I have no idea what motherhood will look like in five, ten or fifteen years, but I do know that I won’t ever want to miss a moment to snuggle with you. It’s another dark, damp and cold morning, I can hear my alarm clock going off, but even through the foggy haze of morning, … More Stolen Snuggles: Moments in Motherhood
Ok so the secret’s out, motherhood is messy! You can’t really perfect it and trying to will only make you crazy, so instead I’ve tried to find ways to make mom-life a little easier and not feel guilty about it. Thank goodness the world and shopping malls are on board with this trend. Mommy life … More Shopping Simplified: Our Day at Erin Mills Town Centre
“Mama I feed the ducks?” I looked at my toddler, two and ready to take on the world, and said “um … yes baby you can.” As we walked over to the water and looked over at the lake there was a small part of me that said, go back this is way too scary … More I Hope you Fly: Let’s Talk Motherhood & Raising Confident Children
“ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once [s]he grows up.” — Pablo Picasso Once or twice a week my little ones and I attend programs at our local community centre. And one day, just before Christmas, when we were trying to figure out what to buy our son … More The Best Mother’s Day Gift I Could Ask for: An Afternoon with our Little Artists
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
Weekends are the best, and weekends that include homemade pancakes are kind of amazing! Some Sundays over here include seriously awesome homemade pancakes. I can say that they are awesome because my husband, Scott, makes them, not me. A few weeks ago his pancake game was seriously on point, like they reached a whole new … More Daddy’s Pancakes
As a mother of two-under-two I can honestly say that meals are a bit of a challenge some days. Some mornings I get lost in the chaos of nursing my youngest, changing back-to-back diapers and making sure that my oldest is getting his milk and breakfast that I often miss my own meals. So when … More Overnight Oatmeal: a Meal that Makes my Morning
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
Christmas baking has been something that I’ve been doing for a while now. Before kids, and even before I was married, my mother-in-law would have me over for a traditional Christmas baking session at her place (I was, and still am, excited to be a part of this big group and learned so much from … More Shortbread for Santa
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
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