- Mar 3
- 2 min
Pandemic Panoramic
The Chem teacher was up close and in the frame. Only baby’s see that tight shot. I saw this yesterday when I checked to see Jason’s, my...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
DNA: Historical and Messy
The messiness of institutionalized human trafficking and the legalized ownership of people from a family tree point of view.
The DNA IS help
- Aug 16, 2020
- 1 min
Enough parties, it’s time for Politics of Sound Mind
Here’s the thing: As a voting adult, I’d like to consider an idea and then make decision. So, let’s say ✅I agree with healthcare ideals...
- Aug 16, 2020
- 1 min
Birthdays
If years were counted in more than days what would we say? We would talk more about the tears, the smiles, and the fears. We would hug...
- Aug 15, 2020
- 1 min
The Soul Rising Up
Q-What do you do when your middle-schooler tells his parents he has had it with school? A- Invite him into your bed and take turns...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
Check your cause's ego at the door
You know when two roads meet. This happens in my home town, Toronto. The QEW Eastbound overlaps with the 401 Westbound. How can you being...
- Jan 2, 2020
- 3 min
15 Asks in 2020
Recently, I was reading a friend's update that prompted me to look up the ancient Greco-Roman terms for love. It occurred to me that...
- Dec 31, 2019
- 1 min
Things I don’t buy that my parents did
This week I started thinking about how much times have changed since I was kid. During the holidays, it wasn’t unusual to find 3...
- Jul 28, 2019
- 2 min
So what do we tell our kids?
I woke up, in the middle of the night, thinking about those children in the communities that the president insulted. And, the announcer...
- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min
Screen-in-Hand Tired
Last night, at almost 11, I was ready to tell our son he was busted for: after bedtime TV watching. His door was shut. The lights were...
- May 16, 2019
- 2 min
Ten seconds
I have an odd habit of taking snippets of video. The moments before a posed picture or just a survey shot of a room. The snippets are...
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Teen versus Marvel: The Saga Continues
We did not go to see Captain Marvel last night. Nope. By the time, our son got around to doing his piano, we were mad. He had a day off...
- Mar 16, 2019
- 1 min
49, at our most vulnerable
Vulnerability during prayer. It should be a code we all honor I guess what really hit me is: To me, NZ is so far away. And if this type...
- Jan 10, 2019
- 1 min
Do you want a Mom?
I want a Mom. Our son asked for his phone to go out with his Dad. He was going to sit in the lobby at work while Dad had a meeting, or in...
- Dec 22, 2018
- 2 min
Magical Ending - Teen Style
I had to remember, in the moment that my teen and I were talking, “THIS IS MAGIC.” Not the scolding. Or my forthcoming punishment to...
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Round Two: Talk Smack and Love the Fight
Well, my mother would have been 79 today had she lived. What a funny sentence. Had she lived. She did live. And we loved her. We...
- Dec 15, 2018
- 2 min
Phone Repo
We took away our son's phone on Dec 2. It was pending after many heated, prolonged, entitled exchanges. I know my husband thought it...
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Hope: Year 10
Ten years ago when we elected the first black president: Did we envision the resistance of the current backlash movement? I want to...
- Nov 4, 2018
- 1 min
Defining Moments, then what?
All that build up and anticipation for a “defining moment” and then what? Life continues on as it always does. Life continues on whether...
- Sep 30, 2018
- 1 min
Blackout versus Shoutout: We can do them both
This is not a time to stand alone. Women are reaching out to me and I want to share some of what I am hearing. 1. Do you think the...
- Sep 27, 2018
- 2 min
The Powerlessness of Women
When we walked out of Black Klanmsman last Sunday, it wasn’t because it was poorly done. Nothing close. The film was so well done that I...
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
Primping and Parties - Embracing our role in our Family Structure
I remember my parents going out. When we were little, we were all involved in the primping. As we got older, in my memory of childhood,...
- Sep 2, 2018
- 1 min
Up on the roof and other physical feats of a 77 year old.
So, I was talking to my Dad yesterday. And he said that “you never see young people on the street anymore. Not one who looks willing to...
- Aug 29, 2018
- 1 min
Back after Labor Day
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 1 min
Revisting Tennis: What I am learning on the court.
I am revisiting tennis. These aren’t high school gym lessons and enough time has passed to give this a try again. So, what will I get out...
- Jul 11, 2018
- 1 min
Bright Light Moments
It was just a week ago that I tried to capture all of these memories. As a scientist, I wonder if trying to remember so much and trying...
