Happy New Year 2023! I like to take a moment at this time of year to reflect on the past year: the good, the not-so-good, the lessons learned, the new faces… and to look forward to the coming year. The year started a bit rough. In January, I returned to work after surgery that I’d had in December. In hindsight, it was too soon. Then I decided to get my COVID booster and while I was in the clinic – all of 25 minutes – my car was stolen. Yep – stolen. Right out of the lot in broad daylight. I panicked for about a minute… then called the police…

Happy New Year 2022! As I have been doing for a few years in a row, I take time at the start of every year to reflect on the past year and to look forward to the coming year.   2021 Let’s not mince words – 2021 was difficult (read: brutal). We fumbled our way through the longest lockdown of the past two years – over 6 months in Toronto. Sheesh! We spent holidays in our “bubbles” and celebrated birthdays freezing our buns in the cold 🥶 We defined new terms like Zoom fatigue. And let’s not forget, omicron just in time for Christmas 🎄    Now, I don’t want…