Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 30, 2010
I had a day filled with beautiful sounds today. If I tried to describe them in detail, it wouldn’t do them justice. So, instead, in short form, here are the top three sounds I heard today: Number 3 – The young voices of my OYP kids performing “Singing in the Rain”. Number 2 – Beatrice’s [...]
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 29, 2010
I happily admit that I am huge musical theatre lover and the director/performer in me can’t help but find huge amounts of beauty in a well constructed, perfectly timed, emotionally driven musical theatre performance. I dare you to listen to any of these and not instantly feel good.
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 28, 2010
Someone I barely know told me that I looked radiant today. Then he complimented me on my jacket. Over the next eight hours, anyone that saw me said something positive about my jacket and how good it looked on me. Talk about a happy boost! It is gorgeous. The nicest part about it is that [...]
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 27, 2010
Accoutrement (as in: “Yay for retail therapy and getting new accoutrement for the downstairs bathroom.”) Voluminous (as in: “Gee your hair is voluminous today.”) Optimistic (as in: “I am optimistic that I’m going to have a good week.”) Did you have any beautiful word encounters?
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 26, 2010
Being a mom is by far the most difficult job I have ever had. You’ve probably heard this from other people before and they are absolutely telling the truth. Being responsible for a living, breathing being is hugely stressful. Add on unrealistic expectations, a long learning curve and many unexpected challenges and you can struggle [...]
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 25, 2010
It was a pretty grey day for me today. Rainy. Stayed in all day. Dealt with an earful of wails and cries and whys. It was a day of picking up cherrios, doing 6 loads of laundry and cooking multiple meals. Mom-like drudgery. Some people thrive with it. I sometimes sludge through it with the [...]
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 24, 2010
When I was arrived at the Shenkman Arts Centre recently, I was greeted by a beautiful sight. In front of me was a chest of drawers, made of dark stained wood and these little off-white knobs. The knobs got my attention. They all looked slightly different. At closer inspection, I realised why. Each tiny knob [...]
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 23, 2010
Is there anything more beautiful to a mom than her children? Especially when they’re asleep?
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 22, 2010
This may come to a shock to some of you, but I wasn’t always this supremely cool and awesome lady. (ahem) When I was a kid, I always felt like the odd one out. Especially at school. Imagine learning to speak English in a town with a 98% Francophone population. Knowing only as much as [...]
Posted by: Natalie Joy on: January 21, 2010
The average North American adult, I assume, bathes or showers at least once a day. It’s something we barely even think about anymore, becoming as routine as eating or sleeping. But there are a few groups of people whose bathing routinely gets interrupted, altered or altogether forgotten. I am a member of one such group [...]
