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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Rosemary Sadlier, destination? social change

Curious about Rosemary Sadlier Champion of Black History Month, give this profile a read. She's got an impressive story!

#lifechanges #LaneChange #LaneChanger

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Lane Changer - Rosemary Sadlier, destination? social change — Celia Chandler, Writer
Rosemary Sadlier’s lane crossed mine because she volunteers her time interviewing candidates for the Diversity Scholarship program offered at the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto where I wor...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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An exciting day! Today's groundbreaking at Kennedy Green a new co-op to be brought to us by CHFT, City of Toronto, Windmill Development Group, Civic Developments, CMHC, and countless others.

#housing
#coophousing
#newhousing

(And we got hats!!)
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Curious about this Sunday's lane changer?

Stay tuned -- it's Rosemary Sadlier, Champion of Black History Month!

#LaneChange #LaneChanger
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I write #33 - Moroccan Tomato Soup

Ever eat at downtown Toronto's Trinity Square Cafe? Their famous soup is my go-to at home.

#DineSolo #eatwell #soupseason

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I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #33 — Celia Chandler, Writer
This is a soup I’ve made many many times, usually to start a dinner party. It’s a sure hit. No-one can believe how easy it is to make and often share the recipe. This starts, as everything good does,...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Missed this morning's lane changer blog? Have a listen instead!

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Lane Changer - Liz Kaufman, embracing life back on a two-lane highway
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November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Liz Kaufman, embracing life back on a two-lane highway

#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transformation

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Lane Changer - Liz Kaufman, embracing life back on a two-lane highway — Celia Chandler, Writer
Knowing someone since teenage-hood gives you a shoulder-side view of their lane on life’s highway. Liz is one of those who emerged from the womb 60 years ago this month with no need for a GPS. With a ...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Hard to believe it's been seven years.

#timepasses #medicallyassisteddeath #maid

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MAID day - Monday, November 19, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID day - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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In case you're following along with the story of the days leading up to my husband's medically assisted death, here's the next in the series.

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MAID minus two - Saturday, November 17, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID minus 2 - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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THROWBACK: MAiD minus three

Seven years ago today.

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MAID minus three - Friday, November 16, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID minus 3 - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changing Rings

Click the link below to learn how I repurposed the meaningful gold of my wedding rings to create something that reflects my current life.

#newlife #transformation #LaneChanger #LaneChange

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Lane Changing Rings — Celia Chandler, Writer
“I didn’t know you were so sentimental,” a friend said after I showed her my new ring and explained the story. “I’m not,” anxious not to blow my cover as the stoic one. “This is less about preserving...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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THROWBACK: from the caregiving trenches

Seven years ago today, Jack set the date to die four days later.

#MAiD #dyingwithdignity #medicallyassisteddeath #medicalassistanceindying #Caregiving

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MAID minus four - Thursday, November 15, 2018 — Celia Chandler, Writer
MAID minus 4 - a day in the life of a caregiver/wife
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November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I watch - dining solo #32

Stop eating alone -- dine solo instead!

#DineSolo #diningsolo #youreworthit #treatyourself

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I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #32 — Celia Chandler, Writer
Sometimes the cupboard is near-bare and even I am stumped about what I might eat. The strip of takeout joints, just two blocks away, is like a siren call to my hungry ears. But one day recently, I cre...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Missed yesterday's lane changer profile? No problem - I'll read it to you!

#LaneChange #LaneChanger #NewLife #transformation
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Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time!
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November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time!

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#LaneChanger #LaneChange #reinvention #newlife #HappyChange
Lane Changer — Veronika Tursik, in a new lane and behind the wheel for the first time! — Celia Chandler, Writer
Veronika Tursik lives in a very small hamlet outside Stratford, Ontario. It’s the land of the vehicle so being a non-driver there and working a 35 minute drive away meant that Veronika relied on her h...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer — Faren Bogach, the fast lanes of lawyering

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If you ARE or KNOW a lane changer, contact me. I'd love to meet you!

