Hi there. Welcome to Canadian Senior Moment. It’s December 26th—Boxing Day. And if you’re reading this instead of fighting crowds at the mall, good for you. Today, Boxing Day means sales, shopping chaos, and people lining up before dawn to save 40% on televisions. But that’s not what Boxing Day used to mean. Let’s talk … Read more
Hi there. Welcome to Canadian Senior Moment. It’s December 23rd. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. The day after that, Christmas. The countdown is nearly over. If you’re feeling a bit frantic right now, scrambling to finish everything, you’re not alone. But here’s what I want to suggest: stop for a moment. Take a breath. Let’s talk … Read more
A few years ago, I had the privilege of hearing this story from a close friend who was nearing the end of her life. When I was a child in the 1930s, things were different from the way kids have it today. During the Great Depression, families with children were hit harder than most. … Read more
The First Holiday Without Them Hi there, and welcome back to Your Canadian Senior Moment! We’ve spent five episodes talking about how to navigate holiday hosting—from simplifying traditions to setting boundaries, from practical logistics to stepping back when hosting becomes too much. But today, we need to talk about the grief that makes all of … Read more
When You Can’t Host Anymore (And That’s Okay) Hi there, and welcome back to Your Canadian Senior Moment! We’ve spent the past four installments talking about how to make holiday hosting more manageable—simplifying traditions, setting boundaries, creating new approaches, and mastering the practical details. But today, we need to talk about something harder: what happens … Read more
Simplifying Traditions (Permission to Do Less) Hi there. Welcome back to “Your Canadian Senior Moment”! Remember when you used to make seventeen different kinds of Christmas cookies, hand-address 150 cards, and spend three days preparing a feast that was consumed in twenty minutes? Remember thinking, “This is wonderful, and I’ll do this forever”? And now? … Read more
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