Random 5 at the New Year
How were your holidays? I hope they were fantastically wonderful and that you got to have a lot of rest. Personally, I’m not quite done with sleeping yet, but here we are back in the active part of the calendar yet again. As my thinking processes are still being dragged kicking and screaming into 2018,…
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays with a Chronic Illness
How to do less, so you can enjoy the holidays more.
Facebook Live This Wednesday!
According to every merchant out there, Christmas started about a week and a half ago. There are decorations, Christmas trees, even a countdown to Christmas. Which really just ramps up the stress. And you don’t need that. Because stress makes chronic illnesses flare. Join me this Wednesday on my Facebook Page at 2:30 PM ET…
A Duck and Some Lumberjacks: Canada 150 in Toronto
One of my favourite things about summer is Canada Day and the Redpath Waterfront Festival. And really, is there anything better than long weekends in the summer? Well, Christmas arguably, but it requires wearing more clothes. And no, I’m not tromping about naked, but there are no socks and no sweaters. Back to the Canada…
Photo Friday: Christmas x2
It’s still Christmas somewhere in the world, isn’t it? This was supposed to go up last week, but croup got in the way. It was wonderful to have some time off over the holidays and be able to focus on relaxing with family. We liked it so much that we did Christmas twice! First we…
2016: One Hell of a Year
Well, that;s been quite something, hasn’t it? 2016 was a year that had opinions about what should happen, made it so, and many of us didn’t like it. For one, it was, in the words of the Toronto Star, “the year the music died.” David Bowie left us in early January and I’m still not…
3 Self-Care Resolutions for Chronic Illness
Updated November 21, 2021 Sometimes, a break from the busy can serve as an inspiration for making some changes to your life. Taking time off over the holidays has always been a wonderful way to help me get a bit of perspective on just how bonkers life has become. Here are three somewhat quirky resolutions…
Santa and Lucia Converge
The two most important events that herald the beginning of the Christmas seasons are — to me at least — the Santa Claus Parade and the Swedish Christmas Fair. They happen to be on the same weekend, and the parade is much closer, so it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I started…
Photo Friday: Celebrating Canada Day
Today, my wonderful adopted country turned 149 years old. All over Canada, we will be celebrating with barbecues, music, more food, and fireworks. Have a wonderful day and wave the Maple Leaf as enthusiatically as you can Happy Canada Day!
Lozenge-Infused Thoughts on the Year that Was
I had a plan. It was a good plan. I was going to take some time off and as we came closer to the 31st, I’d write a thoughtful post about the past year. There was no reason whatsoever that this plan shouldn’t come to fruition. Except for Nemesis, of course. Who, I am quite…
Cherry Jelly and Other Christmas Disasters
It all started with the cherries. Photo by Janne Andersen We should have known this was an omen. Instead, we saw it as the perfect opportunity to say “you f*cked up again, mom,” laugh, and move on. Until it was time to make the ris a la mande. Which is not supposed to be mushy,…
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