“I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know? — Ernest Hemingway I’ve only really seen 3:00am for a few reasons in my life, working terrible night shifts at McDonalds as a teenager, the odd “after party” as a twenty-something-year-old and as a new parent. Either way, 3:00am … More Simple Self-Care Series: Why I’m Adapting My Babies’ Bed Time Routines
“You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written” — Anne Rice Writing and storytelling has been my passion, my escape and my favourite from of expression since before I understood what it meant to put words to paper. In 2015, while I was waiting for my first son … More Finding Your Voice: A Writing Workshop
Over the holidays I had the pleasure of meeting for coffee and a workout with one of my favourite creative career moms, Trisha of No Tummy Mommy. Like many moms, Trisha and I are both super busy and wanted to make the most of our afternoon, so we planned to do tea at one of … More Style Me Simple Series: Mama About Town
A few times a week my boys and I attend a play centre near our house. It was one of the first outings I did on my own with the two of them and we’ve been going for a few months now. While chatting with one of the teachers that works at the centre I … More Why I Want to Share My love of Baking with My Little Ones
I love new beginnings like New Year’s Day, or the start of a new school year, there is something so fresh and clean about a ‘new start’ and there is often so much optimism that comes along with it. As a writer, the future is a place that I visit often because you can create … More Where I Want to Be
Making a trip to the Toronto Christmas Market has become a bit of a tradition for us. We’ve been going since before we had kids and now that we have two little ones, we want them to share this experience with us. But like any outing with two-under-two, you kind of need to plan ahead. … More The Toronto Christmas Market: A Survival Guide for Families
If having children has taught me one thing, it would be the importance of kindness and giving. Motherhood is such an amazing journey and giving is such a huge part of the experience, but we often get so caught up in the struggles, the stress and the idea of perfection that kindness can take … More The Gift of Giving
When I was pregnant with my youngest I started to become so worried about how I would manage with two-under-two, especially because my toddler is so active. I can remember taking him to the park when I was 7 and 8 months pregnant thinking, how on earth am I going to do this when there … More Josephine’s Creative Career Moms: Haley of Beluga Baby
What if we spent a little bit longer curled up in a big chair until our little ones fell asleep, what if we read that story two, three or four more times and what if we spent a rainy day laying in bed with our babies because it’s way better than running errands? My children … More What my Children Taught Me About Time & Jord Wood Watch Review
There are many myths in motherhood, stories we tell ourselves or believe to be true and sometimes end up making us feel inadequate or defeated. Motherhood, like any stage in life, is fluid; a series of moments in time that change as we change, grow as we grow and can teach us more about … More The Myths of Motherhood
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