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Moving On
May
19
My blog followers have asked where I went. To the land of real estate.
Buying a house is crazy. Biggest purchase of our life and we make it by seeing a house once or maybe twice. It takes me longer to buy a great pair of jeans. I put an offer on a house I have seen five times, which to... more
Change
May
19
Maybe moving house is emotional because it is about change. Change is what people say is good unless it is about them changing. If a friend tells you they are changing jobs, or buying a new house, or taking a new tact in their career, we say great, but most of us approach change in our... more
Good Enough is Good Enough
Mar
29
My fiancé who owns Goodlife Fitness, states this mantra in his first book. It is far easier to say than to live by. Good Enough means letting go of the belief that there is some perfect place, some perfect decision, some perfect weight, some perfect achievement that we should be aiming... more
Mike Robertson & William
Mar
01
Mike Robertson, Snowboard Cross Olympic Silver Medalist, and my son William.
Olympic Closure
Mar
01
We are sitting waiting for the Closing Ceremonies to begin. Kate just leaned over and told me that this is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to her. When I asked what she meant she said the Olympics, that she couldn't even describe it but "it changed my life mommy." I... more
Mayor Hazel McCallion
Feb
27
Leaving Canada Hockey Place after the Women's game I waited for the elevator with one of my personal hero's Hazel McCallion, the mayor of Mississauga. As Two Mississauga natives we gave each other excited hugs while sharing our elation at Canada's Gold Medal victory. It turns out that... more
Sport and Gender - a Female Perspective
Feb
25
Back on the Ferry to Vancouver again today and the Olympic fever just seems to be growing. Doesn't hurt that our women won FOUR MEDALS yesterday. Spectacular and reminds me about how fortunate we are to live in a country that presents so many opportunities for women in sport. This in fact... more
Gold Medal Reflections
Feb
19
Christine Nesbitt’s speed skating gold medal really affected me.
There was something about her quiet demeanour that I relate to. While all of Canada is cheering and going crazy like they just won gold, in some ways you feel separate from it, even though you are the centre of it.
Winning... more
Speed Skating Gold!
Feb
18
Four-time Olympic gold medalist from Norway - Johann Koss with Silken, Kate and William,
watching Christine Nesbitt win "gold" for Canada at the Richmond Oval!