I have lived the last seven years of my life without my father. And now almost a year has passed without my mother. And I will not bounce back. Plain and simple. Death changes you. And although I have my husband and children and my sister to love and care…
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Wellness
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Growing up, I loved basketball. If you can believe it, little 5’1” tall me, made it on the high school basketball team. I could run, I was a great team player, and I just loved every game I played. So naturally, my amazing, incredible father brought me to see the…
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It’s still too raw for me, but I wanted to send it out for awareness. StandUp2Cancer.org is worth checking out for information, education and support. For all the people who have lost someone (and really, who hasn’t?) to cancer, my heart goes out to you today and every day. And…
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During Papa MOE’s college and university years, he was a ski instructor. “World renown…” he is adding in the background as I type. What a comedian. As I was saying, Papa MOE was a ski instructor for eight years. When we met each other, he was on his way to…
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Christmas is two weeks and for some of you smart and savvy mamas, you have finished all of your shopping and have a gift for every special person in your life. And each present is wrapped, labelled and under the tree. Ha, ha, ha! Please say some of you are…
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Have you heard about Cottonelle’s #LetsTalkBums campaign? It’s all over social media. It’s cheeky, to say the least! 🙂 The lovely Amber Rehman (a.k.a. @amberzcorner) and I were honored to partner with this awesome brand and their fun campaign during Blissdom Canada 2013. We’re going to show you two sides,…
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My oldest, who is only four as I write this, is finishing his second session of classes with Coach Matt from the company, Sportball. He was just three when he started and he absolutely loved it. The first day I took him, his eyes lit up. And to be honest, so did mine!
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Do you remember those cute birthday cards that you got from your aunts and uncles or grandparents that had coins attached to the inside of them? Some even had slots for coins, I remember getting one with an image of an apple tree and each apple was a coin. Well,…
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It’s a strange thing, being a mama.
While you become more emotional at certain things in relation to family and children, you also grow a thicker skin. Priorities are adjusted, perspectives are changed. There is a sense of wisdom, as well as a sense of complete confusion that takes place every day. As a mama, you learn to laugh things off, gain more patience than you ever thought possible, and have a sense of pride that far exceeds anything you have ever taken part in. Your children are your treasures.