Destroying the house one Hot Wheels at a time
I’m about to invite you into our home. Join me as we walk through the front door. Oops watch out! You don’t want to trip over the mountain of shoes…
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How my 1st travel experience opened by eyes
I never thought that I would actually travel in 2019. I was asked by my friend who is like a second mom to me if I wanted to go to…
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My first-born is the best sibling for my second
With everything that goes on with Maeve, it is easy to let her take over all aspects of my life. When I sleep, eat, go out, work out, go to…
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Dear Anti-Vaxxer,
Dear Anti-Vaxxer, Hi. I’m Liza and I want to be your friend. Let’s make a few things clear: I am not writing you this letter to convince you to think…
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Autism Fatigue and Making Memories
I wrote this piece for the Huffington Post on November 4, 2016. I have some new thoughts to add at the end.. This Halloween, we drove to a neighbourhood where…
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Lessons in Parenting Through a Mental Health Journey
Part One Bell’s Let’s Talk Day was last month and I have to admit that it burns a bit to know that since its introduction in 2010, it doesn’t feel…
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Mutually Exclusive Negative Nellies
My poor Nan. She was a Nellie – Ellen, to be exact. A Negative Nellie she was not. A Nervous Nellie – absolutely. But it almost hurts my hearts to…
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Isolation in Lockdown is Nothing New
As we enter week 5 of the second Covid lockdown, I realize that I’ve managed really well with this restricted way of living for the last 9 months. In fact,…
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Will & Owen’s Welcome to Holland 18 Years Ago
18 is a loaded number. In Canada, the world opens up to a teenager when they turn 18 and are deemed a legal adult. Here are but a few things…
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Everyone Deserves to Have ONE Friend
I suppose that one of my greatest fears is that Maeve won’t have a friend. It is truly what I want more than anything. I am not nearly as worried…
