I did something this evening that I have thought about doing for a very long time (8 years long!) and have been too afraid/lazy to actually do. Up until 8 years ago, I used to run. As in, go out for a jog. One of those days, all those... Read more
This is something I have been grappling with for a while now. I have known that it was a move I wanted to make but, for some reason, I just took a while to make it. I finally took action 10 days ago and hope to never look back. My kids... Read more
I am a happy person by nature. I feel lucky that I am able to see the good in most people and most situations and I think that really contributes to the sense of happiness that I experience daily. Having said that, life isn’t all-good, all-the-time. We all have our... Read more
Yesterday, I experienced the scariest 5 minutes as a parent to date. I thought I would be able to get this out in writing last night, but it has taken me until now to be able to recover from the panic I felt and the sheer terror that was... Read more
I am not very ‘crafty’. I envy the moms that, at the drop of a hat, can come up with some cool art/craft idea for their kids to work on or play with, but it’s just not me. I do, however, make homemade playdough. Every so often. For some... Read more
It took me many years, now into my 30’s, to realise that there is something very important that I don’t know how to do. At all. It’s not something I am proud of. At all! I don’t know how to RELAX. I can’t wrap my mind around ‘chilling out’.... Read more
Before I launch into our story, I feel very inclined to first make it clear that our reasons for not collecting umbilical cord blood have nothing to do with beliefs or non-beliefs. We actually felt pretty ambivalent about the whole idea, but my husband and I DID register to... Read more
Before Portia was born, I felt slightly overwhelmed with all the baby items that were available to us (and there are SO many more out there now, 5 years later!). I have friends who are starting their family now and I get asked often, “What do I absolutely NEED... Read more
That is a question I’ve asked myself a lot over the past year… I have been blessed with 2 amazing daughters. Portia , age 4, is both strong-willed and acutely sensitive. Madeleine, age 2, finds humour in anything and everything- she just wants to laugh! When Portia was a... Read more
You know that moment when you feel like you’re a terrible parent? I think we’ve all been there at some point or another. We want to be the best parents we can be, but sometimes something goes wrong… The other day when I dropped my girls off at daycare,... Read more