Category: personal

Thank you all so much for this recognition – it is truly humbling, and frankly, I get misty eyed if I think about it too long. First of all, thanks …

UPDATE for 2019: This list is largely unchanged from last year. I’m still supporting the below organizations/teams, and I’m still consulting for three of them (Walrus, Canadaland, Toronto Botanical Gardens) …

This year has been notably better for me – both in terms of work-life balance and overall health of my freelance business. Part of it is because for most of …

Blue Monday has come and gone, and whether you believe that there is real science behind it, or it’s just a marketing gimmick to get you to go on vacation …

I’m typing this from our garden. Yes, it’s much too late (into the season), and in general – I’m finally embracing working outside on regular basis. What took so long? …

I’ve always believed that music will save the world. Over the last year, with everything else going on around me, and in the world – music (and to a larger …

I still remember that evening, even though I was physically exhausted and was experiencing my first ever jet lag. On June 24th, we left Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, had …

An interesting analogy just flashed in my mind – I think it’s worth writing out and sharing. It’s early May, Toronto has had almost two straight days of spring rain, …

You’ve already read a lot of ‘year-in-review’ for 2016. Why else would you be here? Perhaps for some reason you need another one. Ok, here it is. But be prepared …

As I sit beside my husband horrified by the current debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump another debate date comes to my mind. One where there was a bit …