#Mamalife

Today was the first day back to school for my boys. Everything was pretty relaxed, and easy to get together this year, and it felt good. We didn’t need a slew of shopping trips for new clothes, they had what they needed. We bought them new runners earlier in the…

It’s fair to say that if you were a child born in the late seventies to early eighties in Canada, you knew and adored the musical trio phenomenon, Sharon, Lois and Bram. Not only are they the OGs of children’s music, but they were everywhere: on the radio, on our…

Spring is a perfect time of year to give your mind and body a refresh. Here is my personal spring project and what I have learned from it. Lately, I haven’t been cutting myself any slack, tell me if you feel the same. There are so many inspirational posts online,…

Ever since Encanto hit theatres in November of last year, people have been buzzing about how amazing it is. But with the pandemic and social gathering restrictions, it only gained real traction when the movie landed on Disney+ just before Christmas. And what a Christmas present this was! Families enjoyed…

Children are full of emotions – and it takes time for them to learn how to deal understand them. Here are some of strategies to help your child cope with anxiety. Do you ever feel like your child is having a meltdown for no reason? Like, it just comes out…

It comes with the territory. People see mamas as wonder women, getting all the things done. I mean, face it, we are rock stars in our own right. We are taking care of other little humans, and there is nothing more rock star than that. So, others see all the…

It’s been a year since we began living life in a global pandemic. For us here in Montreal, March 13th was our official day of lockdown, just after our spring break. I remember volunteering in the library of my children’s school as I have done every week for years, but…

Just this morning, I was remembering as I always do on #WorldPrematurityDay, how my twins began their little, delicate lives. They are healthy and thriving now, but there was a time they couldn’t even breath on their own. It made me associate the state of this pandemic to life with…

First, let me be clear up front. I am in no way judging any parent’s decision to send their child (ren) to school, just as I hope there is no judgement made on parents deciding to keep their child(ren) home from school. This moment in time needs no judgement. We…

Like many mamas, you have been spending more time with your children over these seven or eight weeks. Some of you are spending all your time together. Some of you have been having to leave them to go work on the front lines of this pandemic. Sadly, some of you…