Monthly Archives: February 2012
HAPPY THOUGHT #36: Hearing my 2-year-old encourage her friend
My soon-to-be 3-year-old daughter had her first at-home sleep-over tonight. The afternoon was a lot of fun. Full of painting toes, dancing in the hallway, eating air popped popcorn, and playing dress up. All was well, until bedtime. The girls, … Continue reading
THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT STIGMAS
“Penis. Vagina. STD. Breasts. Groin. Sex.” These are some of the words that I was appalled to see posted on the lunchroom wall of an elementary school. I was not only appalled. I was embarrassed. ‘Is this what our education … Continue reading
IN NEED OF INSPIRATION? Let me read you a Dr. Suess bedtime story…
Every day for the past two weeks, I have been reading my daughter the story, “Oh, the places you’ll go!” by Dr. Seuss. It didn’t take me long to realize that the story was likely inspiring myself, more than her. … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #35: The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award
To my surprise, Good Grief Guru received an unexpected blog award yesterday. This award was received from an unsolicited reader, a fellow blogger I have never met. Thank you to Dawn Storey from Alphabet Salad who honoured Good Grief Guru … Continue reading
HEALTH IS WEALTH: Y exercise
The Stork Family YMCA opened its doors to the public this year, just a four minute drive away from where I live. I had an idea. What if I were to ask them if they would be willing to sponsor … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #34: Dance like nobody’s watching
I turn on Bobs & Lolo’s “On your feet” song, and my daughter and I dance in the kitchen like nobody’s watching. She observes my goofy moves and I giggle as she tries to imitate my actions. Indian bangles are … Continue reading
THE PANDEMIC OF SUICIDE
My husband committed suicide almost a year ago. This past weekend I met a new friend whose nephew did the same. At the beginning of the week I had dinner with a neighbour who told me of her two friends … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #33: Laugh lines
Since I am 33 years old I thought it appropriate to use Happy Thought #33 to write about something I love, that is a little more evident at 33 than they were at age 32. Laugh lines. I love laugh … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #32: Indigokids (aka “Kids Zone”)
“Guess where we’re going today?” I asked my daughter Alexis. She takes an excited breath in. “Where?” she asks in complete anticipation. Watching her exuberance about the unknown is like eating chocolate for me. Her anticipation fills a craving I … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #31: Zee Avi
Is Zee Avi the best kept secret, or am I the last to know? I stumbled upon her music the other day, and have been in love with it ever since. Her music is liken to fairy twinkle dust. Light, … Continue reading