219 Archived published columns

June 2013

• 06/16/13: FATHER KNOWS BEST
• 06/09/13: A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE

May 2013

• 05/28/13: WOULD YOU LIKE A RAINBOW WITH THAT?
• 05/08/13: FOR THE LOVE OF MOM
• 05/05/13: LOOKING OUT WHILE LOOKING WITHIN

Apr 2013

• 04/29/13: NO NEED TO BE PICTURE PERFECT
• 04/22/13: DEEP DOWN, HERE’S THE DIFFERENCE
• 04/09/13: THIS BALCONY HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED
• 04/08/13: HAPPY FEET, HAPPY LIFE
• 04/01/13: A MOVIE EXPERIENCE FROM MEMORY LANE

March 2013

• 03/28/13: SOMEDAY IS NOT A DAY OF THE WEEK
• 03/23/13: IT’S TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE
• 03/11/13: HOW TO HANDLE BACKHANDED STINKERS
• 03/06/13: NAME THAT TOT

Feb 2013

• 02/28/13: MOONING OVER LIVING LIFE
• 02/12/13: FROM THE BOOB TUBE TO YOUTUBE
• 02/10/13: BORN TO BE BLONDE
• 02/04/13: WHAT’S THAT SMELL?

Jan 2013

• 01/28/13: BALL PIT BABYSITTING
• 01/16/13: LIFE OF THE PARTY
• 01/08/13: ABIDING BY THE FIVE SECOND RULE
• 01/02/13: RESETTING FOR A NEW YEAR

Dec 2012

• 12/29/12: REVELATIONS ABOUT RESOLUTIONS
• 12/21/12: KEEP IT SIMPLE, SANTA
• 12/11/12: THE SERIOUS SIDE OF HUMOUR
• 12/10/12: THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT

Nov 2012

• 11/28/12: BOOING IS BAD MANNERS
• 11/26/12: SPEAK TO YOUR FEARS
• 11/18/12: PRINCESS AT THE PUMPS
• 11/11/12: FREEDOM TO BE FRIENDS
• 11/04/12: THE LITTLE SANDWICH THAT COULD

Oct 2012

• 10/29/12: WE NEED A VACATION FROM HOLIDAYS
• 10/21/12: THINK BEFORE YOU TYPE
• 10/16/12: I AM NOT A KANGAROO
• 10/09/12: DOGGY ON BOARD

Sept 2012

• 09/30/12: DUMPING ONE ADDICTION FOR ANOTHER
• 09/23/12: LAUNDRY AND LEG LIFTS
• 09/16/12: ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH, ZIP-A-DEE-AY
• 09/10/12: AS THE PLATES SPIN
• 09/04/12: TORTURE IN PARADISE

Aug 2012

• 08/27/12: STRIKING A BALANCE
• 08/20/12: NO MESS, LESS STRESS
• 08/13/12: PUFF ON THIS, POPEYE
• 08/01/12: A PRIZE TO REMEMBER

July 2012

• 07/26/12: WE ALL HAVE A STORY
• 07/22/12: MOVING ON UP
• 07/15/12: IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS
• 07/09/12: BLOGGING AND JOGGING
• 07/03/12: FOOD FOR THOUGHT

June 2012

• 06/22/12: TAKE THE HIGH ROAD WHEN DRIVING
• 06/13/12: WHERE THE GRAPES GROW
• 06/11/12: LITTLE MISS SHOPPER

May 2012

• 05/29/12: BARENAKED LEADERS
• 05/25/12: SHOULD HILLARY CLINTON FIND HER MAKE-UP BAG?
• 05/18/12: THE THOUGHTFUL SPOT
• 05/11/12: MOTHERHOOD HAS ITS MOMENTS
• 05/08/12: THE ABSENT-MINDED MOTHER

Apr 2012

• 04/26/12: THE SUPERHERO WITHOUT A CAPE
• 04/19/12: CANADA’S GREATEST KNOW IT ALL
• 04/12/12: REAL HOUSEWIVES OF WHOSE WORLD?
• 04/04/12: A CURE FOR CHOCOHOLICS

March 2012

• 03/31/12: POPCORN, POP AND A PILLOW
• 03/20/12: UNITED FOR A COMMON GOAL
• 03/15/12: OH, THE PLACES HE’S GONE
• 03/08/12: IS IT TIME TO CHANGE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS?
• 03/03/12: INTRODUCTION TO THE INTRODUCTION

Feb 2012

• 02/24/12: FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
• 02/17/12: GEEKING OUT AT THE OSCARS
• 02/11/12: ALL WE NEED IS LOVE (AND CHOCOLATE)
• 02/02/12: BOYS WILL BE BOYS

