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Yes, We’re All Busy. But Do We Actually Need To Be?

November 9, 2017 by Scarlett Ballantyne 1 Comment

Five years ago, my typical day was spent running around my town, doing the things that I thought I should be doing. When your kids are in their pre-teen years and start to express an interest in a sport or activity that they love and may excel at, you go all in. That meant a lot of driving around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: busy, busy cycle, calendars, over scheduled, streamline

Moms, Let Go Of Career FOMO And Start Saying No

October 11, 2017 by Erin Pepler Leave a Comment

Growing up, a lot of us were told the same thing: work hard, and you can do anything. It was the mantra of our generation, instilled by parents everywhere as they encouraged us to pursue our dreams. It didn’t matter if you wanted to be a teacher, a doctor or an astronaut—just keep at it, we were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: busy, career, FOMO, working moms

Why Are Moms Today So Frazzled And What Can We Do About It?

January 27, 2017 by Erin Silver 1 Comment

I was in Arizona recently for the holidays with my kids and parents. My boys are getting older and naturally, they wanted to spend the majority of their time with my dad, whom they call Best Friend. "Best Friend, do you want to play catch?" "Best Friend, do you want to watch a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: Arizona, busy, Clubs, frazzled, hockey, kids, mindful, moms, programs, responsibility, single mom

‘The Cheekiness Of Geese’: Inside The Bizarre Mind Of My Son

November 24, 2016 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

Life has been so so so busy lately I have been a bit worried my son has felt left out. We went away for his birthday to a local resort to celebrate him turning nine and also my recent venture into self-employment. I took a leave of absence from my day job to focus on my family and do some digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: busy, catch up, catchup, ducks, geese, life, mind, reconnecting, son, unplug

What a Difference a Decade Makes

June 11, 2013 by Ryan 3 Comments

One of the things I noticed about being a parent is, I never realized how much free time I had before kids. Then I soon realized that the chaos that comes with being in a family is your new normal. For me, my 20’s and 30’s could not have been more different. I can only speak for myself but doesn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Humour Tagged With: busy, chores, getting older, kids, like

I’m Addicted To Stress And Maybe That’s Not A Bad Thing

June 10, 2012 by Jen

I was recently reading an article in Chatelaine magazine called Stop Being a Stress Junkie. I read it curiously because I am one of those people who thrives on stress. I love being so busy that I don't have time to stop and think. I love the challenge of a fast-paced project with so many arms and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Stress Tagged With: addict, busy, Busy Mom, chatelaine, motivation, stress, stress junkie

You Are Getting Sleepy….

May 5, 2012 by Amanda

I am tired. TAh-erd. Despite now (mostly) sleeping through the night, I am still bagged by the end of every day. Something about the work/kids/life/marriage/exercise/home/friends balance (or lack thereof) is just taking it out of me. I know I'll look back on these busy days and be thankful for how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: busy, life, sleep, tired, work, working mom

my life is like a volkswagon bus

February 10, 2012 by Nancy

Remember the Guiness Book of World Records? Remember the contest to see how many people you could jam/ stuff into a volkswagon bus? Before it got unsafe? Or someone lost an eye? Or perished? Or went missing? Or great damage was done? As we do, they likely discovered that they could always … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adulthood, Stress Tagged With: busy, doing too much, life, single mom blog

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