The world could use a little more kindness.

Be Kind with your words.

Be Kind with your actions.

Kindness doesn’t mean grand gestures. It can be a simple smile. Saying Hello. Asking someone how their day is. It is about making someone’s day a little brighter. We could all use a little more kindness in our lives.

In connection with the release of Disney’s Cinderella this week,

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Education is the great opportunity opener in my mind.

I went to University AND College. I know to some it seems a bit extreme. I can honestly say I am one of those people who really liked being in school. It was fun, and I am not just talking about the parties and the friends. I LOVED learning ( still do to be honest)!

University allowed me to get the book learning.

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1me and my sister

My connection with The Hospital For Sick Children is a personal one. I got to know the inside of that hospital very well as a child.

It was an October evening. An evening I will remember forever. It was the evening that changed the lives of everyone in our entire family and every single person who knew us. It was also the night my family first became part of the Sick Kids family.

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Kids Corner. (1)

 

Every summer I do my best to have fun with the kids on a budget. At least I try to be budget conscious.

It is certainly easy to spend a lot of money fast during the summer months. The kids want to go places and I am eager to keep the kids entertained and sometimes I forget myself and get caught up in the moment and start spending wildly.

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Having a bad day? Stressed?

Who hasn’t said at the end of a stressful day?

“Boy, I could use a good laugh!” Well, it might just be what the doctor ordered for sure.

Research shows there are great benefits from laughter. It can do your body good, physically, emotionally and mentally. The benefits range from strengthening the immune system to reducing food cravings, even to increasing a person’s threshold for pain. More importantly, it can also have stress relieving benefits.
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