With the recent birth of the royal baby and the announcement of his chosen name, we've been waiting for George to start trending. I can assure you that my own father (a George) has been waiting for his name to trend for most of his 69 years on earth. He is more than ready for people to replace … [Read more...]
What’s for Breakfast? Making My Morning Rounds.
Okay, we're a couple weeks into school and I'm already exhausted! The extra-curriculars haven't even started yet except for the early morning cross-country practice at the school. I had vowed to be THAT MOM who makes the "breakfast of champions" each day. That was my "back-to-school" resolution as … [Read more...]
Too Scared for School
“Mommy, I’m scared. Please don’t make me go!” All over the world, moms, dads, nannies and other caregivers hear the same refrain, morning after morning. Kids who don't want to go to school. Kids who are afraid to go to school. My Facebook feed has been peppered these past few weeks with the … [Read more...]
Conchas, Mangroves and Coconuts: El Salvador, Day 2
I know I said yesterday I'd tell you about some of what World Vision is doing in El Salvador, but right now I'm in a hotel in Sonsonate and the Internet connection is spotty at best. So rather than invest heavily in a lot of text I could lose if the connection drops out, I'll just show you some of … [Read more...]
Asking the Big Questions
We are asking big questions right now. Questions like: how do we want to live, how do we want to work, what are the real priorities for our life and family? It's so easy to rattle off phrases like, "My kids and marriage come first!" but then live as though the opposite is true, giving all your best … [Read more...]
From My Closet – September 18th, 2013
September, you are drunk. You need to go home now... What is UP with this month? We had a sweltering jungle-like day last week, where it felt like 40 C outside, and the next day, the temps fell to something like 16 C. And then it went up again. And then down again. HELLO, CANADA. (So much for … [Read more...]
Sleep: 8 Tips on How to Get Quality Over Quantity
By far the number one question I get asked is, “What time do you wake up in the morning?” For those of you who don’t know, I work on ‘Derringer in the Morning on Q107.’ The show starts at 6am but I like to be at work for 4:30, plus I live two area codes outside of the 416 so I have to wake up … [Read more...]
Introduction to El Salvador
It has been a long day, the twelfth hour of it just winding down now though it feels like I have put in 18 at least. In a good way. There is so much to see, and my enthusiasm for EATING ALL THE THINGS! is tempered by the volume of information I have also been consuming, some of it difficult to … [Read more...]
How Families Navigate the Complex Mental Health Care System.
In our current healthcare system if your child is physically injured you head straight to the hospital or clinic where they are treated by one of the many healthcare professionals on the road to recovery. That is not the case when it comes to mental health. According to Dr. Anthony Levitt, a … [Read more...]
Dance Mom
This past week we started back into our fall routines; school, hockey (Cam), gymnastics (Cuyler) and dance (Eva). Our load is a bit heavier this year with Eva's dance. Last year she took jazz and acro and she absolutely loved it. She cried herself to sleep the night of her recital, when … [Read more...]
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