The month of June serves as the season to appreciate the great outdoors; it has several holidays that will remind us to cherish and protect our planet. We celebrate nature with World Environment Day (June 5) as well as other nature-related holidays. Environment can be defined as a sum of all the living and non-living…

As writers, we all love to sit down at a computer looking at a blank document, ready to start writing our next piece. Our heads are full of creative ideas as we start to type; the words flow flawlessly across the page, and a smile comes across our faces. The excitement builds as the creation…

This whole “Man vs. Bear” debate has blown up all over social media, and a lot of people are saying, “Good luck when you actually encounter a bear.” For a while, I thought I’d never encountered a bear, but just recently, my husband and I were talking about how I once lived in a town…

Lately, I’ve been feeling very tired, irritable, and a bit desperate at work, although I’ve been achieving my goals at work. There is no reason for me to feel that way. My colleagues are supportive, my job is fun (and my side gigs are too!). My boss is kind, and I have a great relationship with…

Who doesn’t want something for free on their birthday? My daughter and son-in-law share a birthday two days apart. This year, they thought it would be fun to spend her day, beginning with breakfast, and tackle all the different options available to them where they could get free birthday goodies. Much to their dismay, they…

Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness to swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their paradise, No more; where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise. – Thomas Gray Finding ways to make yourself happy is an exhausting, personality-bending process. The race for endorphins, fuelled by societal norms, political games, fiction books, romantic movies,…

May Day or Worker’s Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of laborers and the working class that is promoted by the international labor movement and occurs every year on May 1st, or the first Monday in May. The decision to mark May…

We’ve all heard the alarming news: “Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Wales, has been photoshopped into social media pictures by the Palace!” So many rumors and speculations have been shared amongst gossip circles, certainly shared by people like myself, who are either overwhelmed by the crushing expectations of life or the weight of the boredom…