- Jun 24, 2018
- 1 min
Oddly enough, salads speak to me
One thing I love to do - Salad presentation! One of the guest captured this photo Honestly in the summer, I can present salads all day...
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
Rock Stars and Roadies: The Parenting Dilemma
The 7th graders are going to perform their original songs at Mississippi Studios this week. My husband and I were so excited to see the...
- Jun 8, 2018
- 1 min
Depression and Identity: Are we missing the point?
I began blog early in the week. But now with two celebrity suicides in one week, I believe the discussion is too important to fall prey...
- May 28, 2018
- 1 min
June Jumpstart - Join us
How you feel about yourself is so important. And what I feel about myself is a gentle whisper of: What am I doing? Why am I...
- May 21, 2018
- 1 min
How We Engage Our Transferable Skills: 3 Ideas from a Photo Shoot
▫️You all know I love organizations along with the interaction between people and process. Here’s what I observed at my son’s first photo...
- May 14, 2018
- 1 min
Post Mother’s Day Feels: Embrace Your Brand of Mothering
Every Mother’s Day since this whole social media thing, I completely enjoy all of the outpouring to mothers here and mothers gone, from...
- May 13, 2018
- 2 min
A Granny Special: Her love and legacy in dresses
Before we go on to celebrate Mother’s Day, I’m glad that I have a little Hyoism to share with you. Our mother, Hyacinth Grenville, and...
- May 7, 2018
- 1 min
Flying over the Caribbean. So, how did this happen?
I am sure I was on airplane mode. Maybe??? Seems like the GPS radio worked anyway! When I came home, the photos were geotagged. So no...
- May 5, 2018
- 2 min
A Private Conversation: Do you know where that pain is coming from?
A tight pelvic flooor. Read more. Watch video. So....this is a PSA. Dude, so many folks are going to be like what????? This is for women...
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
Who are the people in your neighborhood?
We moved 9 times in 5 years. So, one of the gifts of staying put for the last 12 years is we’ve had the same postman. Here are 3 cool...
- Apr 26, 2018
- 1 min
Pepperpot: Food traditions from all heritages
Today on the eat your way across Guyana Tour: Pepperpot. A local dish and a favorite for Christmas time. Originally from the Amerindians,...
- Apr 25, 2018
- 1 min
Clean Sweep
Show up at the right time and you will find many of these pointer brooms in use at Bourda Market. My parents spoke about them as...
- Apr 25, 2018
- 1 min
Brooms for Sale
So, there’s actually a Bourda Market song. My guess is the song was a commercial jingle. I sang it to my cousins. I met them for the...
- Apr 23, 2018
- 1 min
Guyana: Spring Break or Bust
Jason and I arrived at 10:44 for our 11:45 flight to Miami. We have planning this for months. On the evening of his 13th birthday we...
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
How we are coached matters
So, earlier this week, I shared about my son’s gymnastics experience. Here’s a #principleinpractice for you, How we are coached matters....
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
Will we time out of gymnastics journey?
Our son came 20th in the region (5 states) for his age group. He jumped off the pommel. It was the last event and the choice to jump off ...
- Mar 31, 2018
- 2 min
Home Alone: A week of parenting without my spouse
Do you have kids in different school systems with different breaks? We made it through the first year of separate spring breaks. My son...
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
A year ago yesterday
The coach in me assigned myself a year of reflection that I chose to do on the 21st each month. The assignment happened organically. I...
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
Regret Is Normal, even for parents
I know one thing. If you regret having children, your kids don’t want or need to hear about it. That’s the tough part. Parents need to...
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
Feeling Loved
This moment just hit me. My Dad and I went to visit my Aunt and Uncle at their nursing home yesterday. My Uncle shrieked with delight....
- Feb 6, 2018
- 2 min
Feeling Not Acting
I like to write about the mother-daughter relationship. In this piece, I explore the moments when you are both a mother and daughter. I...
- Jan 21, 2018
- 4 min
The Middle of the Night
I am up at 3:30 am. Half muttering in my thoughts about why the Internet is so slow. And I imagine my mother saying, “it’s the middle of...
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
Honoring Dr. King
We understand the physics of energy. “A body in motion will stay in motion, a body at rest will stay at rest.” We know, what it takes to...
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
Arpeggios #Tweenlife - Why We Practice with Our Kids
I was sight singing with our son before he did his piano playing. First, we rhythm read, sing the notes, then play. When I asked, "Did...