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...]
The Urban Mom: Global News’ Carolyn MacKenzie
This month’s Urban Mom is Carolyn MacKenzie, local news anchor for The Morning Show and mother of two. Occupation: Anchor for Global News Toronto’s The Morning Show Hometown: Toronto Current Town: Toronto Waking up at 3:45 am doesn’t seem ideal, but for Carolyn MacKenzie it’s the norm. … [Read more...]
Island Getaway
Last week we spent a lovely time away for our family holiday on Keats Island, a tiny speck of land in the big Pacific Ocean. It was so nice not to have an agenda, to set work stress aside and just be together as a family. (Granted, I am getting old and cranky so the uncomfortable beds in the cabin … [Read more...]
Summer Came Early And I’m Barely Hanging On
I live in BC where the all the teachers in the province went on strike last week, bringing summer holidays a full two weeks earlier than I was emotionally prepared for. Social media is abuzz with photos of kids at the beach, and moms firing out hashtags like #bestdayever, #ilovesummer, and … [Read more...]
Her, This, That
Something about her gaze, this shot, that moment…makes my heart stop. Wow, this life goes fast. … [Read more...]
Teach And Giggle
These two new picture books introduce some things to think about wrapped in fun and funny - spoonfuls of sugar, you might say. The Race, by Edouard Manceau OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 77147 055 1 A group of creatures have assembled for a race. Things quickly become a little different from a real … [Read more...]
Soft And 30
I am going to be 32 this summer and so far, the rumors are true: the 30s are way better than the 20s. So many of those Big Life Decisions (Who will I marry? How many kids will we have? Where is my career going?) are made and now we just get to live them out, more secure and confident in who we … [Read more...]
Patience and Reward
We all hate waiting in lines... but these animals show us how it's done. The Long, Long Line, by Tomoko Ohmura OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 392 0 This book starts at the back of the line and we pan forward along with a bird who is flying from the back to the front of the 50-animal-long line. … [Read more...]
Break On Through To the Other Side
A while back, my husband was combing an old external hard drive for a photo he needed and together we ended up falling down the rabbit hole of old pictures and video archives. There was so much footage of our older girls as tiny babies, cooing and gurgling and being all floppy and … [Read more...]
A Five-Year Blink
When I was home with three little babies, it felt like it would always be that way: an endless hamster wheel of diaper changes, tantrums, cracker crumbs and exhaustion. Everyone told me "the days are long but the years are short" but I didn't really believe them. Turns out they weren't … [Read more...]
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