Two years ago Saturday I was approved as an adoptive parent. My home study was signed off by me and the team leader at the Ministry of Child and Family Development and I was approved. Two years. It feels like a … Continue reading
Last weekend during a three hour yoga workshop I connected with the feeling that I’ve been holding too tightly to outcomes in my life. And I – again – realised that when I feel as though my life is spinning … Continue reading
This past weekend I completed my first ever Tandem Sky Dive! I’m not going to lie and say it was the most amazing experience of my life – although it was one of them – because it was also completely terrifying! … Continue reading
Recently we had an annual festival in my town, and I am heavily involved both at an organisational committee level and as a volunteer through the weekend. This time I was also “official photographer” for the festival website. What was … Continue reading
During the past few weeks, coincidentally (or not), while I was on vacation I reconnected with that feeling that everything in my life is coming together in perfect harmony. What a relief! When I relax, when I let go of how … Continue reading
One of the challenges in this adoption process is staying open to the possibilities and not closing your heart after the first (or second, or third, or fourth) heartbreak. I struggled with this for a few months after the planned … Continue reading
I am currently on vacation from work… woop-woop! Never have I needed time off as much as I did this time around because I’ve never before worked in a job like the one I have right now. I feel a … Continue reading
My Mom (or mum, where I grew up) So I have been thinking a little about my mom lately, she has popped into my mind a few times in the last couple of weeks and each time I think about writing … Continue reading
I went to a Celebration of Life this past weekend. My friend’s husband went to sleep one night and did not wake up. He was in his 40’s and she is in her 30’s. Listening to his closest friends and … Continue reading
Last week I had a birthday… Last week H also had a birthday. Although I had been told not to contact her foster mom any more, I couldn’t let her birthday go without sending something to say I was thinking … Continue reading