Category: Mom Musings

  • I Hate Buying Pants: A Short Woman’s Gripe

    I Hate Buying Pants: A Short Woman’s Gripe

    Since my second child was born I’ve lost some weight.  Rose is almost 5 so you’d think I would have figured out how to dress for my new, somewhat thinner, shape, right?  Wrong.  Buying pants is the most difficult part of dressing myself right now. I’m convinced all the weight I lost came off my…

  • Ballet Class – 6 Months In

    Ballet Class – 6 Months In

    I am taking an adult ballet class at Kingston School of Dance in the Tett Centre.  I’ve been dancing there since late last year, and I’ve been going every Monday for about 6 months.  Of course there have been a few weeks where there was no class (Christmas, Easter, holiday Mondays etc.) but I’ve been…

  • Blogger to WordPress – The Switch Was Easy

    Blogger to WordPress – The Switch Was Easy

    I started my blogging journey over on Blogger.  In fact, I had started 3 blogs on Blogger, hoping to be able to share all the facets of my life.  (If you’d like to see them, they’re still there.) My old blogs are: Modern Mom’s Life – in which I rambled about mom-isms and raising kiddos 2…

  • Last Minute Invitations: Rude or Just Disorganized?

    Last Minute Invitations: Rude or Just Disorganized?

    This week Emma brought home a birthday invitation.  It came home on Wednesday, and the party is on Saturday.  For me, this is very short notice.  I don’t enjoy getting last minute invitations I don’t know about other parents out there, but I am always percolating ideas for my kids birthdays.  And I mean always.…

  • This is Jess Foley – Writer

    This is Jess Foley – Writer

    Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and website. This post is intended to give you an overview of what I hope to accomplish as a writer and a mom. This blog grew out of my long-dormant desire to write. Period. Now that I have children and a fledgling business, I welcome this…