This must be a terrible time to be a bookkeeper, accountant, or tax prep person. Especially in the prairies. I’ve heard horror stories from our auditor at work of people showing up on their doorstep with a couple of ExMas orange boxes and a garbage bag full of “receipts”, handing
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Time to Feel Grateful, Sometimes After Loss
My husband Jim and I are packing this morning – we’ve got an early morning flight tomorrow to Dayton, Ohio. Our daughter Natalie’s boyfriend grew up there and we’re all meeting at his family home to celebrate Thanksgiving. Sipping my coffee, I began to think of all things I’m grateful for
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: For Caregivers, It’s All About Gratitude
My husband Jim and I are in Milwaukee visiting our daughter. Natalie works here at an arts research foundation and we really wanted to see where she lives (it’s so important for us parents to visualise our kids in their surroundings!). It’s a wonderful city and we’re excited to leave
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: FOR YOU, ON NATIONAL CAREGIVER DAY
You won’t receive any cards or cakes for National Caregiver Day. You won’t be handed a box of chocolates or a new diamond ring either. If you did, you would have made it or bought it and wrapped it yourself. That’s the thing about care…
Continue reading350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
* It’s time to drop the hate and embrace the love.
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Thanksgiving 2013
This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. It’s early Saturday morning now and I’m packing groceries from the fridge into shopping bags to bring to our cottage in the mountains. Everyone in our extended family is there already. Except Nicholas and my Mum, of course. Yesterday I visited Nick in
Continue reading350 or bust: Happy Father’s Day
Here’s a shout out for all the dads out there, and especially the three in my life – my husband, my father, and my father-in-law. You are all awesome, and I love you. May your pancakes be piled high! * *
Continue reading350 or bust: The Gift Of Gratitude
I’m grateful for this TED Talk on gratitude:
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: A Brief Encounter with Meaning
Today I walked to the post office to mail a copy of my book to my dear friend J who is currently living in China. I’ve meant to do it for ages, but I was too busy and then I was recovering from being too busy. So this afternoon I
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