My five year anniversary is coming up in a couple of weeks. As such, I have been thinking about finding some alone time with my husband, if even just for a meal. In fact, as this is our fifth wedding anniversary, we were planning to take our first vacation since the honeymoon, kid-free. Alas (or,…
Daily Living
How I Went A Full Year Without Medicating My Baby and Other Second Child Problems
Oh, the stories my second child will have to share in therapy. Like how I never put shoes on him, even when we went out. Or how I did nothing for his first birthday. Or how he didn’t have a bed for a whole year. Or how I didn’t get him medical attention for the first…
A Peanut Butter Brunch
I remember the day I heard that Kraft was finally releasing flavoured peanut butter. As someone whose network extends into the United States, I have forever been jealous of their tales of cookie butter and other such delightful toast toppings. The idea that Kraft would be spreading some flavour onto the peanut butter shelves of…
Dinner Talk
As a newly working Mom, I am really beginning to realize the importance of conversation at the family dinner table. After a long day of being away from my children and my husband and with only a few short hours before bedtime, dinner is the perfect time to grow closer and connect. Cameron is at…
Music To Run To: My Favorite Running Playlist
Much to my husband’s chagrin, I’m really not a music person. I enjoyed listening in high school and even went to a few concerts. These days, when I am in the mood, I can throw on a good album and get my groove one, but normally, I find music boring and a waste of my…
Stressfree Family Dinners
Stress-free family dinner… is there such a thing? I’m not sure if I have a good answer to this. I think stress-free family dinners are only found at the bottom of a pizza box, and even then you have to worry about your finances. But dinner always comes around once a day and as a…
The Race Shirt
Apparently it is both unlucky and uncool to wear your swag-bag race shirt during a race. Those in the know suggest wearing the same clothes you train in to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions whereas douchebag* seasoned runners consider wearing the race shirt to be a rookie mistake. Race shirts should be earned, and apparently training and…
How to Stretch $100 – A #WalmartFrugalHeroes Challenge
One hundred dollars is a funny amount of money. As a child, $100 seemed huge and unattainable. Still now, as an adult, spending $100 feels like a big chunk of change when we are trying to stretch a budget. Yet, you can’t get much for $100 these days. We’re lucky if our weekly grocery bill…
Tasting Italy
Close your eyes. Imagine you are somewhere else – anywhere else – but where you are. What does it look like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like? What does it smell like? What does it taste like? Honestly, if I could go anywhere right now (sans-kids) it would be to an all-inclusive resort…
Easter Confusion
He chuckled as he pulled the door closed behind him. We had gone into that bedroom far too many times since bedtime, so a chuckle was an odd noise for me to hear. I wouldn’t have bat an eye at a sigh or a grumble in frustration. But a chuckle in the midst of the…
Let There Be ‘Ogurt
“I want a treat! I want a snack!” Oh, the soundtrack of toddlerhood. I swear there are days when I want to yell “BUT YOU JUST ATE!” or “TREATS ARE NOT GOOD FOR YOU!” or “IT IS ALMOST DINNER TIME!”. Trying to raise a healthy child can sometimes feel like an impossible task when they…