Jan 2012

• 01/26/12: HOW TO MAKE A VIDEO VIRAL
• 01/20/12: COUCH POTATO VERSUS MOUSE POTATO
• 01/13/12: FOOTSY ETIQUETTE
• 01/05/12: SINGING DOWN FEAR
• 01/01/12: A FRESH START TO A NEW YEAR

Dec 2011

• 12/21/11: THE TRUE MEANING OF BOXING DAY
• 12/16/11: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
• 12/10/11: PREPARING TO PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS
• 12/05/11: COMMUNITY SPIRIT SCORES GOALS

Nov 2011

• 11/26/11: THANKS TO THE CANDIDATES
• 11/20/11: CHOOSE TO SNOOZE
• 11/12/11: WHY BOTHER VOTING?
• 11/05/11: GRIN AND SHARE IT

Oct 2011

• 10/28/11: TRICK OR TREAT
• 10/23/11: THE NAME GAME
• 10/15/11: HOW AWARE ARE YOU?
• 10/08/11: IF WE COULD TURN BACK TIME
• 10/02/11: SNAKES AND LADDERS

Sept 2011

• 09/23/11: A CHANGE OF SEASON
• 09/18/11: MARK ZUCKERBERG, PLEASE
• 09/11/11: HONORING THEIR MEMORY
• 09/03/11: BACK TO SCHOOL BLISS

Aug 2011

• 08/28/11: FROM TRASH TO TREASURE
• 08/21/11: STRICTER DOG LAWS NEEDED
• 08/14/11: TWO CAMPS DIVIDED
• 08/07/11: CAMPING IS FOR THE BIRDS

July 2011

• 07/31/11: WHAT IS A HOUSEWIFE THESE DAYS?
• 07/24/11: MY COLORFUL WORLD
• 07/17/11: THE PEOPLE WHO WOULDN’T SHUT UP
• 07/10/11: THE SMOKING CHICKEN
• 07/03/11: CLONES R US

June 2011

• 06/26/11: THE KISS SEEN ‘ROUND THE WORLD
• 06/20/11: LOOKING FOR SLEEP IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
• 06/12/11: WINNERS EITHER WAY
• 06/06/11: MOBILE MANNERS MATTER

May 2011

• 05/30/11: WHO ARE YOU CALLING MA’AM MISTER?
• 05/22/11: THANK YOU OPRAH WINFREY
• 05/15/11: GINA LEADS THE WAY
• 05/08/11: ADVICE FROM A MOTHER
• 05/02/11: ARE YOU THE AUTHOR OF YOUR OWN LIFE?

Apr 2011

• 04/23/11: GET BACK UP ON YOUR SURFBOARD
• 04/17/11: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
• 04/10/11: STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES
• 04/02/11: LUCK IS BELIEVING YOU’RE LUCKY

March 2011

• 03/27/11: DEADLINE DIVA
• 03/19/11: IGNORANCE ISN’T ALWAYS BLISS
• 03/13/11: A TIP FOR A CRANKY CABBIE
• 03/06/11: I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR

Feb 2011

• 02/28/11: THE ART OF HAPPINESS
• 02/19/11: SWINGING FROM GRIEF TO RELIEF
• 02/13/11: WHEN BAGS AND BUGGIES WERE FREE
• 02/07/11: WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST?

Jan 2011

• 01/31/11: THE TURTLE AND THE BUTTERFLY
• 01/23/11: CHASE AWAY THOSE MONDAY BLUES
• 01/15/11: BACK WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE…
• 01/09/11: OH, TO BE A KID AGAIN
• 01/01/11: KEEP RESOLUTIONS FROM BECOMING RESOLEMONS

Dec 2010

• 12/26/10: IS CHRISTMAS OVER YET?
• 12/18/10: COME ON DOWN!
• 12/12/10: PERFECTION PERCEPTION
• 12/06/10: THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS

Nov 2010

• 11/28/10: I THOUGHT YOU WERE MAD AT ME
• 11/20/10: OPRAH – COME TO THE OKANAGAN!
• 11/14/10: TIRED OF BEING TIRED
• 11/07/10: BLADES OF LORI

Oct 2010

• 10/31/10: THE ANTI-SOCIAL NETWORK
• 10/25/10: BIKINI SHOWDOWN
• 10/16/10: COURAGE WITH A SMILE
• 10/06/10: FREE AS A BIRD
• 10/02/10: KIDS GET THE LAST WORD

Sept 2010

• 09/27/10: DRIVING HOME THE POINT
• 09/19/10: FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS
• 09/12/10: LOOKING SHY IN THE EYE
• 09/04/10: PERSEVERANCE, NOT PERFECTION

Aug 2010

• 08/28/10: FINDING CLARITY IN CHAOS
• 08/22/10: DREAMS HAVE NO DEADLINE
• 08/14/10: MARKERS HAVE NO PLACE ON THE FACE
• 08/07/10: MANIC FOR MANICURES

