In the night, I woke and my eyes instantly snapped open. I had a thought and a realization simultaneously. The thought was that I had just come out of something: A dream? But that wasn’t it and I couldn’t remember a dream. The realization was a certain memory being the root of self worth issue. … Continue reading While Sleeping
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Value
I was scrolling social media the other day and saw a post shared about ‘perceived value.’ The connection that shared this has her own crafty side business going. The example was about a deck. Asking for a quote of a deck build, getting a price back and then asking if the builder would take 40% … Continue reading Value
McFadden
My sister in law, Tania, had visited Ireland and Scotland a few times. One year she just decided she needed to venture further into the world and went off on a vacation by herself. She loved it so much, she kept going back. She and my husband had been told growing up that their name … Continue reading McFadden
Hikes with Dad
I grew up on a couple acres at Shawnigan Lake. We could hike from the back of the property, up to the train tracks, which run from Victoria to central island. We would walk up to the tracks when we were kids, and put a penny on the tracks and wait for the train to … Continue reading Hikes with Dad
Friend Stages
While sorting through some old birthday and special occasion cards I had held onto forever, I came across a little note from my friend Leslie. She worked with me at my first job, back in college when I was a teller at a Credit Union in Victoria. Leslie and I really had fun at work, … Continue reading Friend Stages
