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The Business Of Blending: When Two Families Come Together

February 5, 2016 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

I must say that this blending families business is hard work. Have I mentioned this theme before? Because it's still true. My boyfriend and I are moving slowly and carefully, acclimatizing the kids to us, but also us to them. My boisterous boys can be a handful and I've really struggled to overcome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: blended families, blended family, discipline, disciplining kids

The Importance Of Teamwork In Your Family

January 29, 2016 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

Last week was exhausting, for me and my ex-husband. I was downtown for an intensive week of school—part of my MFA program. We were learning about the publishing industry and had the chance to meet with agents, editors and publishers about our own individual book projects. My entire class was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: doing something for yourseld, me time, teamwork, your family is a team

How To Cook For Your Small Family

January 22, 2016 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

In all my years as a single mom, there's one thing that truly behooves me: cooking for a small family. I grew up in a family of six, and even though there's just me and two picky little eaters at home now, I haven't yet managed to figure out how to cook for the appropriate number of people and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Life, Recipes Tagged With: cooking, cooking for small fmailies, elle cuisine, lauren mozer, marinara sauce, recipes

The Books We’re Reading In 2016

January 15, 2016 by Erin Silver 1 Comment

I like to start every new year with a handful of new books. I love having hardcovers and paperbacks stacked on my nightstand, waiting to be discovered, one by one. I love the way the pages smell of ink. I love delving into them, staying up late into the night reading, just like I did when I was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: 2016 book list, big magic: creative licing beyond fear, brave enough, Celeste Ng, cheryl strayed, everything i never told you, shopaholic to the rescue, sophie kinsella

Can Cheating Actually Save Your Marriage?

January 8, 2016 by Erin Silver 3 Comments

I wanted to start off the year with a series of "New Year, new you" posts focusing on positive ways to improve your life in 2016. But then I came across an article in the January 7 online issue of The National Post called, "Can an affair save a marriage?" That's when I lost my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: cheating, having an affair, infideility can save a marraige, is it okay to cheat, when your husband cheats

The Day My Boys Hiked To The Pinnacle Of Success

December 29, 2015 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

I'm in Arizona with my boys and my parents for part of Christmas Break. We have one tradition we seem to do every year: hike a granite summit called Pinnacle Peak. This mountain rises to an elevation of 3,169 feet, but hikers follow a rocky 1.75 mile trail (3.5 miles, or 5.6 km round trip) to reach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: accomplishing goals, christmas break, family hike, family time, hiking, pinnacle peak, spending time as a fmaily

How Much Have You Grown In A Year?

December 18, 2015 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

My kids and I leave soon for Winter Break in Arizona with my parents. I can hardly believe that it's already mid-December. When my kids get to my parents' house in Arizona, we line them up against the wall and measure their height. We've scratched pencil markings onto the wall every year since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: divorce, growing up, how you change in a year, life changes in a year, resolutions

Twice As Nice: Celebrating Chanukah After Divorce

December 11, 2015 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

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It's Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights. And this year, we've spent twice the amount of time celebrating. Why? Because I'm part of two families now! We had our first party with my side of the family. My parents hosted me and my siblings and all their grandchildren as well as my boyfriend and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Life Tagged With: celebrating holidasy after divorce, chanukah, dating, divorce, hanukkah, separation

It’s All About Staying Sane During The Holidays

December 4, 2015 by Erin Silver Leave a Comment

It's already December, which means the holiday season is beginning. It's also one of the more stressful times of the year, where you have to manage budgets, friendships, family relationships and a to-do list that is pages long. (It's no wonder that the post-holiday season is the most popular time to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Holidays, Life Tagged With: Kids Activities, meditation, mind jar, mind over matter, staying sane during the holidays

Single Mom Bootcamp: How I Learned To Fix Anything

November 27, 2015 by Erin Silver 15 Comments

One of the more stressful things about running a house on my own is maintaining it. I can keep the fridge stocked, get grass stains out of my kids' sweatpants and even sew on a button, but I didn't even realize that I had an air filter, or that it had to be changed. I once had to give a metre … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home, Life Tagged With: everything to do with sex show toronto, how to maintain your home, how to run your household, keeping house

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