July 2010

• 07/31/10: THAT BABY NEEDS A HAT
• 07/25/10: ALWAYS BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
• 07/17/10: CAMP MOM-NEEDS-A-BREAK
• 07/10/10: THE CURSE OF THE PURSE
• 07/03/10: COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY

June 2010

• 06/26/10: A HUNGER TO END THIRST
• 06/19/10: MAKING ROOM FOR THE MAN CAVE
• 06/12/10: WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
• 06/05/10: HURRY UP AND WAIT

May 2010

• 05/29/10: TWO FACES OF FACEBOOK
• 05/22/10: TEFLON BRAIN – NOTHING STICKS
• 05/15/10: NEVER LET THEM DRAIN YOUR CUP
• 05/09/10: FINDING MY FRIDGE AGAIN
• 05/01/10: THE NAKED TRUTH

Apr 2010

• 04/26/10: NEW FRIENDS ARE JUST A CLICK AWAY
• 04/17/10: CREATING A FUTURE, ONE DREAM AT A TIME
• 04/10/10: SMILE, YOU’RE ON LISA’S CAMERA
• 04/04/10: NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

March 2010

• 03/28/10: THE DAY OUR WELL RAN DRY
• 03/21/10: TO SHAVE OR NOT TO SHAVE…
• 03/14/10: NOTE TO SELF: KEEP TONGUE IN MOUTH
• 03/07/10: COFFEE, TEA OR FINANCIALLY FREE

Feb 2010

• 02/28/10: MAKING DREAMS A REALITY
• 02/21/10: GENERATIONS PASSING THE TORCH
• 02/14/10: THE KEY TO BEING ORGANIZED
• 02/07/10: PUTTING PAIN IN PERSPECTIVE

Jan 2010

• 01/31/10: GETTING THE SCOOP ON PIDDLES AND POOP
• 01/24/10: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN’T DANCE
• 01/17/10: KIDS CAN TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY
• 01/10/10: DEAR DIARY, TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR…
• 01/03/10: KEEPING OUR HEADS AS WE WORKED TO SAVE HERS

Dec 2009

• 12/28/09: GOING FOR PERSONAL GOLD
• 12/20/09: EXPERIENCING THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
• 12/13/09: SIMPLIFYING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
• 12/06/09: THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT PUPPY LOVE

Nov 2009

• 11/29/09: SLOWING DOWN – NOW THAT’S THE TICKET
• 11/22/09: REBEL, REBEL, YOUR FACE IS A MESS
• 11/15/09: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS FOR A THIRD TIME
• 11/08/09: WISE WORDS TO LIVE BY

Oct 2009

• 10/31/09: TRICK OR TREAT, SMELL MY FEET…
• 10/26/09: A BALANCED BOY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
• 10/17/09: A SPICY SERVING OF SWEET SUCCESS
• 10/11/09: A THANKFUL HEART IS THE GREATEST VIRTUE
• 10/04/09: A SIGN OF THE TIMES

Sept 2009

• 09/27/09: FORGET ME, FORGET ME NOT…
• 09/21/09: WHICH POOH ARE YOU?
• 09/19/09: TIME FLIES THE OLDER YOU GET
• 09/07/09: GETTING IN TOUCH WITH HUMANITY

Aug 2009

• 08/31/09: YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ
• 08/23/09: YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’RE MAKING A MEMORY
• 08/15/09: GETTING NOTICED CAN BE BITTERSWEET
• 08/10/09: CONFESSIONS OF A FACEBOOK SLACKER
• 08/01/09: WHO DO YOU LOVE THE MOST?

July 2009

• 07/24/09: ETERNAL GRATITUDE IS ETERNALLY YOURS
• 07/20/09: REST IN PEACE ANDREW WALKER
• 07/12/09: COUGARS AND LABELS AND RULES – OH MY!
• 07/05/09: LONG LIVE THE KINGS

June 2009

• 06/28/09: WHEN’S IT GONNA BE KIDS DAY ANYWAY?
• 06/21/09: FATHERS HIT A HOME RUN
• 06/14/09: A FETCHING FACE IS A FRIENDLY ONE
• 06/07/09: IF WE COULD NAME OURSELVES

May 2009

• 05/31/09: IT’S A CLUTTERFUL WORLD
• 05/24/09: FEELING LIKE A SAUSAGE IS NO PIECE OF CAKE
• 05/17/09: REMEMBERING HOW TO HARMONIZE
• 05/10/09: MOTHERS TAKE MANHATTAN
• 05/03/09: WORKING MOM MEETS STAY AT HOME DAD

Apr 2009

• 04/26/09: A SIMPLE CURE FOR DISCONTENT
• 04/19/09: A LAUGH A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY
• 04/12/09: YOU’RE TOO SKINNY – EAT A SANDWICH