Writer – Freelance and Professional; Blogger – A Modern Mom’s Life; Kingston, Ontario
Camps (spring break, summer, PA day) seem to universally run from 9am to 4pm. Period. If you need more care, you’re going to have to pay for it – monetarily, or with your vacation or flex time. And even then, often 5pm is the latest available pick up option. What about people who work until […]
I am finally doing something I love. It feels like a stroke of luck, but it’s not. I worked hard at a job I loved for 18 years, but that ended when my employer wasn’t willing to increase my wage to keep me. A new and different position called to me and I made a […]
I was a prolific writer at this time last year. We were more than a month into our new COVID lifestyle, I was unemployed, and my kids were doing virtual learning for the first time. Fast forward a year, and we’re in nearly the same situation again. This time I am fully employed – somehow […]
Consumerism is a huge problem in today’s society. Buying things “just because”, or instead of fixing what we already own ultimately leads to climate change. Yes, that is a bold statement, but if we can’t curb our purchasing, and the waste that comes along with it, we won’t create the change we need to see […]
*Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling is a guest post. If you are interested in having your writing hosted on A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* When you bring home a new baby, the impacts on your family are significant. If you have an older child, particularly one who is maybe […]