I am on my Period. I still get shivers when I say it aloud. We were at the famous “Comedy Cellar”, a comedy club in New York City, known for always having a good lineup of comedians and surprise appearances. That night, we were lucky to experience some of those surprises. But what stayed with me the most wasn’t the …
October of last year I had to go through another horrifying callback ultrasound, it is a bittersweet feeling, as in, yes, it is great you are getting yourself checked, but the stress you go through can (and will) age you. The best news after an MRI or a Mammogram is no news. When you see the Women’s College Hospital number around …
A hiking day in the fall became a stain on my head, a day I never forgive and forget. I don’t forgive myself, my partner, and my friends for what happened, but as MJ says, “I’m starting with the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways,” so I better change myself before I expect people around …
“I’m not athletic” “I could never dive “I’m not good at math” “I am very slow when it comes to languages” “I’m very bad with directions” “I can’t dance” “I can’t” “I don’t know how” “I am this way” “That’s the way my brain functions” “I was born this way” The labels we place on ourselves tend to stick with …
I was having coffee with two workmates and chatting about the real estate market and pre-construction condos when one of them asked: -Who’s really buying these pre-construction condos? -Let’s see, parents are buying for their kids, seniors are buying for their retirement, and guys are buying as an investment or simply to have a place, downtown Toronto. I was answering …
I was at a golf event, socializing with guests, taking pictures with these cool caps that my company had been handing to guests, when I heard one of the girls who was looking at the hat but not wearing it, say “I have a very narrow forehead and I look funny with caps.” Here I was, thinking “well, I haven’t …
I was having coffee with a friend not too long ago, she was telling me stories about her friends getting married, the fun parts of it, the parties and the not so fun parts like paying for dresses and gifts and then she said “Tannaz, I think I have to get married, I literally have nothing to talk about with …
(The “why now” question) “Divorce is a Failure”My best friend’s mom used to say. Ironically, not only she was in a miserable marriage, living with a husband who didn’t appreciate her one bit, but her 2 brilliant daughters were also trapped in horrible relationships. Every time I would bring up the topic that “but there are happy couples out there”, …
Who is an Alpha Male?A strong and successful man who likes to be in charge of others?As the label implies, they’re the people who aren’t happy unless they’re the top dogs—the ones calling the shots? You might have been raised and wired by the media that being an Alpha Male is a plus.It is NOT, my friends. I must admit, recently as much as I am reading books, …
My phone started ringing, the number showed “Women’s College Hospital”. Fuck, did they see something? “Hi, may I speak with Tannaz?” a lady asked with a warm voice.Shakingly, I answered, “this is she”. “You did your yearly MRI 2 days ago, and well, we saw something, we’d like to have you back as soon as possible to do an ultrasound …