Freelance Writer, Mom Blogger – Kingston, Ontario
We’re all familiar with the phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” That’s because it’s true. If we don’t recharge our bodies and minds, we can’t give support to others who depend on us. This is particularly important right now. While we are all muddling through the “what’s next” of pandemic living, many of […]
Summer is a season everyone seems to look forward to. Kids are out of school (which isn’t always great for families with two working parents) and it feels like the days could last forever. Something we are very much looking forward to in our house is the end of this virtual school year. As the […]
How are you holding up? It’s the middle of June, things are starting to reopen here in Ontario, but life is still so uncertain. Having tweens at home means I’m not excited about day cares opening. Frankly, it sounds like more work than it’s worth for the centers who are trying to figure out how […]
I feel like a bit of a fraud every time I sit down to write a new blog post. This blog is about being a busy working mom, and how I (mostly) make that work. Right now I’m unemployed, and we’re not a busy family. Sure, we have days that feel awkward. Remembering to log […]
As a previously busy family, we had been lacking in the “outdoor skills” department. A silver lining to our stay-home lifestyle right now is that we have been able to spend time doing things on our to-do list. The number one thing we had been neglecting was teaching the kids how to ride their bikes! […]
It’s been a long couple of months. It may be a couple more. And let’s be honest, some of these days are total write-offs: not at all productive, and full of screen time. Being at home all day every day is a huge change for me. I’ve given up my job security so I don’t […]
Canada has been working through pandemic conditions for six weeks now. Six weeks! That feels unreal when I write it down. I have been at home for four and a half weeks (at the time of writing this), only having “gone out” about three times. My husband has been doing the groceries, as he’s out […]
Are you still trying to carve out a routine for your family? (I am.) Is your town or city in lockdown mode? How are you managing with kids trying to do schoolwork at the dining room table while you are working from home? Related: Developing a routine with your tween during the pandemic Situations are […]
Before the pandemic, our lives were highly scheduled. With four nights of after-school activities (all dance) we barely had time to breathe in our regular routine. Related: Tips for surviving a busy family schedule Now things have shifted unimaginably and it is a big adjustment for us. In the beginning of this Coronavirus pandemic I […]
We’re well into this pandemic in Canada now, and what a crazy time it is. Government officials are speaking to us every day. Numbers are thrown around in ways that are often hard to visualize. Our futures are completely unknown. When will school continue? Will it resume this year at all? Are we flattening the […]