#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #reinvention

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Lane Changer — Faren Bogach, the fast lanes of lawyering — Celia Chandler, Writer
Faren Bogach’s lane-leap from equity partner in a 100+ lawyer Toronto firm to start her own construction law firm as a 39 year old mother of three is nearly unheard of. Lawyers are paid to spot risk a...
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September 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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My mother would have loved the Bereavement Authority of Ontario republished my article about her decision to die with medical assistance. I promised I'd continue to make people aware of how MAiD works.
Click below. Story at pg 14.
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#dyingwithdignity #LaneChange #LaneChanger
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Elana Harte, Changing lanes on the “Being of Service” Highway

Want to know more about @elanaharte.bsky.social from COCHF and Sling Sisters? Read on!

#singingcooper #LaneChange #LaneChanger #coophousing

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Lane Changer - Elana Harte, Changing lanes on the “Being of Service” Highway — Celia Chandler, Writer
If you’re in the co-op housing sector, you’ll know Elana Harte, the Executive Director of the Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation (COCHF). But wait, you ask, is that the Elana Harte whose ...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Valerie Groves, when the lane is bordered by perennials and pollinators

#LaneChanger #LaneChange #newlife #transformation #reinvention #gardening #pollinatorgarden

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Lane Changer - Valerie Groves, when the lane is bordered by perennials and pollinators — Celia Chandler, Writer
KIC Gardening Services appears as regularly in my Facebook feed now as its work does in the parks and yards of my Weston Neighbourhood. Its founder, Valerie Groves, is a neighbour too and so it was a ...
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September 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Judy Holm, from runways to red carpets to the halls of academe
Read the story of recent creative writing MFA grad!
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #reinvention #transformation

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Lane Changer - Judy Holm, from runways to red carpets to the halls of academe — Celia Chandler, Writer
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September 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Lane Changer - Carolyn Whitzman, lanes inspired by mother and grandmother

If you work in housing, you'll know her name for shining light on the crisis. Housing's not her first career though. Read on!

#lanechanger #lanechange #reinvention #housingcrisis

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Lane Changer - Carolyn Whitzman, lanes inspired by mother and grandmother — Celia Chandler, Writer
Carolyn Whitzman and I could have been friends when our respective careers began at the City of Toronto. Instead, it’s only now, 35 years later, that we’ve met, both working as we do in housing. We ha...
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August 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Curious about @cwhitzman.bsky.social's path to becoming a leading housing consultant in Canada?

Wait for my #LaneChanger profile this Sunday!

#lanechange #reinvention #housing
August 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Marya Williams, when life’s lanes bring you full circle

Check out my latest lane changer profile!

#LaneChanger #LaneChange #reinvention #entrepreneur #yogi #weston #westonvillage

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Lane Changer - Marya Williams, when life’s lanes bring you full circle — Celia Chandler, Writer
Thirty-five years ago, pre-teen Marya moved with her family to a house on King Street in my community of Weston. After high school and a college hospitality and tourism program, she fled town for the ...
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August 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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NEW CONTENT: I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #27. Creamy chicken stuffed zucchini

#zucchiniseason #dinesolo #treatyourself #eatwelllivewell

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I eat, I read, I watch — dining solo #27 — Celia Chandler, Writer
When a neighbour offers you a zucchini from her mother’s garden, you don’t say no. Even though it’s a big one and my fridge was already a bit overstuffed. The very next night I found myself at loose e...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Karly Wilson, waiting aside life’s highway for the next lane
#LaneChange #LaneChanger #transition #reinvention

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Lane Changer - Karly Wilson, waiting aside life’s highway for the next lane — Celia Chandler, Writer
Seven years ago, when I interviewed Karly Wilson to article with me at Iler Campbell, I had a feeling we were going to hit it off. Not just a fellow UVIC law grad, but someone smart, with a sense of h...
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August 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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NEW CONTENT: Lane Changer - Faiv Noelle, solo on a global highway

#LaneChange #LaneChanger #newlife #transition #reinvention

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Lane Changer - Faiv Noelle, solo on a global highway — Celia Chandler, Writer
Thirty-four year old Faiv Noelle has made one heck of a solo lane change. I know about it only because I took an interest in a service provider who shares my aesthetic. You see, Faiv designed my custo...
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August 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM