Healthy Fat?

I am not sure I know what to think of the latest craze in replacing the burger.  Let's be clear, I eat a whole foods, plant based diet; and I love a burger as much as the next girl.  I just happen to use beans to make it.  Well now I have a new option …

Grief in the Workplace

Most people will tell you they rarely think about death.  However, on an unconscious level our fear of it, impacts the decisions we make every day. To deny the reality of the finite nature of our human existence, can lead us to being ill-equipped to deal with death.  Organizations tend to be mostly concerned with …

What Are You Bringing to the Dinner Table?

In three days my veggie eatin' daughter will be home.  I am so excited to see her and feed her good food.  She is a vegetarian, so there will be cheese in the house, and compromises to be made.  Food is such an important part of a families time together. The dinner table is where …

Calling ALL People Who Eat Food

For the past 10 years I have been 80% plant based. However, in the past year I have decided to take my heart more serious. I am looking for other people who eat food to collaborate with. I am not your average vegan, if there is such a thing. I do not consume oil, nuts, …

Carbohydrates – Yes or No?

This year, I have moved to a whole foods, plant based way of eating (I deliberately do not use the word diet) and I want to talk about how it works and how I feel.  I do not call myself a Vegan, but Vegan is a word that represents all of my food.  However, Vegans …

A Good Cry

I am beginning to realize that to be brave you must also be willing to sit on the hotel bathroom floor, tucked in between the toilet and the tub; and cry your heart out.  When you have cried so hard that you have lost the ability to breath, you need to muster up the energy …

Thank You Pahoa

Writing about a place is a new thing for me. So please bear with me, as I figure out what's enough, too much or unnecessary.  Moving forward, my intention is to write small pieces about single experiences, but I could not leave this great place without acknowledging some of its greatness. For the past two …

Learning to Let Go

I celebrated 20 years with a major Canadian Insurer this January, and 2 weeks later I resigned. As I opened up to Senior Vice Presidents, Co-workers and friends, I heard how brave I must be , to make such life changing decision. To be honest, I don’t see it.  The job was slowing killing me.  …

I Find Myself

Ten years ago, I moved to Moncton; it was a town full of new beginnings and possibly a place to call home.  The concept of home has always been a challenging topic for me.  I have never really found a place I felt home, not in the traditionally sense anyway.  Most of my life, I …

The Illusion of Time

  This beautiful clock was given to me, by a friend, almost 14 years ago.  At the time it was a symbolic offer of the time we had spent together and the unexpected life events, that as friends, we would need to laugh and cry through.  As far as clocks go, this one has never …