Wave the Stick

When an idea hits, it's better to act immediately than overthink. I have an unfortunate habit of questioning and analyzing and talking m...

A visit from the Croup Monster is never fun. It's descended on our house again, bringing with it pals like Barking Cough, Snot Face, a...

I wasn't going to do a Valentine's Day type post - I'm not an especially Valentinesy type girl. Don't get me wrong. I'...

UPIs, I called them, with a shrug and a laugh. Back in my early twenties, when I could drink and dance until the early hours with no conse...

There is no doubt in my mind: The Imp is cooler than I ever was. Even back when I thought I was cool. This post is part of A Lot of Lov...

Fact: The Imp is the best thing that ever happened to me. Ever.* Fact: Without daycare I would be a raving lunatic .   I'm just not...

I've been feeling a little like I'm barely holding together the various unraveling threads of my life lately. I've reached a con...

When I was eight, my family went on a grand adventure. We sold or packed up everything we owned, said goodbye to friends and family, travele...

Even if I haven't been posting much here, I've been busy. I've managed to keep the resolution of posting daily at Vancouver Dail...

Since one of our dearest friends had a baby six weeks ago, The Imp has been playing, and talking, a lot about babies in tummies, babies bein...

Happy New Year! Without preamble, here are things I want to do more, or less, of in 2011. Item the first: I've fought The Battle o...

A couple of days ago, I tweeted : And it's true. Witness the technological marvel that adorns my kitchen counter: All this is my ...

The Imp has been sick since Monday. Sleepless nights with a croupy toddler make me so very cranky. Last night, The Imp was awake, coughing, ...

It's possible that no 15 minute increment of time all week is as jealously protected and keenly anticipated as the Sunday morning shower...

Cenotaph, Victory Square, Vancouver This is where I'll be this morning, to watch Vancouver's Remembrance Day ceremony. I go ever...

LEGO Minifig Anatomy, from the flickr stream of Tim Norris , who credits Jason Freeny There has been much discussion of body parts la...

I turned forty in August. I didn't write about it at the time, I was too busy doing it . It was a fabulous week, I received unexpected g...

I have always hugely admired and deeply envied those who live fearlessly. Or appear to live fearlessly - perception, after all, is everythin...

People who know me know I'm an alcoholic. It's not something I've ever tried to hide; it's not something I'm ashamed of....

I've had a pretty intense month or so (see yesterday's October Tried To Kill Me post). Had the Cold Virus of Doom That Would No Go ...