Like everyone else, I think about getting my life more organized in the new year. But, I also think about getting my life more organized every week. And yet I’m never inspired to actually do anything to reach that goal. Well, no more! *This post contains affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase […]
Holiday Gift Guide for Young Artists – Educents
Art is a broad and important part of life, and fostering artistic expression in kids sets them on a positive path, whether it’s hobbyist, professional, as an outlet or pure aesthetic expression. The common thread is that it is creative, expressive, it can inspire us, and lead to that wonderful thing called “flow.” So this […]
7 Things I’ve Learned Vacationing With Kids
Next week we are going to a cottage for the week. I’m very much looking forward to it. The forecast (so far) looks great, and cottaging is old hat now – this is our 4th year going to a cottage, and the girls just get older and better every year. Vacationing with kids seems to […]
What I Really Do When The Kids Are Away
This Canada Day weekend my mother-in-law took the girls to my sister-in-laws for a few days. (Thanks Mary!) In the past we’ve gone to Cornwall to meet up with them for part of the weekend (the part we don’t have to work) but we didn’t do that this year. This year we had a long […]
Blogging and Working Mom – Can I Do Both?
Every year at this time I start to wonder if I can really hack being a mom and being employed 4 days a week. The kid’s extracurriculars all end in the same week, there’s a dance performance to attend (and organize family and friends to attend also) and the school year is winding down – […]