Here are the top 12 things I learned working in magazines & how they can help you today! I was in my early twenties. I didn’t know much about business except that I looooved magazines. I had come from working in an international advertising agency and I was looking for something more stable, more human. […]
This year, on the 24th of December, a lot of us won’t be able to be with our families. It pains me to think about not being able to spend the holidays together, but it won’t stop me from leaving a little gift on their doorstep to show that I’m thinking of them! When I […]
Prior to February 2020 I, like many of you, saw my husband before the work day began and after he’d come back from the office, with no first-hand knowledge of what went on in between. Now that we spend all day working out of the same home office, I get a unique window into his […]
What if the Rolling Stones were right? Have you ever wanted something so intensely and dreamed of it to the point of not seeing how lucky you already were? While you’re thinking about it, here’s a great example. My father was an entrepreneur, a lumber merchant. He was born on November 26, 1918 – I […]
It was Friday, November 13, 2009. What a year! Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett, hallmarks of my adolescence, both passed away. Obama fever was in full swing. For me, it was one of the hardest years of my life for a whole other reason. Before we get there, let me tell you about Gisele. Gisele […]
It was the summer of 1991, one year before the Barcelona Olympics. I left for Europe alone with my backpack on my back, sad to leave everything I knew – my family, my home, my friends, my everyday routine…my comfort zone! I knew that I was starting a new chapter. No longer a kid but […]
Many things are uncertain right now, not just here in Montreal, but also In the US & around the world,everyone is trying to cope, it’s one crisis after another. If that wasn’t enough, all this uncertainty is giving rise to dangerous times of solitude & depression. The first thing many of us want to do […]
The Return of Isolation, or: A Master Class on Resilience! The Premier of Quebec has spoken – it’s time for everyone to go back home & stay safe. Frankly, when all this started, I was watching Legault religiously every day for 4 months. I felt ready to attack anything in the morning but after watching the […]
While this summer may look different than we had imagined, I’m looking at it as an opportunity to explore the places we call home! I’ve travelled across Canada before & I know we have many beauuuutiful places that we often take for granted, starting with my incredible province – Québec! Top 18 Ways To Escape […]
When I was a kid, I hated the idea of ‘routine’ and even just the word itself. I was afraid if I fell into a routine, I would stop being the passionate person that I am, which is the equivalent of happiness to me. Today, with this life storm we are facing, I’m incredibly thankful […]