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  • Writing

    Beginning the Book

    January 31, 2013 /
    Victoria Street, Whitby, Ontario

    The idea of my writing a book has been floating around our house for a while now, slowly shedding it's aura of incredibility. That quip I made about my life reading like an Amazon bestseller took root and, with a Pinocchio-esque insistence, demands to become a real book...

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    October 17, 2011
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    Don’t Let Self-Doubt Sabotage Success

    April 23, 2013
  • Blog,  Borderline Personality Disorder,  Expat Life,  Mental Health

    How BPD made me a better expat

    January 29, 2013 /
    Different Tree

    Not nearly enough is written about Borderline Personality Disorder, and often what little there is, however insightful, leaves you with a foreboding sense of the enormous obstacles preventing us from functioning on a similar level to those free of this frustrating and debilitating condition...

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    Love in a cold climate…

    February 8, 2013
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    “I have a house…”

    May 9, 2012
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    Living with less…

    November 13, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    You know you’re settled in Canada when…

    January 24, 2013 /
    Canadian Tire money

    Signs you've been here awhile...

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    Smashing Mental Health Stigma With Free Family Movies

    March 27, 2013

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    August 21, 2013

    Point & Shoot – Blizzards, books & bumps in the night

    December 16, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada,  Photography

    Pucks and Punch-Ups

    January 22, 2013 /
    hockey night

    What a night! I couldn’t be classed as a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, but as some of you know from yesterday’s post, Monday evening saw K and I brave the cold to take the GO train to Toronto for our first ever hockey game...

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    AND THE WINNER IS…

    April 16, 2012
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    February 23, 2012

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    September 7, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    The Good ‘Ole Hockey Game

    January 21, 2013 /
    Tickets to the LeafsvsSabres

    The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing on home ice for the first time this season tonight, and thanks to a lucky break, K and I won Platinum tickets...

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    Life Lessons – Bringing Mental Health To Class

    September 25, 2013
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    Swimming against the tide – can “good character” make a comeback?

    March 14, 2012
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    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Exploring the landscape of depression

    August 2, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Photography

    “Life is like a box of chocolates…”

    January 17, 2013 /
    Insulation by Cadburys

    Today brought a return to more seasonal temperatures (with a windchill of seventeen below) and a long-awaited package...

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    November 2, 2011
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    How eco-friendly is Canada?

    April 22, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    5 Ways to Wind A Canadian Up

    January 14, 2013 /
    Tim Hortons sign on bus shelter

    Canadians have a global reputation as peacekeepers and pacifists but, just like the rest of us mortals, their patience isn’t limitless; some things are guaranteed to get them fired up. Here are five situations where you’re unlikely to see them at their best…

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    Walking Tall – freedom from sexual harassment in Canada

    June 24, 2013
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    May 2, 2012

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    September 9, 2011
  • Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    Challenges of interracial marriage

    January 7, 2013 /
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    Making an intercultural marriage work takes dedication and strength, but on the plus side, we have a super-strong family bond, a vast capacity for empathy and understanding and the confidence that comes from knowing you’ve forged your own path in the big wide world and you have the cojones to deal with whatever comes your way. No regrets, right?

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    July 6, 2012
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    Muslim Day at Canada’s Wonderland

    July 10, 2012

    The Good, The Bad & The Hungry

    July 20, 2012
  • Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    What price a woman’s heart?

    January 3, 2013 /
    intercultural marriage

    Ten years ago today, I stood corseted in sumptuous silk, satin and brocade and consented to be sold to the man I now call my husband for a "token sum" of thirty pounds...

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    March 29, 2013
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    February 12, 2013
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    Making A Meal Of Ramadan

    June 22, 2015

TOPICS

  • BRIDGING CULTURES
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      • Living in Canada
    • Interracial Marriage
    • Islam
  • MENTAL HEALTH
    • Aspergers
    • Bipolar
    • Mindfulness
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Top Posts & Pages

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    O Canada, O What do I do?
  • How to stay unique in a world that demands conformity
    How to stay unique in a world that demands conformity
  • Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
    Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • How People With Autism Fake It
    How People With Autism Fake It

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