It's a Journey

Finding and keeping balance in your life
Split Personality

Split Personality

  Update: This post was written in the early years of my life post-separation. It took time to learn to let go of being a Mom when my kids weren't with me. I have now learned that I'm always their Mom but have the priviledge of time away from them, when they are...

Does Salary Level Determine the Worthiness of a Job?

Does salary level determine the worthiness of a job or a person? Most of us would say "NO WAY!" including myself, yet actions and behaviour speak louder than words. When I was earning a decent salary (actually, some would have probably considered it indecent), for my...

Single Mom with Teenagers

There have been memes regarding teenagers before the word "meme" existed.  The one that I recall seeing on little plaques in bookstores and novelty shops:  "Teenage grandkids are every grandparent's secret revenge on their own teenagers." I don't think my...

Single Mom with Teenagers

There have been memes regarding teenagers before the word "meme" existed.  The one that I recall seeing on little plaques in bookstores and novelty shops:  "Teenage grandkids are every...

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Finding Happiness

What are your rules for a successful life? And how did you develop the rules you follow? I frequently ask myself that question, as most of my life, I followed a set of rules that I seemed to have...

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Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning

Christmas What? Yes, Christmas is the word that can suddenly switch my day from ticking along smoothly to suddenly becoming one of "those days." Yes, "Christmas," and yes, just the word "Christmas"....

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Renée

Renée

Happy mom and solopreneur

Post-divorce, my life is about freedom, my kids, clients, reading, writing, advocating and lots of outdoor time to keep me going. Divorcing was just one life transition that I successfully navigated – there have been more transitions since then and more to come.

These days, my spare time (Yes! I have some) is spent the way I want, doing things with the friends and family who matter to me. My life is funded through the alignment of my finances, my values and my dreams.

Yours can be, too!