Writing my way through the joys and challenges of motherhood
This year was my first time having the full two weeks off over the Christmas Holidays. I was not prepared for the time to fly by so fast! No matter how much time I get off, my to do list is bigger than my holiday break. My girls are 8 and 11. That means prime […]
You’re here because you want to help your child succeed. I get that. Maybe your child has special needs due to a learning disability or developmental delay – that’s the case with us. Or maybe you just want to provide the best environment you can for your child, despite the challenges of working outside the […]
Working parent households are always short on time. I know that’s a broad statement, but in my experience it’s true. There are not enough hours in the day, and not enough days in the week, to get everything done. And when the holidays are approaching your time becomes even more precious. I don’t know about […]
Mom confession: I don’t do anything for back to school. The summer runs its course and then one day we just have to get up and get on the bus instead of getting in the car and going to a day camp. Such is back to school time as a working mom. My daughters go […]
Life is expensive. We are a two working parent household out of necessity. It’s all I’ve known, and we make it work pretty well if I do say so, but it creates quite a busy schedule every week. Now that I’ve been a working parent for 10 years, I feel I can share some of […]
Going to work is a necessary evil for many people. Generating an income for the household is the primary endeavour for the majority of Canadians. Trying to balance time in the workforce with the rest of your existence is no easy feat. I write a lot about time management. Being a working mom, my days […]
Back when I was a “new” blogger I wrote a piece about being a working mom and trying to add blogging into my already hectic schedule. Read that piece here: Blogging and Working Mom – Can I Do Both? Now that my girls are older, and my writing life is busier, I thought I would […]
5 Tips to Help Moms Blend a Career with Family Time is a guest post. If you are interested in writing for A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page. A lot of mothers are in the workforce today. Reasons might be the desire to build a career or the need to survive. Trying […]
I am a terrible housekeeper. At least I feel that way. Part of my struggle is simply time. As a working mom with two daughters who dance 8 hours a week, I am rarely at home, unless I’m sleeping. I’m sure you can relate. *This post contains affiliate links.* Over the last year (and now […]
The crazy thing about kids is that they grow up. And sometimes it feels like their little lives just whizz on by. Of course those days are offset by the long, terrible stretches of sleepless nights, nursing strikes, picking eating marathons and never-ending cries of “Mommy!!!” Related: It’s Okay Not To Love The Baby Stage […]