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Oct 17, 2022
The Woman With A Backpack, And The Intentional Use Of Energy
Hi, Friend. Today, I want to tell you about the woman with a backpack. I spot her ahead of me in the second half of a 12km trail race. If...
Oct 10, 2022
My Chiropractor Doesn’t Read The News, And Things We Can Control
Hey, Friend! If you have filled out the survey I sent out last week - thank you! I’m sending you a hug. :) So happy to know that we are...
Sep 26, 2022
Hot Showers, Putting Things Down, And The Day That Changed Everything
Hai, Friend. Today, I want to tell you about the day that changed everything. Dramatic, much? 😂 Before I had children, I’d hear mothers...
Sep 20, 2022
1,000 Friends
Hi, Friend. Today, I want to tell you about some of the folks on this email list. Folks like yourself. Roz picked me up from the airport...
Sep 12, 2022
Back To School, And The Reminiscent Joy Of Next Chapters
Hi, Friend. I would like to start out by saying that I am not a particularly weepy mother. I am a fun mother. A tall mother. A loud...
Aug 18, 2022
Joe Rogan Experience - The Good, The Bad And The Chicken Balls
Hi, Friend. Remember Dr. Oz? He rose to popularity in the 2000s, as an “expert” on various talk shows, and then later, of course, his own...
Jul 21, 2022
Remember That Time I Wrote A Book?
Hey, Friend! Lemme get this businessy thing out of the way, mmmmkay, coz I have a cool thing for you today, but I also have to feed my...
Jul 5, 2022
How Long Have You Been At It? Being An-Ok Mom, Packing Raincoats, And Sucking At Soccer
Hey, Friend! The other day I was disproportionately pleased with myself, when it started raining on my drive home from daycare drop off....
Jun 21, 2022
Trade Agreements, Lilacs, And Operation Tigger
Hi, Friend. You’ll forgive me for not waiting for a once-in-a-lifetime thunderstorm to email you again, yes? This morning at 8.18am, I...
Jun 15, 2022
Thunderstorms, Shrimp Over Pasta, And Crocodile Dundee
Hi, Friend. It really was an amazing dinner, even without electricity - shrimp over pasta, with a bottle of California rose. We are lucky...
May 17, 2022
Analysis Paralysis, And Staying In The Car
Hi, Friend. I once burst into tears, because I could not choose what to put on my sandwich - ketchup or mustard. I was too hungry to...
Apr 21, 2022
Gilmore Girls, Apple Pie, And The Sense Of Otherness
Hello, Friend. All right. Since you were wondering how on Earth is Gilmore Girls weird, OR what the heck is wrong with apple pie… you are...
Apr 15, 2022
No Kids, Crunchy Snacks, And Breaking Out Of Holding Patterns
Hi, Friend. Holy cow. It’s been weeks. Multiple weeks since I sent out that email about being Russian-Canadian, and what it all means to...
Mar 14, 2022
So, How Are You Feeling… About… Everything?
Hi, Friend. It’s just after 5am, and keep thinking about the first few lines of a poem I came across recently: “It feels dumb to wash...
Feb 19, 2022
Don't Get Too Precious About One Rep
A fellow coach shared with me recently that she had this idea about an email she wanted to write to her clients. It was a good idea. A...
Feb 8, 2022
Sunsets, Bird Poop, And Traveling With Small Children
Hi, Friend. This week I have two things for you: my most recent musings on travelling with small children, and more information as...
Feb 1, 2022
Weather Forecasts, Beach Towns, And When Others Confirm What You Already Know
A friend reached out to me once, asking if I had ever been formally diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder. At that point, I haven’t...
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