I’ve always thought that the antidote to ‘resting bitch face’ would be a mirror or a video camera. Surely once a person observed their...

A couple of weeks ago I had a grade 10 CALM class use a gratitude practice as an ‘exit pass’ to leave the day’s lesson. Most of the...

I am observing so many great memories being created during ‘back-up’ child care days. When tummy pains kept my seven year old daughter...

Our first baby boy, Friendo (Jack Russell) turned 14 recently. I will confess that I do not love our midnight routine of panicked...

“Wow, I’d forgotten we have a view!” Karina remarked after the first look out of our new living room windows that got installed this...

My best friend Scott just won $1,200,000 in a 50/50 draw. When he face-timed me in mild shock to reveal this news, there were a lot of...

I had a magical moment on lunch supervision last week. My two beautiful daughters, Hazel (kindergarten), and Olive (grade 2), helped me...

I may have cussed like a sailor when I found out that my work day routine had been disrupted by the sudden closure of my daughter Hazel’s...

This week we finished our fourth Wentworth puzzle. These beautiful wood puzzles from Great Britain are works of art. There was a moment...

It appears that I won’t be seeing as many adults wearing pyjama pants in public in the next little while. Let me explain. We are in our...

My friend Brett recently shared a story about one of his customers who wore a paper plate attached to jogging pants elastic, as a covid...

“You can lead a horse to water... but you can't make it thirsty.” One of my teaching colleagues introduced me to this alternate version...

Wouldn't it be amazing to celebrate greatness? A peak ethos is a challenge to be better one nudge at a time. When you leave room for...

My daughter Olive recently informed me that although I am usually cheery, I sometimes get "fussy" with people. She has also mentioned on...