Last weekend one of my girlfriends called me up. She said it was time for a physically distanced visit at her place. I agreed, I couldn’t wait to sit in her garden, sip a glass of wine and talk face to face, IRL as the kids are saying today! I texted her that I would… Read more »
Posts By: Monica Graves
Life Lessons From a Good Friend . . .
If you tuned in to the “Get To Know Her” show on Tuesday you would have heard my interview with my dear friend Nancy McMillan. As many of you may know, Nancy is the chair of the Bright Run which is a big walk/run that happens every September to raise money for breast cancer treatment… Read more »
Mother Nature’s Gifts
These last couple of days I took some advice from a friend and disengaged from social media. My friend and I were chatting on the phone and she said she could hear in my voice that I was running way too fast and it was time to regenerate. As soon as the words came out… Read more »
Why Women Need A Tribe . . .
Any chance I get to reinforce how important it is to have a tribe of powerful women around you, I’ll take it! When I say tribe, it doesn’t have to be 100! Even one woman who’s got your back is really great! You know, it’s tough to navigate through a lot of parts of life. … Read more »
The Bubble . . .
There are so many buzz words flying around these days! Words like, quarantine, pivot, curve, pandemic and my all-time favourite, bubble! Over the last couple of weeks we’ve heard a lot about the bubble, about expanding the bubble and how big is your bubble? Well, today I want to focus on
2020 The Year of the Nurse!
Over the past few months I have been working on an exciting project with the Registered Nurses Foundation of Ontario. (We will be launching this project officially later this week!) Earlier this year RNFOO contacted me because they were looking for a way to help raise money for nursing scholarships and shine awareness on 2020… Read more »
Get to Know Her . . .
These days my day to day life is very simple. Wake up, select a one hour podcast, go for a big walk, come back, get the dog, go for a 20 minute walk with her, make a smoothie, enjoy a morning cup of tea with Wayne, shower and off to the studio. Get there, work… Read more »
The Quarantine Pivot! (sounds like a new dance move)
Wow, are you ever amazing! You are supporting small business in a big way and I know this because I see how so many of my fellow business owners are flourishing during Covid-19. The buzz word these days among entrepreneurs is “pivot”. The question is, how are you going to pivot your business to give… Read more »
Our Neighbourhood Outdoor Art Gallery!
My husband has a little sign at his desk, it says, “Do Less, Be More.” Today we had a chat about this little sign and he made a good point. While we are doing less it is important that we be more. There are some artists in our neighbourhood who are doing just that. I… Read more »
The Extraordinary Dr. Bonnie Henry
A months ago I had no idea who Dr. Bonnie Henry was. In case you need an introduction she is British Columbia’s provincial health officer. Dr. Henry has been a voice of reason and hope for Canadians, using phrases like be kind, be calm and be safe as we work through this global pandemic…. Read more »
