I have to admit that I have been struggling. With the new year came a fresh perspective, a desire to start anew and rid myself of all the negativity that last year brought. A new year can mean new adventures, new stories, and new chances. I was ready and motivated to embrace all of that….
Health
Striking Out of Control – Because it is All About Me
In light of some comments I’ve received, I want to state that this post is mostly about my experience as a parent, not the Halifax transit strike. I used the Halifax transit strike as a way to explain my feelings of being out-of-control, because the reality is, I have no control over what is going…
More Than I Can Handle
Monday morning. 7 am. I had already been up for an hour enjoying the only 60 minutes of my day that are entirely quiet, entirely alone, entirely mine. The previous night had been fraught with restlessness as we found ourselves awake and cleaning up toddler vomit. As the clock turned from six-fifty-nine to seven-oh-oh, I came…
Faces of a Family: Week 2: Sick Blessings
Fridays are tough for me. As the week draws to a close I find myself getting more and more exhausted and more and more ready for a break. I usually find myself trudging home tired and ready for the weekend to start. This past Friday was no exception. It was raining, my boots had all…
The Big Reset
Last night, as we sat on the cusp of 2012, my husband asked me if this had been a good year. I teared up. There is one memory that hasn’t left me all year. One memory that was created exactly one year ago from last night. As the clock on 2010 started to run out,…
Precious Little Traumatic Life
Life is precious. And there are precious few things in life that really are important. These are the lessons I learned from Sunday. On Sunday I packed up my son and all his stuff and headed to church, like normal. I left my husband at home to study for his course, like normal. I…
Mommy Time Out
I’m making it official. I know, I’ve been taking a “time out” from my blog for weeks. But in all that time I have seriously been thinking about my blog and worrying about not writing and trying to get to posting. I love blogging. I love writing. I love connecting with other Moms. But the…
H two the Oh – #ThinnerThursday
I am a bit of a water snob. I can’t really help it. I love water! It is seriously my favourite beverage, which is an odd thing to say about something that is odourless and flavourless. But nothing beats that cool, refreshing gulp of water. The brilliant thing about water is that it is good for you! Water keeps…
Resting Up – #ThinnerThursday
I’m still sick. Still. This is the cold that won’t stop. But, it has stopped me. I’ve taken a break from all things blogging so that I can go to bed each day right after my son goes to bed. I’m hoping that rest will help me get healthy. So far, it hasn’t worked. That…
Aching for Normalcy – #ThinnerThursday
Routine is imperative for any healthy lifestyle. Seriously. And I have been out of routine. I’m sure that fact has been blatantly obvious even here on my blog. Clearly my life is spiralling out of control, if even just a little bit. I am still not feeling back to normal from last week’s illness and now my…
Far From Healthy – #ThinnerThursday
I am feeling far from healthy today. In fact, I am feeling very, very sick. So sick that the idea of sitting in front of a computer screen just makes my head want to burst. Hence the lack of blogs. And the lack of comment replies. And this sorry excuse for a Thinner Thursday post….
