Is Food Addiction Real?

   Over the past six months I have been working on my thesis for my masters degree in clinical counselling. I was interested in looking at o...

Long Term Weight Loss Impossible (researchers say)

 This morning, as I was perusing the dailies on CBC.ca, my stomach flipped as I read the latest headline; "Obesity Research Confirms, L...

Childless by Choice

 When I was a kid, I remember getting my first doll.  She was nothing like you see today ( no skanky outfit or heavy makeup ) just a pillow ...

Happiness; What "they" don't want you to know!

Ya. I thought that title may add a bit of intrigue to my post today. Although "they" could easily represent every company that mak...

From Gucci to Gardening

It used to be I would enjoy spending ( literally ) thousands of dollars on shoes, new wardrobes, hair products and services, and self-help b...

Ode to my BeBe

Pugs are not only hilarious, but sophisticated and laid back . After 15 years of reading about them, studying them, learning about their tra...

The Changing Tastes of Age

I recently "celebrated" my 46th birthday. It used to be I would look forward to dinner out followed by a group of us taking advant...