KyMcWriterSep 23, 20204 minGrowing a ReaderI just finished reading a book called The Library Book by Susan Orleans, it was delightful and that’s not a word I use lightly. It was a ...
KyMcWriterSep 16, 20203 minThe Magic of CookiesTime is in short supply right now. There are a lot of different hands pulling at the small shreds of time that I have available. Sometime...
KyMcWriterSep 1, 20204 minMajor AdjustmentsIf you have ever visited a chiropractor or physiotherapist, you probably know a little about getting adjusted. Sometimes, it’s really pai...
KyMcWriterAug 25, 20204 minGetting OlderThis week, I’m not going to write about education and the pandemic. I know It’s the topic of the day. In much of my world, it is all anyo...
KyMcWriterAug 19, 20204 minPlanning in the Time of CovidWhen I said last week that there was nothing to be gained by worrying, I meant it. The rational and logical parts of my brain stand behin...
KyMcWriterAug 5, 20205 minPlease Do The ImpossibleLet’s productively discuss the impossible. I know that sounds a bit like an oxymoron, but if there was ever a time for thinking outside o...
KyMcWriterJul 29, 20202 minAll About FamilySometimes thinking about family feels a little like thinking about the Grand Canyon, it’s almost too big and vast and deep to comprehend....
KyMcWriterJul 6, 20204 minShut Up and ListenIt’s Monday and usually I would have a whole 24 more hours before I would start to feel panicked because my blog has four beginnings, but...
KyMcWriterJun 24, 20204 minNothing to go onI don’t want to write this blog today. I don’t want to write about the head games that the provincial government is playing with the enti...
KyMcWriterJun 17, 20204 minThe Cost of KindnessKindness, connection, racism, hate are the words that have been chasing each other around in my mind. I think they hold the answer to why...
KyMcWriterJun 3, 20204 minSo, How Does It End?This is the fifth blog beginning for this week. Somehow, I just can’t get my words together. I know what I want to say, but it feels so b...
KyMcWriterMay 27, 20204 minThis is Not a RantI have a headache, I haven’t slept much in the last month and I don’t know how to write this blog so that it isn’t just a whining rant. I...
KyMcWriterMay 20, 20205 minToo Many ThingsHave you noticed that sometimes there are too many things to fit into a day? Too many thoughts to fit into your head? Too many expectatio...
KyMcWriterMay 13, 20204 minWho Are You?Imposter syndrome is a thing. It’s not just a thing for people who suck and wish they were awesome. It’s a thing that makes everyone thin...
KyMcWriterMay 6, 20204 minJoy is ContagiousCan you imagine if someone had told you at Christmas time, that by the time spring came we would be living in fear-based suspended animat...
kymcwriterApr 29, 20204 minWhat is a School?Have I mentioned that I hate trying to teach on-line? Mentioned that everyday feels like a failure? If you think that I am posting daily ...
kymcwriterApr 22, 20204 minYou Can Say NoOnce upon a time people talked with each other in the streets. Friends met and hugged and shared tea and cookies. People held celebration...
kymcwriterApr 8, 20205 minWhen It's Too MuchI hate today. It’s been one stupid thing after another and I am done. I don’t want to do anything. This new world is insane and I’m tired...
kymcwriterApr 1, 20204 minManaging Your Kids in the Time of CoronavirusYou and your kids are on the same team. I suggest that since homeschooling is now pretty much mandatory you think about adopting this as ...
kymcwriterMar 24, 20205 minBusy Work or Learning? You Get to Decide.Teaching your kids from home, doesn’t mean trying to turn your home into a school. You can adopt a school style schedule, you can send yo...