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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 18, 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...
Oct 11, 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 27, 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 21, 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...
Sep 13, 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...
Aug 19, 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 22, 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....
Jul 6, 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 22, 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...
Jun 16, 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...
May 18, 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 22, 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...
Apr 16, 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...
Mar 15, 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 19, 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 8, 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...
Feb 1, 2022
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