“Be the pond not the fish” was a strange yet effective quote I recently acquired from an Insta post. The fish refers to each of your...

I may have made a tactical error when I mailed my Filson lunch kit back for repair. The zipper had ripped clean off the top and it was...

Some people rock celebrations, and Hazel’s grade 3 teacher is one of them. The class celebrates ‘times table’ mastery with the ‘Brainiac...

“Everything matters… until you get ill, then only one thing that matters… your health”. It’s an adage I’ve heard many times before. I was...

As I drove past the FedEx drop off location, I was curious about the status of our four DNA Methylation tests that I had left with them...

I am tired of the term ‘bully’ as I feel it is used way too flippantly these days. Someone gets pushed once on the playground and...

I watched an instagram post yesterday that shared the following message: “Regard every activity as ‘play’, and don’t take yourself too...

I was gazing at the Vegreville tower as I drove into town, imagining how unrecognizable the town would be without this landmark. In my...

“Intelligent people are born to create…” is a quote I love. The girls and I took on our first resin art project this Christmas as we...

In an innocent Jiu Jitsu training mishap, involving a knee colliding with an eye, I received one of the few ‘shiners’ of my life. As a 43...

When I lead a meeting I always incorporate something I call the ‘ten second takeaway’. Attendees are given ten seconds or less to share...

Ten minutes before reading with my grade two students this morning I created and printed an original ‘reader’s theatre’ script which...

I listened to a friend describe recent holiday mishaps, challenges with school and children, adverse health conditions, and sleep issues....

We love gift-giving at our house; Christmas, birthdays, Valentine’s day, Mother’s day or Father’s day, there never seems to be a season...

I am committing to more: Laughter Fun Levity (shit ain’t that serious) Mediation Breath work Stretching Jiu Jitsu Reading Learning...

I caught my second cold in a couple of months. With seasonal activities postponing bedtimes, I attribute the disruption to my sleep...

I was recently listened to the synopsis of a book called ‘The Expectation Effect’ by David Robson and I was so intrigued that I...

I was the proverbial ‘third wheel’ during a test drive of my sister Ashley’s new minivan this week. It was updated, clean, shiny, and had...

During our yearly strategy planning session we landed on a pretty simple mantra: Build capacity and eliminate capacity vampires. During...

Olive was giddy with excitement after being successfully chosen for a solo role in the school Christmas concert. She also expressed some...