Words of Wisdom To My 10-Year-Old Self
1. If I could speak to my 10-year-old self, I’d say buckle up girl. Life can take you out at the knees, Tonya Harding style. But you have the strength…
In My Younger Days
🔸 20 Something: I flirted my way out of a traffic ticket by inching a mini skirt into a micro skirt, exploiting my glorious gams. We’re talking seatbelt, speeding, and…
The Sound of [Middle-Age] Silence
Hello darkness my old friend I’ve come to dye the grey again The silver lining’s hiding way down there Wiry strands of tinsel ripped out bare And my vision, astigmatism…
Inappropriate Much?
If you know what rabbit ears and tinfoil have in common, book a colonoscopy tout suite! We grew up in the socially oblivious, footloose and fancy free era of entertainment.…
Eight Things My Kids Don’t Need To Know
🍺 My room was disgusting. Dirty dishes piled up under my bed, and mountains of 1) clean, 2) worn-but-wearable, and 3) downright nasty clothes covered the floor. The quickest way…
The Secret Lives of Women’s Purses
My first purse was a quilted patchwork beauty handcrafted in Grade 9 Home-Ec. It still houses sweet sixteen birthday cards, old love letters, and a vintage diary. Throughout the years,…
Getting To Know the Sangria Sisters
✶ Val ✶ 1. Due to her firstborn status, Val can be a bossy beaver. 2. She’s a positive thinker. The glass may be half empty, but the bar is…
Sealed With A Kiss
Lori: My very first kiss was in kindergarten. While heading outside for playtime, he startled me with a bird-peck right on the beak. Unbeknownst to me, the decoy was designed…
Acronyms Anonymous
1. ACNP ⭐ Adult Children (of) Normal Parents - As a rule, attendance at the yearly AGM is predictably very low. 2. DHR ⭐ Double Hip Replacement - Talking to…
