“We’d love something funny”, Val told me as we were discussing Bonbon Break’s theme for the month: Inspire. “Funny isn’t really my style,” I told her. But as my wheels started turning, my mind kept gravitating to my frustration over inspirational Internet content. Sometimes it is wonderful, and sometimes it just really aren’t. So maybe, I can try funny… Have…
Babies Can’t Just Feed Themselves…
I would be lying if I told you that I love feeding my family. At one point in my life, it was a source of pride for me, but now it is a constant battle, waged twice daily. When Dan announced earlier this year that he was a “vegetarian” I actually got upset because he was…
The Family Who Votes Together
I’m really looking forward to Monday. (Who says that?) Monday is election day in Canada and we get to elect a new federal government. It is pretty darn exciting actually. I have no idea when elections became exciting to me. Initially, I think I enjoyed voting day because it was something new – a break in the…
Share Thanksgiving #Halifax!
Hey! Psst. If you’re in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this is for YOU. I need you to read it and think on it. I am calling you to action. I’m challenging you. And if you’re a reader who isn’t in the HRM, I encourage you to keep reading too. Maybe it will inspire you. And…
Spice Up a Seasoned Marriage with an At-Home Date
Remember back in the summer when we were on vacation and I was spending all my time with my family and my husband wasn’t working and we were in a really good place? September definitely brings everything back to reality, doesn’t it? Tonight I looked at the clock and realized that I had been managing…
When You Have a Hard Time Letting Go
My baby starts kindergarten tomorrow. Not the real baby, of course. The fact that he sometimes sleeps through the night is a big enough milestone for him. No. It is my first baby. Cameron. The five-year-old. (How the heck do I have a five-year-old?) (I mean. Actually how? I am twenty-nine years old. This reality…
Marriage in Vacation Mode
Well, we’ve officially reached the end of Phase 2 of vacation. Phase 1 ended when we came home from our two week trip, and I suppose Phase 3 will end when Cameron goes to school in September. (How long did that phase last? Since my maternity leave began in January? 5 years ago when Cameron…
When Kids Need Adventure
(This is a Netflix StreamTeam post but it mostly talks about adventure and the vacation we are currently on. Please continue reading.) I’m sitting in my Mother-in-law’s house writing this, at least a few days late. We’re in the middle of our family vacation and this is our first real taste of normal living with…
My Way or the FroYo Highway
I’m kind of particular. I’m that person in our marriage who knows how to load the dishwasher (the right way), for instance. But over the last seven years of being married and then being a co-parent, I’ve learned how important it is to not be picky. My husband is the tidy-freak. He hates clutter. He wants to constantly purge our…
What it Feels Like to be Needed
I’m sitting here at bedtime listening to my three- and five-year-olds call out “Mommy!” from their bedroom. Only, it isn’t really bedtime. It is three hours past bedtime because we’re waiting for the text from my husband to tell us to come pick him up from a meeting downtown that ran late. “MOMMY! I need…
Entertainment Through Generations
We didn’t have cable when I was really young. I spent the first seven years of my life in what felt like a television waste land. By the time we moved from my first house when I was seven, all of my friends were watching shows that I wasn’t allowed to watch, but it didn’t really…
