I don’t like the end of year

I don’t like the end of year

As the calendar pages turn to the final months of the year, I find myself grappling with a familiar sentiment: I don’t like the end of the year. There’s a palpable rush everywhere. From streets bustling with holiday cheer to the hurried steps of shoppers, and, not...
Slow Down and Create – Celebrating AFOMA Marketplace

Slow Down and Create – Celebrating AFOMA Marketplace

Stepping into the Peel Makers Craft Fair last month (September 15th) felt like entering a mini magical world full of lively colors and carefully curated smells. We (Janine and Ali) loved the excitement that was all around us, the kind that comes from a room full of...
Trick and treat your brain! A mental health day reflection

Trick and treat your brain! A mental health day reflection

By Janine Ayoub. Last week, Ali and I visited my cousin, after 5 years of not seeing each other. One of things she told us: “You have so much grey hair now! It wasn’t like this last time we met”. (She said it to Ali but I felt it’s also applicable to me. I think I...