So, summer is over (the best part of it anyway) and our little family is getting back into the school year routine – earlier bedtimes, more regular meal times, setting alarms and paying more attention to our to do lists. I don’t know if you noticed, but I took an[Read more]
I don’t write about my family as often as I used to – at least not directly. They get a nod, now and then, as the inspiration for a new idea or for their part in creating something, but, there was a time when depression, autism, and parenthood (all headliners[Read more]
It’s no stretch to say our family is in a rut when it comes to evening meals. The truth is we’re simple folks with simple palates, content to stick with what we know. But when 5:00 pm catches me by surprise, I stand, like a deer in headlights, staring in our[Read more]
On this day when most North Americans are either filling their bellies or filling their shopping bags, let me provide your brain with a little food for thought. This quote comes from Joshua Becker of the website Becoming Minimalist. Much the way I always find a diet easier to stick[Read more]
Did you hear a giant whoosh yesterday? That was the sound of my family being jettisoned from 14+ years of employer-provided health insurance. I’m digging deep, trying to channel my inner Morgan Spurlock – you know, the fella who made a television show, mini-documentaries and at least one full-length film[Read more]