celebration – ᘡ Adventures with the Estrogen Army ᘠ

Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival or the Spring Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Usually falling in February or early March on the Gregorian calendar, it marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New... Read more

Helping Jennifer Grow Gardens in Honour of My Mum’s 76th Birthday through our 27th Kiva Loan

Sue Braiden
June 18, 2016June 18, 2016
Kiva Divas
aquaponics, birthday, California, celebration, crowd-funding, drought, education, empowerment, entrepreneurs, Gandi, gardens, Kiva, memories, mother, poverty, start-up, sustainable communities, teachers, tribute, uplift, volunteering, women-at-risk

Today would have been my mother's 76th birthday. She was the original "Adventure Diva" and the inspiration behind the "Adventures with the Estrogen Army" project. She loved to garden. When we celebrated her life on the... Read more

On the objects of my affection, and the lessons of a captain and his bride.

Sue Braiden
January 29, 2015February 13, 2015
Epic Adventures, Later in Life
abundance, ageing, Banff, Canada, celebration, commitment, connectedness, dancing, devotion, epic adventures, family, fellowship, friends, happiness, harmony, hope, inspiration, love, magic, movie inspired adventures, passion, perspective, playfulness, priorities, reflection, soul, spark, tenderness, the objects of my affection, Valentine's Day, wanderlust, West Coast, wholeheartedness, wisdom, zest

30 years ago I was a very young woman on a very big adventure. Traveling West through several provinces on business, I was treated to a night up in the mountains at the Banff Springs Hotel. My... Read more

In case you hadn’t noticed, age isn’t a 4-lettered word (and how a drag queen’s pink coat might be your next parade) …

Sue Braiden
August 8, 2014August 10, 2019
Assignment Desk, Later in Life, Pep Talks, Superpowers
age, ageing, boldness, celebration, change, charisma, confidence, courage, creativity, daring, demons, empowerment, enthusiasm, fear, fearlessness, fun, getting older, happiness, heart, humour, imagination, joie de vivre, joy, levity, living on purpose, magic, midlife, moxy, open-mindedness, opportunities, outrageous, passion, playfulness, positivity, power, pride, rituals, sass, self-worth, spark, spirit, spontaneity, stereotypes, stigma, vulnerability, wholeheartedness, wisdom, wit, wonder, zest

It's cold out today. Last night was so chilly I actually pulled my fleece lounge pants on. This wouldn't be so surprising if it wasn't still early in August, the supposed "dog days of summer". I was thinking... Read more

Kiss my assets. One of the most eloquent responses you’ll ever read from a woman confronting the bullies that body-shamed her.

Sue Braiden
August 4, 2014August 10, 2019
Pep Talks, Superpowers
age, ageing, body shaming, boldness, bullying, celebration, change, confidence, courage, creativity, daring, demons, dignity, empowerment, fear, fearlessness, fun, getting older, happiness, heart, joie de vivre, joy, living on purpose, midlife, open-mindedness, opportunities, outrageous, passion, positivity, power, pride, rituals, sass, self esteem, self-worth, shame, stereotypes, stigma, vulnerability, weight, wholeheartedness, wisdom

You've spent months planning an epic adventure. You feel courageous as hell, until you eye up that little bikini your girlfriend talked you into buying for the occasion. What were you thinking? You can't wear that!... Read more

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Lantern Festival

Helping Jennifer Grow Gardens in Honour of My Mum’s 76th Birthday through our 27th Kiva Loan

On the objects of my affection, and the lessons of a captain and his bride.

In case you hadn’t noticed, age isn’t a 4-lettered word (and how a drag queen’s pink coat might be your next parade) …

Kiss my assets. One of the most eloquent responses you’ll ever read from a woman confronting the bullies that body-shamed her.

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