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Stress

Learning to Embrace the Chaos

I don’t handle chaos well. Never have. I don’t like big crowds, loud noises, or mass confusion of any sort; and being around such things stresses me out to no end. I like things quiet. I like things clean and orderly, and I like my routine. Granted, with two small children, I have had to [...]

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Mother’s Day is May 13th

My mom died when I was just a kid, so I’ve never really done a whole lot in the way of Mother’s Day celebrations. When the kids in school were making the mandatory cards and crafts to take home to their mothers, my sister and I usually made birthday cards for my dad. And while [...]

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A field of spring daffodils

April is Daffodil Month for Cancer Awareness

If you live in Canada, then you probably already know that April is Daffodil Month, and April 27th is Daffodil Day. The daffodil is used by the Canadian Cancer Society as a symbol of hope for all those affected by cancer: those who have it, those who have lost their lives to it, and those [...]

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