“Why are you here at school to pick me up early?” my little one asked. “Well, I just am.. I just thought that….” and my response trailed off.…
My husband and I recently took a two day getaway to Vegas. I was so stoked, who doesn’t love Vegas? It has the label of “Sin City” for…
It was Spring 2003, my freshman year of college; I was 18 years old and had just started my COM316 course: Gender in Communication. The first day of…
It had to be done; I broke up with my crockpot. I was really into cooking about a year and a half ago. I would bust out homemade…
Those were actual words that dropped out of my own mother’s mouth. I was the ripe age of 16; it was the age I received my drivers…
“Oh, your internet friends?” “Hey, ‘Facebook!’ How’s it hangin’?” “Oh, you BLOGGERS!” These are all phrases that have jokingly been shot in my direction since I’ve become a…
I anxiously awaited the most talked about interview with the rest of America. We all wanted to hear what Bruce Jenner was going to say. When it finally…
My mom has been a wee bit behind the technology train since, well, since the Internet became something past a dial-up modem. Even then, I don’t think she…
We’ve all seen them. We all have them. The moment the Loom Bands enthralled our young ones and became a Justin Bieber-like sensation, our lives were forever changed.…
This season Manulife is creating a movement of gratitude and paying it forward kindness during the Christmas season. We hope that by sharing our stories (as varied as…