Ahh, the life of a work at home mom. A pleasurable balance of work, and child rearing. Happily hanging the laundry from the line while sounding clever and witty on conference calls. Slips from heels to converse in the blink […]
This spring I attended an event in Edmonton. During the confernce we did a session with the Disney Imagineers. It was all about visual stimulation, finding pictures and then connecting them to yourself. There was one gal who grabbed a […]
If your family is like ours, you have been battling virus’s and illness all winter. I am starting to put some belief into those stories about a virus taking down the entire population. We have been sick for almost 6 […]
Tuesday’s our dude goes to school (i still call it school, but it really is daycare… my issue, not yours) And Tuesday’s I get lots done. All the things I was ok not doing when he was around Monday are pushed and embraced on Tuesdays. […]
This year was supposed to be all about simplifying. It was about cleaning my cupboards, asking for help, and focusing on what I do best. And now, 3 weeks into the year, I am wondering if I should have chosen a different […]
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 […]
This may come as a surprise to you, or it may be completely obvious. I like starting things. In fact, I love starting things. Like, really, really love it. This is why I am ALL OVER January. It is like the start […]
They say “start as you mean to go on” Not sure who “they” is, but it sounds good. The start of a new year is a blank canvas for us to create the content of the days ahead, a defined […]
Okay, okay. . . I know Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy wasn’t literary genius . . but it was a pretty hawt read for us busy, exhausted moms who just want to imagine a simpler time […]
You know those moments, in the midst of chaos, where you have a little love affair with your family? I am in one of those moments now. The girls are building Lego, the dude is giggling and dancing in the […]
I have always had mixed feelings about going on holiday. Don’t get me wrong, I love to travel, and I want to do more of it. I love taking my kids to new places and having them experience in the […]