A few months ago, I revealed my struggle with infertility. At that time, I was in the thick of it, immersed in the journey, filled with frustration, longing and impatience. I was doing everything in my power to take control of my situation; I radically...
In my life, I have always cherished my girlfriends and our everlasting friendships. Our friendships span from high school, university, old work friendships, and current close knit friendships, and even new friendships that arrive when you least expect them to. Some people can choose to have a...
[caption id="attachment_22031" align="alignleft" width="300"] Distorted[/caption] I gained at least 100 pounds during my first pregnancy. I stopped looking at the numbers on the scale at that point, so I’m not exactly sure of the final tally. Sadly, this isn’t an exaggeration. As one friend kindly pointed out...
[caption id="attachment_21847" align="alignleft" width="225"] Elana and her boys[/caption] Bouncing baby boy, husband, career, fabulous friends, devoted volunteer, and postpartum depression. You read that correctly, postpartum depression. I was scared, ashamed, and alone. I didn’t want my friends to judge or label me as weak. I was in denial...
We are a jewelry company based in Montreal, Quebec that is seeking your help to send emergency relief to Nepal! In light of the devastating earthquakes that have led to the deaths of over 3,000 people in Nepal and neighbouring countries, our aim is to fundraise...
It always amazes me that when people hear that I am a divorced single parent they feel badly for me. I mean, why do people have to “feel sorry” for those of us that are divorced? But as it happens, many people who hear that I am...
[caption id="attachment_21139" align="alignleft" width="300"] From fandoms to discussions of hard news, users of Tumblr tend towards images, GIFS and brief comments.[/caption] One of my daughters was discussing some plans she had made with a friend, during which she realized they would have to change their meeting...
It has been coming up a lot recently that most marriages will not only likely end in divorce (as I have seen often) but that many people are not even interested in the commitment entirely. I was not always of the mindset nor was it a goal of mine to get married when I was younger, not even in my early 20’s. Truly, I had other priorities but I was not against marriage – just had no clue if it would happen to me. Once I hit 30, many of my friends began making it more of priority to find “Mister Right” and take that walk down the aisle. Although I was in no way an expert on the topic, many friends came to me seeking advice on their relationships – what I always said was to make sure love all of him and not just parts, because you can’t fix a man. To recognize that things change but can you change with them and finally, remember why you fell in love. It seemed like good advice. Many of those friends are still married.
A child in our community needs our help- A 7 year old boy named Jared, was diagnosed with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) in November 2014. He has a tumor located in the area of the brain that controls breathing, talking, walking, swallowing, heartbeat and all...
Do you know someone who has decided to go on a gluten free diet? Do you get discomfort when eating pasta or bread? Gluten is a protein found in cereals such as: wheat, rye, barley, malt, oat and triticale. For most people, the protein goes in...
In life, there comes a defining moment in our lives when we are hit by “The Parent Bug".
I remember it like yesterday.
Many years ago, a close friend had just had a baby, and I was completely enamoured by the love around her. Her joy, her elation, her sense of completeness and protectiveness at this time of her life.
Welcome to my new inspirational blog, “Spiritual Fitness!” Now that a new year has started….I plan to inspire you with articles about spirituality, positivity, wisdom and love!
The Quest Toward a Cure – please follow my JOURNEY… As many people have seen this logo in stores, on pamphlets and as a HUGE billboard on the JGH building – it has become an annual event at the end of August where people of all...
I’m sure you’ve heard that exercise lowers levels of anxiety, depression and stress. What about for people who are stressed with the thought of exercising? Well, push through and get to the gym or hop on your treadmill and even you will feel stress relief. When stress...
[caption id="attachment_21395" align="alignleft" width="199"] Matthew and his wife Katia[/caption] When Lisa and I created Wise Women Montreal, we had one goal in mind. We wanted to be able to use our blog to give back to our community with stories, information and resources. Above all, we...
The Vermont Teddy Bear company is selling a 50 Shades of Grey teddy bear, just in time for Valentine's Day. We're a little disturbed by it. What do you think? ...
This is a commercial from last night's Superbowl that gave us chills. Please watch. You never know what goes on behind someone's closed doors. If you're struggling with an abusive situation now, please call Canada Hotline: 1-800-363-9010 and Canada Abuse Directory or 1-800-799-7233 to reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline. In an emergency,...
The other day, I needed my kitchen junk drawer organized. Like all of a sudden, I couldn’t deal with the clutter any more. But looking at the mess was overwhelming and I didn’t even know where to start. So I did the most logical thing...
It was 1992 when Sir Mix A Lot spoke out first when he announced that he liked big butts and that was no lie. It came as a refreshing change considering the “skinny-obsession” in early 90’s. Fast forward to today when every other song on the radio has at least some reference to the female behind. It’s become very in to have a larger derriere to the extent that a ‘booty complex’ is starting to emerge and women are seeking butt implants more and more. They actually sell a contraption similar to a push up bra for the booty, it lifts the booty up without the need of padded underwear, silicon inserts, or booty enhancing pants.
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I did it for the first time when I was 33. It was a Friday, and I was with a couple of girlfriends. And while it wasn’t exactly a spontaneous decision (I’d been thinking about it for a while), I hadn’t planned to do it that day. Armed with my design, I walked into X/S Tattoo in the West Island, by chance the artist I'd already consulted with was available, and just like that, I got my first tattoo - a stylized heart with three butterflies representing my kids - on my left hip.
