I was inspired by Jason's post about boredom, in which he refers to this article by Tim Kreider in the New York Times. The article, called "The Busy Trap" bemoans our modern culture of busyness - how it affects every aspect of our lives, including our children and their programming (or … [Read more...]
The New Business of Being a Girl
When I was heading into grade seven, I hated my hair. I also hated my body, my clothes and pretty much everything else about my appearance. I figure it goes with the territory. But back then, changing that appearance wasn't all that much of an option. But this isn't 1980: it's a new era of … [Read more...]
Road Tripping: Your chance to be Crowned BENADRYL® Canada’s Most Prepared Mom and win a $10,000 trip!
Get ready for summer! In the BENADRYL® Most Prepared Mom Contest blog series, moms will share insight, tips, and tricks for being prepared. From traveling with your family to expert advice on getting organized discover how you too can be prepared for the unexpected this summer thanks to … [Read more...]
The Perfect Present
I was going to write a post with great advice on what to get your child's teacher for an end of school present. But then I realized that only the procrastinators (read: me) are still running around picking up teachers' gifts so late in the game. I also know from elated Facebook posts that for many … [Read more...]
Enter the BENADRYL® Canada’s Most Prepared Mom Contest for your Chance to Win a $10,000 Family Vacation!
Get ready for summer! In the BENADRYL® Canada's Most Prepared Mom Contest blog series, moms will share insight, tips, and tricks to help you be prepared for everything from road trips to an unexpected case of poison ivy. Being prepared gives us peace of mind during the busy summer months and allows … [Read more...]
A Big Bite of Buyers’ Remorse
Last weekend, I bit the bullet and bought a new laptop. Why? Well, my children are heavy users of our one existing computer, a 15-inch MacBook Pro which, I will readily admit, is a pretty sweet piece of hardware. But I was getting tired of a) hearing them bicker over whose turn it was to use the … [Read more...]
A Game of Time
A few weeks ago at school I taught a mini-lesson to my students about being a voracious reader. It's important, of course, that kids learn not only how to read, but also that they learn to love reading. We want kids to not want to put their books down when reading time is over, to hear them say, … [Read more...]
Songs That Remind Me of Her
I don't want to rain down misery on everyone's Mother's Day, and I promise a nice post tomorrow, but today and for the last few days I've been feeling the loss of my own mother so very keenly that I had to share.Yesterday my youngest sister sent Jen and me an email with a link to this song by Colin … [Read more...]
Seeing into the Future
"I see the early stages of cataracts, but that's normal for your age." Thus spoke my optometrist at my last eye exam a scant two months ago. Scary, scary words. When I questioned her, she assured me that they were very early signs, quite typical for a person in her early forties, and that they … [Read more...]
Ending the Minecraft Addiction
When my kids first asked me if they could download Minecraft, the only questions I asked were these:1. does it cost money?2. what is Minecraft?The answers are basically, it depends and a game where you build stuff. So I let them download the free version, and watched with interest as they entered … [Read more...]
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