Let The Games Begin! – Board Game Bento Review
As part of our new We’ve Got Mail feature, I have for you a Board Game Bento review. This feature was born because my son wanted to help me with the blog and contribute. We worked together as a family...
View ArticleHow Parenting Is Just Like An Episode Of Scrubs
I am a sucker for hospital shows on TV, but I tend to fall over when I’m in one for real. I’m queasy, but I had to overcome that when I became a parent and found myself there more often with a sick...
View ArticleHow Parenting is Like an Episode of Mad Men
I’ve been Netflix bingeing and my most recent favourite series sadly came to an abrupt end. I wasn’t emotionally prepared for it and I found I was pretty devastated. I was completely mesmerized by the...
View ArticleWhy Raising Kids Is Like Zoolander
I was thinking the other day about how we all try our best to be model parents. That got me thinking about my favourite model, Derek Zoolander and all the ways Zoolander is like being a parent. Dealing...
View ArticleICYMI: Spending Remembrance Day As A Family
In the crisp November air, my son and I stand side by side. It’s Remembrance Day. We have come together to pay our respects to the veterans. His father and I taught him that thank you is a magic word...
View ArticleThings I Hope My Kid Never Grows Out Of
“It goes so fast!” It’s such a trite phrase, handed out by moms who know better and grandmas who have been there and done that, and uttered by strangers in checkout lines everywhere. I know it’s true,...
View ArticleICYMI: To My Son His 8th Birthday
My son is turning 8 years old this weekend and while there will be many presents to unwrap, I hoped to give him something he will never outgrow. Over time, toys will lose their appeal and clothes will...
View ArticleUnplugged For Laughs
I don’t “unplug” often enough. I work online, I curate content all the time, and I’m always on the go. I try to take as many breaks as possible from technology to focus on what’s most important to...
View Article#GIVEAWAY: A Joy to Give, But Not To Kids: Give Lottery Products Responsibly
Stocking stuffers are so fun! They are one of the best parts of the holiday season. As a kid, mine used to be full of chocolates, CDs, lip gloss and mandarin oranges. It was a mix of stuff that’s not...
View ArticleICYMI: Why I Want My Kid To Believe In Santa As Long As Possible
This holiday season has me reliving my bar star days (just stay with me, I swear you’ll get it!). T he soundtrack of my time in the bars was always Journey. It’s not that I’m really that old, it’s just...
View ArticleYour Mileage May Vary
We went on a road trip this weekend to visit my son. He’s away at his grandma’s for a three-week visit and we are popping up to see him on weekends to soak up some sun. We went the whole first week...
View ArticleICYMI: It Takes A Village To Raise A Child (Or At Least A Small Community)
There’s nothing like Christmas to remind you how many people are involved in your child’s life that you positively could not manage without. In selecting the most appropriate gifts to show my...
View ArticleLife Lessons From An 8 Year Old
I know I’m supposed to be the one teaching my son everything about life, but there’s so much he teaches me. Even just over the course of the last weekend, I learned so much from him. Not yet jaded by...
View ArticleDon’t Leave Me Hanging, Mom!
“Don’t leave me hanging, mom!” his little voice giggled. I looked up from my phone to see his little cheek presented for my dutiful pecking. It was bedtime and I had already kissed him goodnight once...
View ArticleICYMI: My Mommy’s New Year Resolutions
These were the resolutions I made last year… They say when you make a resolution or a goal, you should make it SMART. After I’ve had my morning coffee, I think I’m pretty smart, but this SMART has a...
View ArticleDoes This Make My Butt Look Big?
Once upon a time I felt frumpy. It felt like nothing in my closet fit or represented who I was as a person. I felt overwhelmed at the prospect of figuring out how to best dress my body and completely...
View ArticleShort Girl Problems & Self Care
The world was not made for us short people. If you are pocket-sized like me, you know this to be true. This is a dramatic reenactment of me trying to reach anything ever. That’s me trying to put...
View ArticleLost Together
“When is the man going to stop whining, Mom?” my son asked, gesturing towards the disembodied voice coming from the car stereo. It’s the sound of our GPS giving us directions, and admittedly, it’s...
View ArticleThe Stages of Date Night Prep Post-Kids
Is there anything more magical than date night? The sitter arrives, you are whisked off in a car to a fancy, romantic restaurant where the children will not be discussed and you can just focus on the...
View ArticleParenting Lessons From Star Wars
Raising kids can be an out of this world experience. It’s sci-fi in that it seems to resemble real life, but before kids, you never imagined some of these situations could be possible. Also, you need...
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