A post stroke journey back to the awesome me I used to be
I wrote this last year, just before a trip to Toronto. Reading it now makes me cry and I'm sorry if that makes you uncomfortable and you wish I'd just stop already. Shut it down, go ahead, give me that"special look"or that rude signal you use when you've had enough and think everyone else has …
Hello, it’s been awhile, I thought I should update you on what’s going on here in my wee bit of paradise in the Canadian Rockies. I'm sitting in my office. The feature picture is the view to my left, out the window - There is full on green trees now with the snow capped Lizard …
Big fat flakes of snow are falling slowly in my little town - each one beautiful and unique just like you. Inside it’s toasty warm as our heating system struggles to keep up with the ever falling outside temperatures - baby it’s cold out there and icy and slippery. I haven’t been outside much this …
Happiness? I google the question "what does it feel like to be really happy?” Such a basic emotion to some has mostly always seemed just beyond my grasp. But I felt it yesterday. I felt a real smile spread across my face. Yesterday I got an email that confirmed to me in black and white …
A couple of years ago, one of my therapists suggested that I visualize myself walking. At the time I couldn't. I just couldn't seem to remember how I might have looked striding down the street. Perhaps because I could no longer stride. My walk has evolved into a 1.5-2.0 pace. ( that is the speed …
Life sure is interesting. I started working at age 14 at my local McDonalds. I worked cash on various shifts and got promoted to Hostess (that's usually the job given to the the person that does the kids birthday parties. At my store I rolled out the Ronald McDonald helium tank and made balloons for …
Adulting sure is hard work whether you are 20, 40, 50 or 80. My cousin's daughter posted on Facebook recently that she was finding it hard to "adult" at the moment. Well I get that, sweetie, many of us "adults" still find adulting hard even after many years of practice. - some of us have …
I have moxie Do you? My grade 11& 12 typing teacher Mrs Flegg was a very interesting woman and now that I reflect on it, she was much more than met our very inexperienced eyes. I know now that those charming suits with the short frayed jackets were probably Chanel or at least a really …
husband walked by me this morning slapped me in on the ass and said "nice Calvin". Before smiling and walking away. well here's the story (as an aside:, no photographs of my Calvin will accompany this post) Here's the story Back when I returned from my trip to Portugal my husband met me at the …
I'm inspired this morning to talk about hobbies on this Canadian Thanksgiving morning. Many people celebrate this holiday in Canada with friends, family and dinner on Sunday night. We are celebrating tonight, Monday. I will be preparing a prime rib roast with carrots, Yorkshire puddings ( store bought but no less delicious for it) potatoes …