<< Back to Main BlogIt’s now the official New Year everywhere, so if you missed your chance in January, the year of the Hog and the Lunar New Year allows you another chance to re-evaluate your life.  If you’re like me, you needed this extra…

For better or worse, since childhood I’ve been a bit of a clever clogs*. Thanks Peppa the Pig for introducing me to this idiom. In other words, I’m a “know it all”. As a young adult I would tell my mom how to parent my…

I have noticed how the parking lot at Planet Fitness is pretty full in January; but, by mid-February, it’s back to normal. And I’m pretty sure January is  the biggest month for Weight Watchers sign ups. Although it depends on who you ask, by now,…

My Mom describes the look on my doctor’s face as one of pure astonishment after he questioned me about personal safety during a routine childhood visit. The conversation went a little something like this: Doctor: Do you wear your seatbelt? Me: Sometimes. Doctor: You know…

When I was a little girl, I would get so excited to the point of my toes tingling. Did that happen to anyone else or was it just me? No? Just me? That’s okay, my mom thought it was a bit strange too, but that’s…

“Nouns are leaving me at an alarming rate.” I laughed out loud when I read this; it perfectly sums up only one of the telltale signs of aging that I am experiencing. Sometimes, a change comes on suddenly, like the 40-something experience of seeing blurry…