#Mamalife

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…

As parents, we can talk the talk, but can we walk the walk? Telling our kids that going to school will be OK is the right thing to do. Encouraging them by saying things like “you got this” is great but when they look up at you and say, “how…

Disclosure: I was compensated to facilitate this blog post. My opinions, however are honest and my own, as always. I remember it like it was yesterday. That baby smell. Long before I had my own babies, I was the daughter of a mama that founded a center with “that baby…

By now, you will have heard, no matter where you live in the world, that Canada has officially legalized the possession and use of marijuana for adults. Truth be told, October 17th was not something I marked down on my calendar to remember, but it was clearly a “high-light” for…

Now that we have settled into our school routines and after school activities, I feel like we are getting our groove back. Although I have to mention, our change in weather is not a motivator in the least. Literally days ago, I was in our pool. And even though it…

Social media makes it easier than ever to keep in touch with family and old friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. We can share status updates, photographs, and milestone events. However, are we sharing TOO much? This is officially the first day of school for many children in Canada. It’s about a…

I am the typical mama. I make appointments for the children. I make sure they have their teeth cleaned, their annual check-ups, and their vaccinations done on time. If they have a scratchy throat, a sore ear, or a fever, I’m on it. When they get hurt playing sports or…

It’s a place I visit often. I pin, I post, and I search everything. Whether it is a recipe for dinner, how to craft up slime with the boys, or what natural ingredients make the best cleaning products, it’s all there. Pinterest is my go-to place to find anything and…

Taking time for myself in these weeks of June seems downright laughable. With the kids in the last days for school, I want to try and get as much as I can get done before they are home for the summer. They also have end of year concerts, presentations, field…

I feel like a bit of a dinosaur when I write these words: there were no apps when I was pregnant. The pregnancy websites were just getting popular and I tracked my pregnancy with books and certain sites religiously. However, once baby was born, I had nothing digital to help…