I am trying to make a decision about something and, it is such a trivial thing, I am not sure why I am having guilt and indecision about it. WTF? Why am I having an issue making a decision about whether or not to renew my two magazine subscriptions? I subscribe to two Canadian magazines: Chatelaine and Canadian Family. I just received my renewal notice for both of them in the mail the other day. Normally I just hold out for a bit, I wait for the best renewal offer, and then I resubscribe without a second thought. But, this read more…

October is often a hard month for me. October 16th marks the 8 year anniversary of my Mother’s death. She passed away in 2001 after fighting an 18 month battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I was only 19 when my Mother was diagnosed. Old enough that people thought of me as an adult but, young enough that I was still in need of a mother. It was a time when I was straddling two worlds at once; I was trying so hard to be strong for my mom and yet I still needed to be her little girl. Looking back, read more…