Motivation is a curious thing.
It comes and goes, usually without warning.
One minute I’m making grand proclamations about becoming the fittest version of myself. The next, I’m making all the excuses to not workout.
Read morebecause settling down is a whole new adventure
Motivation is a curious thing.
It comes and goes, usually without warning.
One minute I’m making grand proclamations about becoming the fittest version of myself. The next, I’m making all the excuses to not workout.
Read moreAs a gift for joining The Forty-Something Club, my generous-to-a-fault husband said he was going to send me and my two sister-friends to Toronto for an all-expenses-paid girls’ weekend. He wanted us to do it up right – spa time, shopping, dinner, dancing. It was the kind of weekend that the me before kids was all about.
As my girls and I tried to find a weekend that would work – extremely difficult when there are 8 kids and many hundreds of kilometers between us – I was coming to realize that there was something I needed more than ‘let loose’ time in the city: I needed time alone.Read more
Remember that time back in 2016 when I said I was calling it a day on this whole blogging deal?
Yeah, well…
I seem to find myself in similar circumstances as I was when I first began my blog, back in 2015. That is, pregnant.
Here in Canada, mamas now have the option of taking a mind-blowing 18 month maternity leave. While the financial implications of this option are not exactly enticing, my husband and I agreed that the numerous benefits of staying home with my kids while they are so little just couldn’t be overlooked.Read more