I reserve the right to remain hopeful. 6 days in to a new government, and 3 weeks past the election, I’m declaring it, as though it’s a constitutional right, a mantra and a magic spell all rolled up into one. I felt hope crest like a rogue wave the morning after the election, and it…
Give good face, like it’s the only one you’ve got.
I went hiking with a bunch of ladies over night at a cabin up the Duffey. Most of us had kids, so the hardest work of the weekend was just getting out of the house. By the time we were on top of the mountain, we were giddy with freedom. Or altitude. That’s where we…
I toilet text ALL THE TIME and am not even ashamed
I wrote this column on the toilet. I’d finished my business minutes earlier but was on a writing roll and didn’t want to stop typing to pull up my pants. I have gotten into the habit of taking my device to the washroom with me because it might be the only chance I will get…
Come together or fall apart
Two year old: “why daddy say ‘holy shit’?” “Oh, that’s just because the stock market is collapsing. Goldfish cracker?” A friend shared one of her go-to blogs with me, with the warning, “it’s kind of depressing.” It feels like we could be reaching the limits of a finite world. Not to mention, tropical fish are…
100 Days of Anything Starts With One
There’s an inspiring creative project I stumbled upon, conceived by an equally inspiring artist, called the 100 Days of Making, that has planted a little seed in my “oh my, I do not have enough time to do the BIG things I really want to do…” mind. Big things (write novel, become President of the…
Which way to the beach, you lucky bastards?
There was a moment, fifteen years ago, when I knew I had chosen Pemberton and I wouldn’t unchoose it. I was walking along a quiet stretch of road, between town and the old high school, when a horseback rider came clip-clopping towards me. Before I could nod a greeting, the cowboy called out, “Is this…
Meditate on This
When the third person recommended I take up meditation, I started to get worried. Was I so obviously manifesting a strung-out vibe? I know meditation is trending in tech circles, but I was getting the nudge from grounded health practitioners and wellness advisors who threw it out at the end of a visit about something…
How to do a Good Job as a Community Manager
I’ve worked as a community manager for a range of brands and businesses, including the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, the Whistler Writers Festival, The North Face Canada and Origin Design + Communications. This is a recent post I wrote for Origin’s e-news and blog on what it takes. Call it whatever buzzword fits your #culturecode: social media…
Your inner arm skin, if I may…
A few people reached out to me after this article ran in the Question – with encouraging notes, with expressions of condolence, with knowing “been there, I see you, I’ve felt that pain” nods, with some of their own writing. And I realised that, even though my own sense of friendship is all shaken up…
The Magician’s Hour – Paul Morrison is still the King of Light
When Paul Morrison and I met to chat for this Tip of the Toque profile in the latest SBC Skier magazine, we got way-sidetracked discussing the tar sands, Harper, Burnaby Mountain, CEO salaries, whether it’s possible to have an adventurous and fulfilling life with kids, and how hard it has become to find a parking space…
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