A Place Where I Belong I've recently moved to a new community. Like a child starting a new school, it's not always easy being the new person. Cliques have been established and there just may not be a place for you. As we get older it's even more the case. People are... ( added 5 days 8 hours ago.)

Matchmaking 101 My friend and I were out for a walk. She was lamenting the fact that it was difficult finding a man at her age. She had been divorced several years. She said younger men dated young women and older men wanted to date younger women too. Where did... ( added 15 days 20 hours ago.)

First Love, First Betrayal She was awakened by her parents, it was 3:30 a.m. "There's a call for you, it's the police." She wasn't prepared for what she heard next. "It's me. I'm in big trouble. I need your help. I need you to call my sister." It was her... ( added 26 days 19 hours ago.)

Cooking 101 Too Little, Too Late I told my husband we'd been invited out for dinner but declined. We'd been out a fair bit and were trying to watch our spending. "Yeah, you're probably right, save the money," he agreed. "It's too bad," I explained. "At this new restaurant... ( added 32 days 16 hours ago.)

Those Final Seconds Before You Crash I always wondered when I saw car wrecks, what those last moments were like before the crash. What were the people feeling; did they see it coming, were they screaming, were they praying? What happens in those last seconds before you hit? Now I... ( added 40 days 12 hours ago.)

I'm a Married Woman in Love with a Married Man I never dreamed I would be saying these words, but " I'm a married woman in love with a married man." I know what you must think of me, but please don't judge, at least until you've heard my story. I didn't go looking for it. It just... ( added 46 days 15 hours ago.)

Annual Physical, Piece of Cake "Ugh, I don't want to go," my daughter said looking at the calendar. She was scheduled for her first complete physical in another week, mine was scheduled for the next day. "Aw, there's nothing to it," I reassured her. "It's a piece of cake." Of... ( added 52 days 15 hours ago.)

Girls Night Out! I was beginning to wonder what I had gotten myself into, rather, what my husband had gotten me into. Several weeks earlier we were at a party and a friend was talking about the fun she had going dancing on weekends with her girlfriends. My... ( added 57 days 13 hours ago.)

Growing Older Pains "So I don't know whether I should go there or have them pick me up. What do you think?" My daughter was lying next to me on the bed telling me of her plans for the weekend. "Sounds great," I replied, off in my own little world. "You're... ( added 61 days 17 hours ago.)

Going Postal! All he asked was, "Could you deliver this sometime this morning?" My husband had packaged up some novels to be mailed to a bookstore. I had about five errands to run before my ten o'clock appointment, but what the heck, I'm a team player. "Sure... ( added 67 days 8 hours ago.)

A Good Man is Hard to Find, A Good Listener, Even Harder People tell me I'm a good listener. I take it as a compliment because I think a good listener' is a rare find. What makes me a good listener is the fact that I'm genuinely interested in what people have to say. My husband says I just don't know... ( added 71 days 18 hours ago.)

Guaranteed Weight Loss for Women Stop Counting Calories and Load Up! There are all kinds of diets, the Atkins diet, Scarsdale, Beverley Hills, the Cabbage Soup diet and countless others. Been there, done that. Either the diet is too difficult to stick with or you crash and burn only to binge and pack on the old... ( added 75 days 17 hours ago.)

Dog Breath - Just Another Day in my Suburban Prison It went badly from the beginning. I received notification from our vet telling us Casey, our Brittany Spaniel, was due for her spring tune-up,' heartworm, flea medication and vaccines. We had done all of it every year for thirteen years, but this... ( added 81 days 8 hours ago.)

In Praise of Co-Ed Gyms They say, "When one door closes, another opens." I was reminded of that recently when it was announced that my gym was closing for one month for renovations. Everyone was skeptical it would re-open at all. I was really upset. I had been a... ( added 86 days 12 hours ago.)

I Believe in Miracles "I think your daughter has Hodgkin's Lymphoma." The words hit me hard. My little girl has cancer? How could that be? She had all the symptoms; paleness, bruising on the legs, night sweats and loss of appetite. What kind of mother was I... ( added 98 days 10 hours ago.)

The Bachelorette Finale, Oh the Romance "Are you crying?" "Yes," I replied, reaching for the Kleenex. I was watching the finale of the Bachelorette with my daughter. Handsome and loveable Ed Swiderski, had just proposed to Jillian Harris. It was, of course, very romantic and... ( added 101 days 16 hours ago.)

Happy Where I Am "Rachel, wait for us!" "Andrew, don't throw sand." I looked up from my novel, which I began on our arrival at the cottage three days earlier. I had just settled into my lawn chair on the beach when I heard the young couple approaching, two kids... ( added 106 days 8 hours ago.)

It Never Rains, It Pours You know the expression "It never rains, it pours?" Well, it's storming all around me and it's been brewing for a while. I've been there. My family has come through financial difficulty in the past, illnesses and accidents. This time though... ( added 158 days 7 hours ago.)

My Husband Thinks I'm Trying to Kill Him My husband thinks I'm trying to kill him and I assure you I'm not. We've been married twenty-four years; if I were going to kill him I would have done it by now. So where does he get this crazy idea? Well in fairness to him, there have been a few... ( added 170 days 15 hours ago.)

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child Mothers Day is around the corner, and it's customary to stop and acknowledge and appreciate what our mothers mean to us. However, at this time of year, I can't help but also think of women who have wanted to become mothers and for whatever reason... ( added 184 days 14 hours ago.)

What I Did Right and Where I Screwed Up As a Mom As with any job you have good days and bad days, being a mom is no different. Here are some things I did right, and inevitably, where I screwed up Respect yourself and others. I taught my kids to treat people how they would want to be treated.... ( added 188 days 8 hours ago.)

Family Day Guidelines Wow, times have changed. When I was little Family Day' was every Sunday. But now, the Government of Ontario, here in Canada has passed legislation designating the third Monday in February as a statutory holiday called Family Day. Guidelines have... ( added 188 days 9 hours ago.)

Someone Talk to Me! A nasty cut on the bottom of my foot landed me in the after-hours clinic. My husband told me to take a book along since the wait time was usually a couple of hours. Knowing there were always plenty of others waiting, I decided to forego the... ( added 192 days 19 hours ago.)

Everyones a Winner, on Biggest Loser I have a good cry almost every week. I can predict when it will happen, Tuesday evening between 8 and 10 p.m., that's when you'll find me glued to the TV, watching my favourite show, The Biggest Loser. It is without a doubt, the most inspirational... ( added 195 days 15 hours ago.)

Don't Tell Anyone It happened when I was 8; I was in third grade. I had my friend Rachel over for the weekend. We bundled up in layers of clothes and dragged our toboggans to the apartment hill, a few blocks from my home. It was a favourite spot for neighbourhood... ( added 200 days 22 hours ago.)