You know when you have a bad feeling. And you ignore it. And that bad feeling just stays with you? Yah, that. And then, you finally, at the end of it all realize what the bad feeling might have been? […]
In the midst of family activities, I frequently find myself asking “why” Why do we put ourselves, and our kids, through this exhaustion/stress/frustration of family fun? Why spend the money? Why use the time? Why, why, why? We just spent the […]
It’s a beautiful day, cold yes, but still beautiful. And what am I doing? Nope, not playing outside, or hiking and enjoying. Not even putting my energy to good use by catching up on the laundry. I am packing. Again. […]
There has been a bit of talk on the blogger chat boards and groups lately about what it is really like to “be a blogger” With the launching of a new site that allows moms to blog anonymously, as well […]
I was thinking back to our “before days” today. The days when we were on the cusp of making this change, where there seemed so much that could go wrong, and the unknown was terrifying. I was thinking of the […]
Oh thank god. School started again today. I hate to complain, I really do. I understand how fortunate I am to have these lovely children, I do, but after 2 and a half weeks . . . they didn’t seem […]
We are a day away from the kids going back to school and we are DONE. D. O. N. E. We are failing as parents today. We are tired, we are frustrated and we want to get back to work […]
We don’t have cable here, which is awesome! I never liked wasting time with all the commercials, and being sucked into one show after another, after another, after another. But we do have netflix. First I found “Being Erica” It […]
I like new years. As the clock turns on December 31st it feels like it washes away all the dust of the past and buries the dips and the bumps. And, of course, we are usually well filled with champagne […]
Is your holiday filled with chaos and clutter, stress and anxiety? I was thrilled to be able to share some tips with the Ottawa Valley moms about finding your calm over the holidays! Check the link for my tips . […]
The flu came to our house today, and it arrived with a vengeance. I hate the stomach flu. I never got over my gag reflex and I still have to close my eyes and plug my nose and hum to […]
I heard the news just like everyone else did, the terrible news of the shooting of so many little people at the school in the states. I was planning to write a post this week about the panic around the […]
Our tomtom win didn’t just include air travel and accommodation for 5 to St. Lucia and 15k, it also included an island tour. We had arranged for this on day 2 of our trip, thinking it would be a good day to […]
Day one. Beach. Pool. Food. It should have been an easy day with everything at our finger tips. Should have! Armed with our SPF60 we had to rustle the kiddies out of bed before the breakfast finished at 10am. The […]
Part two of our journey was . . . well, fine really. After our last experience travelling with the little dude last year I was expecting the worst, and while he kept up a steady stream of questions which slowly […]