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Elementary school librarian, freelance writer, mother, and wife. British and Canadian.
Love cats, chocolate, travel.
Favourite place: Venice.
Favourite music: classical, Josh Groban, Il Divo, Sarah Brightman.
Hobbies: writing; poker; piano; reading; genealogy.
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Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) How to tell if you have a thyroid problem?: 1 of 14
Are you tired all the time? Are you gaining or losing weight? Or are you anxious and irritable and feel that your heart is racing a mile a minute? If you have some of these symptoms you may be suffering from a thyroid disorder. The only way to tell for sure is by having your blood tested for T3, T4 and thyroid antibody levels... More..
Health & Fitness > Sleep Disorders Things you shouldn't do before you go to bed (if you want to sleep): 3 of 36
To sleep. Perchance to dream. For some of us this reality eludes us. But there are some things you can avoid in order to increase your odds of getting a good night's sleep. It is very important to avoid any caffeinated drinks, such as coffee, tea, coke or hot chocolate. Some of us are more sensitive to caffeine than othe... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How owning a pet can be beneficial to your health: 5 of 45
Unless you have severe allergies or asthma, or inadvertently adopt an animal with a poor personality, then pets can definitely be beneficial to your health. They can help improve your emotional and physical well-being, a fact that has been confirmed by numerous medical studies. For example, people with pets have been shown to... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Search (Other) Determining your chances of finding work after having been a housewife for years: 1 of 9
I am just in the process of applying for a job after being a stay-at-home mum for almost twenty years. It is weird to be looking for work at 50 when most people that age are looking forward to winding down their careers and retiring! But now that my kids are grown and are capable of looking after themselves, and my husband th... More..
Sports & Recreation > Skiing Perks to living on a ski resort: 1 of 8
Imagine waking up and watching the snow gently meandering down outside your bedroom window. You stretch, get up and after a cup of coffee throw on your ski suit, put on your ski boots and walk out your back door where your skis are waiting for you. You ski to the base of the chairlift and within a few minutes you are at the t... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: MRSA and how to beat it: 1 of 6
MRSA. Four letters that changed my sister's life for ever. Methicillin resistant Staphyllococus aureous. Four words that I wished I had never heard of.My sister contracted this awful, life-threatening infection when she broke her femur due to breast cancer that had metastasized to her bones. She underwent surgery to pin the f... More..
Sports & Recreation > Skiing Learn how to ski in Banff, Canada: 1 of 5
To experience an amazingly memorable ski vacation in a magical winter wonderland you must visit the spectacular ski resorts in Canada's Banff National Park. Banff is the ideal destination to appreciate the awesome grandeur of the Rocky Mountains and is within close proximity to four world-class ski resorts Norquay, Sunshine, ... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss What to do when someone dies and there was no time for good-byes: 28 of 127
It was Friday the 13th of all days. I knew it was bad news as soon as the phone rang at 5 a.m. It was my sister from England. My hand shook as I reached for the phone and my worst fears were realized. My mother was dying at that very minute and I was 4,000 miles away in Canada. This couldn't be happening. I had wanted to be t... More..
Relationships & Family > Dealing with Problem People How to deal with people who drain your energy: 22 of 79
Think of people as magnets. All magnets have a positive and a negative charge. People can either make you feel positive and energized or negative and drained. Sometimes you can just walk into a room and zap, your energy seems to have been sucked out of you. We all know individuals who always seem to drain our energy - spend o... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology Friendlier cats: Male or female?: 9 of 29
While no expert on the matter, I am one of the world's biggest cat lovers and have had a few cats as pets over the last fifty years. From my experience the male cats have tended to be friendlier than the females, but there have been exceptions to the rule. My first cats consisted of a brother and sister who had been born in o... More..