When my mind and heart are at peace, my productivity is incredible. Another great lesson. This week, I’ve been breaking free from my self-imposed hermit status and taking meetings and dates for cocktails. Life is calm and sweet and I can do things like meet with new colleagues and engage new friends. I feel like I’m getting things done, and done well. Valentine’s Day looms, and it’s promising to be festive and exhausting with two back-to-back shows in Toronto for Les Coquettes, followed by an excursion to Owen Sound where we will perform at a fundraiser for the Tom Thompson…

I bought a pair of shearling gloves this winter because I always lose my gloves. They were so cozy and delightfully warm, but alas they fell apart entirely less than two weeks after I purchased them. I was reflecting on the sad state of my gloves as I walked down the street the other day, and was pondering whether to fix them or buy a new pair when suddenly I came upon a beautiful pair of blue mittens on the sidewalk. The mittens were my favourite shade of teal with white and pink accent. They had dainty pom poms decorating…

Oh she is watching me And her eyes they flow With fond and tender pain I know, fate laid out a road We have walked alone And yet we meet again Now I know finally I’ve never been alone I just couldn’t see That like, The swirling of the sea Lies a mystery That brings me back to you Oh, We put round our world Chains that we denied Yes we dreamed that we Were free, and this was our downfall With no place to go We drift eternally Now, I know finally I’ve never been alone I just couldn’t…

This is the first New Year’s Day I haven’t had a hangover in, well, I just don’t know. It’s kind of a nice feeling. Last night was a quiet dinner in a Yorkville Chinese restaurant (delicious) and a movie – Black Swan (I was totally blown away. Natalie Portman was unbelievable and the story was spectacularly dark.) We toasted the New Year quietly, at home, missing a third of ourselves and feeling more than a little wistful. My life is getting back on track, and I am grateful. Today I slept soundly until 11 am, which is unlike me. We…