It came down to three things, all of which seem so silly right now: a nice car, new furniture, and when to drop off the dogs on the weekend. These things were my lines in the sand—what I had chosen to fight over during my divorce. I wasn’t as good at choosing my battles then…
Wake up, go to work, come home, watch TV, eat dinner, sleep – repeat. At times, everyday life can become very mundane and boring. No matter what you do you find yourself waking up on the wrong side of the bed. It becomes a chore to get up and get ready. That pep and lust…
I am writing this from my motel room in Toronto. Tomorrow morning I fly out to Costa Rica for a 3-week volunteer mission. Just typing that out feels weird to me. I can’t believe this day is here and I’m actually really doing this. I’m still in a teeny bit of shock. I’m finally doing…
Get out of your own way! Get out of your comfort zone! Stop flatlining! Get a grip for God’s sake! How many times have you heard that? Maybe some of you have never heard that and have no clue what I’m talking about. Get out of your own way. What way? What does she mean?…
Did you know that right now fear is stopping you from living the life you yearn for and deserve? Yup, it sure is. There are so many things you want to do, try, achieve, attain, or whatever the case may be but fear won’t let you have it. Your fear is robbing you of LIFE!…
My name is Iva and I used to be a mean girl. There I said it. You know, nothing changes if nothing changes, right? How many times have you yelled out at your spouse or partner or child “You’ll never change!!”? Chances are, if you keep shouting that to them, one of two things are…
You know when you’re tripping through life and everything is amazing and then out of nowhere crap happens? Don’t you hate when that happens? You’re like “what the hell life, what did I do to deserve this?” It’s hard to stay positive when crap happens. Yup it sure is, but it’s not impossible. I like…
We get hurt by friends and family. Not often but sometimes it just happens. We all deal with that in different ways and I think it all depends on the person, the event, the pattern of behaviour and so much more. But how do we deal with strangers when they hurt us? Here’s my story…
Dealing with divorce is tough for many reasons. Not only are we dealing with the emotions and logistics and finances, but after the dust has settled, we may feel like our life’s plans have changed direction. The life you planned and your vision of the future may disappear, leaving you with a feeling of not…
