2018 is officially here. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to start my year with a bang, and get my act together. I need to review my organization systems. Its time to declutter, tighten up, and straighten up, so that my time is better spent on things that…
Sometimes Christmas can be hard, for a lot of reasons. But holidays are still fun and special and happy. Even if a little bittersweet, I can still enjoy them. I will still celebrate, even when it’s hard.
A Christmas tradition Dinner, treats, meals and foods are often an integral part of Christmas traditions. Baking cookies, turkey dinners, and the smells of the season are all fond memories — and things I want to continue doing with my own children. I was all of 7 years old the…
On a dreary, drizzly weekend, a friend of mine and I went shopping. We took just my baby with us, making us relatively kid-free for this trip. Christmas shopping without kids and with friends is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Deciding what to get You know how the…
Memories of Christmas Past When I was a little girl, my favorite memories are from Christmas dinners. Both my parents had lots of siblings, so the extended family dinner was large, loud and long. No matter which side of the family we were going to see, it was guaranteed to…
I spend a lot of time reading (online and offline), collecting tidbits and tools. There are a few authors and blogs that I come back to over and over again. Some I find inspiring, some are a great distraction, some are because I so relate. In no particular order, I…
You know the days right? Some days, you feel like you can’t do anything right. You just want to crawl back in bed, pull the covers over your head, and pretend you aren’t the adult in the house. But there’s these little humans that somebody decided you were capable of…
To be honest, most days my goals are simply to stay awake, make sure nobody hurts anything, and everyone gets fed. But in the few spare moments I have, I ponder my future. Everyone should, by the way. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” isn’t just…
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in Canada. I thought it might be appropriate to take stock and list what I’m grateful for. There’s so much in my life that I can appreciate so much. So here’s my list of 10 things that I am thankful for. 1. I’m thankful for my…
Slightly overwhelmed here I’ll be honest. Parenting six on my own is a little bit harder than I expected. When my 5th child was born, I didn’t skip a beat. We just picked up where we had paused and kept going. And my life was as busy then as it…
