About Me

About Me

My name is Cherylann Marois.

I’m 65, eclectic in both style and belief, and very much a work in progress.

I live alone in an old renovated church, which sounds more dramatic than it is. I’m single, though you’ll see references to my husband, E. We’ve been together for over 20 years. He lives in another town. It works for us.

I no longer work outside the home due to fibromyalgia and dysthymia — constant body pain and a steady, low-grade depression that doesn’t take days off. I also manage obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and the usual assortment of midlife plot twists.

I’m a mother of two, grandmother of eight, and great-gramma to two. The math alone feels like an accomplishment.

Creativity has always been part of my wiring. I’ve dabbled in more crafts than I can list, and my unfinished projects could probably form their own support group. At the moment, the creative well feels a bit dry — but curiosity hasn’t left.

I cook most of my own meals, prefer things simple, and would happily let someone else take over the kitchen whenever possible. E and I try to travel somewhere in Ontario each year. Nothing extravagant — just somewhere different.

I read. I scroll. I pin. I play solitaire every night like it’s a ritual sport.

I don’t leave home much in deep winter or high summer. Too cold. Too hot. Delivery services are loyal companions.

I still have the curiosity of a cat. I’m always learning — new crafts, writing, recipes, better ways to manage my health, better ways to manage myself. 

What Is “No Idea”?

No Idea is where I work things out in real time.

It’s about life after 60 with chronic illness. About managing blood pressure and blood sugar without losing your sense of humour. About protecting energy, rebuilding creativity, and choosing steady progress over dramatic reinvention.

Some days it’s health.
Some days it’s writing.
Some days it’s just me thinking out loud.

Mostly, it’s honest.

If something here helps you feel less alone in your own figuring-it-out phase, then it’s doing its job.