As an author, I love words. In fact, my family might call me a bit of a ‘word nerd.’ From subscribing to Dictionary.com ‘Word of the Day’ emails to looking up new-to-me words used in books, news articles or conversation, I’ve rarely met a word I didn’t like. This week...
High school wasn’t the best time in my life, so I don’t often think of it. Yet, when I was recently in search of character names beyond online sources and a baby name book, I turned to a stack of old yearbooks—and took a stroll down memory lane. Long-forgotten...
I’ve never been a sporty type. From lurking (and surreptitiously reading!) in the outfield during a middle school baseball game, to spraining my back when I first attempted a forward roll and huffing and puffing in the gym as classmates ran around me, my lack of...
As most of you know, I have two homes, Canada and England. And while I now live in a part of Canada where my Irish family roots on my mother’s side extend to the 1820s, I also have British ancestry and spent many years living and working in England. This week, I’m...
When is the last time you celebrated or rewarded yourself for meeting a small goal, let alone a big one or even just because? Like many of us, I get busy with the day-to-day routine and time slips by. I’ll celebrate ‘later’ but then ‘later’ doesn’t happen and the...
