Now that my divorce is final, I decided to change my last name back to my maiden name. I hadn’t initially planned on it, and I knew my kids, who are just four and six, weren’t happy with the idea. “But if you have a different last name than us, will you still be our mommy?” My six-year-old broke … [Read more...]
Pamper Yourself With This Natural DIY Pick-Me-Up
When I need some pampering, one of my favourite things to do is go to the spa for a treatment. If you’re in the midst of a separation or divorce, you probably need a little TLC, but you may not have the time or budget to go to a luxury spa. Don’t let that be an excuse! This at-home treatment for a … [Read more...]
Post-Divorce: Do You Need A Therapist?
People don’t like to talk about needing a therapist. Often there is a stigma attached, but I’m honestly not sure where I’d be today if it weren’t for my therapist, Andrea Share. The countless hours I spent chatting with Andrea was one of the best things I did for myself when I separated. Some … [Read more...]
Separated Or Divorced? Our Top 3 Tips For Coping
I never thought I’d be a statistic; part of the roughly 42 percent of Canadian marriages that end in divorce. To me, marriage was something solid and constant. It was unbreakable. You worked through your issues, you figured it out no matter what. It was never something I thought about as being an … [Read more...]
How To Become A Real Life Evil Step Mother
And we thought Cinderella and Snow White had it bad. Katrina Simmons is a stay-at-home mother of three who also has three step children who split their time between their home with their father and Simmons and their biological mother’s home. Simmons recently published an extraordinarily long, … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-perks of being a wallflower
If it is not enough to just love the name of this book/movie-you will love the book/movie. For any of you who spent your teens wondering if the shiny happy people over there were really so much shinier and happier than you were- this is the movie. For any of you raising people and wondering … [Read more...]
Josh and Diane Call It Quits
Another day, another Hollywood split. The latest victims: actors Diane Lane (48) and Josh Brolin (45) . They are calling it quits after 8 years of marriage and have issued this all-too-familiar statement: "Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage," the rep tells US … [Read more...]
Our New Holiday Tradition
This year marks the second Christmas for my girls since their Dad and I separated. It's also going to be the first Christmas since the separation that we spend alone, at home, just the three of us (last year we flew from Calgary back 'home' to Toronto to be with my extended family). I spent a … [Read more...]
the end of an era-49 sidewalk steps becomes 395
It is the fantasy of every little girl to have your closest friends live next door. You could tie tin cans with a rope from bedroom window to bedroom window and share your secrets in the night. You could run back and forth from one back yard to the other, you could eat meals together, see each other … [Read more...]
Seal Accuses Heidi Klum of Cheating with “the help”
Is it possible that singer Seal (49) has joined Robert Pattinson in the "guys who got cheated on" club? On Friday night, Seal accused his ex-wife - supermodel and Project Runway host - Heidi Klum (39) of cheating on him with her bodyguard while the couple were still married. Klum and Martin … [Read more...]
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