It’s National Addictions Awareness Week in Canada (November 16th to 22nd, 2025), and this year, we’re anchoring hope. Borrowing from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction statement: “Hope is an optimistic state of mind that holds expectations for positive outcomes.” Positive outcomes like connection and growth. “We need…
Hello! If we haven’t met, I’m an accountant with a secret: for the first two decades of my life, I dreaded anything involving numbers. Math was always my worst subject! I even took basic calculus twice to make it through the accounting program. (How the heck did I end up…
I’m so thrilled to see my fellow grown-ups picking up new hobbies. We all need something fun and just-for-us to indulge in after working hours. The excitement of something new is fleeting, though. As the novelty fades, we often find ourselves stuck in the dabbling phase, if we continue on…
Happy Halloween! It’s been a while since I wrote for the series Confessions of a Serial Hobbyist. I meant for the series to be a place to share my random hobbies, but I’ve actually been pretty singularly focused on continuing to learn about the wonderful world of blogging. (And there’s…
But what exactly do they mean, and why do they keep saying it? I’m an accountant. Numbers and statistics reflect outcomes at a given point in time: You’ve made this much profit in the last 12 months. Here are your net assets at year-end. We often forget that we can…
Before we get started, I must admit a couple of things: Editor’s note: Until now in 2025, where I think I’ve finally started to make some progress toward clarity and brevity! But I did want to keep most of my original post intact, even if spread out over three separate…
“When it comes to tea cozies, it’s either crochet, or the highway.” If you’re not familiar with Musings by Peggy Hill (from the show King of the Hill), Peggy writes a column for the local paper. Included are hundreds of her classic musings, such as: Although there is no “L”…
Get up early for some you-time before the world starts knocking. It’s what the successful creators and entrepreneurs do, right? In the wee hours of the morning, the possibilities are endless. You could get in tune with your body for a workout, get a jumpstart on today’s to-do list, or…
The Rapid Log · 01 Today I’m diverging from my usual blog content to share a sweet little story featuring my daughters. In respecting their privacy, I’ll nickname them Button (5 years old) and Beep (3 years old). My husband picked Beep up from daycare while I took Button to…
If you see the words “self-care” and scoff, I completely understand. The bubble bath and candles just didn’t do it for me this week, E. But self-care is so much more than the aesthetic “R&R” moments we see on our socials. It has many facets, and my personal favourite is…