With Summer Break just starting I've been thinking back on how much I hated March Break this year. For about six years now, ever since my eldest first started school, I've watched on social media as other parents complained about summer break (or March break, or Christmas break, or whatever), saying how it drove them bats to have their kids home for x many days... but I just … [Read more...]
That time I freaked out in the grocery store…
I had a panic attack in the grocery store. Our usual weekend routine, often sees us leaving the house Sunday morning with intention to grab groceries, and later heading home empty handed with bellies full of restaurant food, having run a handful of errands in between. This particular Sunday we ate out for breakfast, visited the local farmer's market, window shopped for a new … [Read more...]
Why We Get Groceries Twice a Month – Secret Motherhood Confession
Disclosure: I am a P&Gmom ambassador. As part of my affiliation with this group I have been compensated to test the Loblaws Click & Collect service. As always my words and opinions are my own. Grocery shopping isn't one of my favourite chores, and increasingly in the past few years it's leading to conflict with my husband. Here's how it goes. First, I don't … [Read more...]
The Mom List, and How to Put it on Pause…
I have a list in my head. The mom list. It's a constant recitation of all the things I should be doing, the things that need to get done. It never stops. It never shuts up. I can constantly hear it nagging me, "Did you swap the laundry? You need to pick up milk. We're almost out of toilet paper. What can you put in the kids lunchboxes today? What are we having for dinner? … [Read more...]
All I Want For Christmas is ME
Dear Santa, I think I've been pretty good this year. I might deserve a present or two. So let me tell you what I would like to see under the tree. N O T H I N G. All I want for Christmas is me. Me alone, all by myself, with my family nowhere to be seen. Seriously, dear husband and kids; please, forget about buying me knick knacks, earrings and other things I don't want or … [Read more...]
The One Where My Kid Admits She Lies to Me Daily…. And My Heart Explodes…
The youngest daughter has been putting me through my paces lately. Testing. Pushing boundaries. The other day I had pretty much hit the limit, my patience was gone. I was in that place where I was so happy the day was over, so happy it was finally bedtime. As I was standing there tucking her little pajama clad five year old body into bed she caught me by surprise, saying, "I … [Read more...]
The One Where I Remember All of the Things I SHOULD Have Said to Her Kindergarten Teacher….
Dear Kindergarten Teacher, When we met last week you asked me to describe my daughter in a few words and my mind went blank. What I should have said is "She's like Tigger, but with hugs." Instead I told you she's "very touchy", which you took to mean tactile orientated. I tried in stumbling words to explain how she wants to touch, and hug, every person she sees. I think you … [Read more...]
I Have Banjo Guilt – Motherhood Confession
So you can file this under strange things I have mommy guilt for -- I've yet to arrange banjo lessons for my eldest daughter. My daughter Grace wants to learn to play the banjo. She is obsessed with it, For me, this is one of the great mysteries in life -- why the heck is she fixated on the banjo? Neither myself, nor any of our close relatives, is a fan of country music, yet … [Read more...]
On Raising a Reluctant Reader…
We live in a house of books. There are books everywhere you turn. If you manage to draw your gaze past the clutter of toys, the place could easily be mistaken for a lending library. Reading with my girls is one of my favourite parts of being a mom. I sit and read with them pretty much whenever they ask throughout the day, and every night we snuggle down and read a full chapter … [Read more...]
At the Sleep Clinic, an Overnight Sleep Apnea Test
Sleep Apnea, is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you snore loudly and you feel tired even after a full night's sleep. ~ Mayo Clinic Many years ago my mother was diagnosed with sleep apnea and then about six years back my husband also was diagnosed. For several years now I've suspected that I might … [Read more...]
Little Miss Trouble Gets a Haircut {Wordless Wednesday with LINKY}
Link up and share your Wordless Wednesday posts... … [Read more...]
How My Husband Broke the Bathroom and My Home Renovation Epiphany
My husband broke the bathroom. I went out of town overnight, and when I got back I came home to a mess. Our bathroom has double sinks, but for whatever reason we usually only use the one sink the one which is closest to the toilet. The other sink, which has been in a dinged up state since we first moved in, usually has my make-up bag laying in it, maybe a used towel, a stray … [Read more...]
Fish Who Can Fly & Other Bizarre Christmas Wishes
I sat in the front room helping my daughters write their letters to Santa. The seven year old was busy carefully copying out all the words I had helped her spell, putting in her request for a new Snap Circuits set. The four year old was more hesitant, she didn't know what to write. After asking about whether Mr Claus celebrates Halloween and thanking him for his previous … [Read more...]
A Tale Of Utter & Mortifying Embarrassment aka My Embarrassing Period Story
The embarrassing period story. It's sort of a subgenre of teenage life, in hushed tones in the school hallway, or sitting on the carpet in your best friend's room, you exchange stories about the first time you had your period, or that time you had an accident at the pizza restaurant, or the mortifying tale of when you had to ask a male relative to get you pads. At age 39 it's … [Read more...]
Momodoro: Hacking the Pomodoro Time Management Technique to make it work for Work at Home Moms
Well over a year ago now I was reading one of those "how to be a better blogger" articles which was discussing time management and it mentioned something called the Pomodoro Technique. The gist behind the Pomodoro Technique is that you work for a set time period (25 minutes) and then take a short break (5 minutes). After four work sessions you take a longer (20-30 minute) … [Read more...]
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