the Distillery…

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Bliss

How do you describe perfection? Well, there’s the smile of my face that’s been around since Saturday. It was the start of my and The Boy’s anniversary weekend and we started at Cavalia. What’s Cavalia? It’s heaven on earth, especially if you’re fond of horses. Which I am. I saw the original show (twice) several…

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The Annual Peony Post

Ken and I got to talking about peonies the other day. Well, a few weeks ago. About their short-lived beauty, about how they’re exuberant and blowsy and really? Sort of vulgar. In the best way possible. And this was just around the time they were in bloom, so the day after, I went peony hunting…

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