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Mom Musings, Personal Posts, Working Mom

I’m living proof you never know where life will take you

May 1, 2021 2 Comments
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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 […]

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Family Fun, Mom Musings

How to do ‘Date Night’ when kids are home all the time

October 13, 2020 No Comments
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The last seven months have been different. And that’s putting it mildly. Many of us have been trying to stay safe and therefore have been spending a lot of time at home – or outside during the nice weather. Well, winter’s coming. The lazy days of summer are behind us for this year, and we’ll […]

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Mom Musings

How to find your groove when the kids are at home (all the time!)

May 7, 2020 No Comments
find your groove

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 […]

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Family Fun, Travel, Working Mom

Ways to avoid last minute packing as a working mom

February 19, 2020 No Comments
avoid last minute packing

Every winter we take a week’s vacation in a warmer climate. (Or at least we try to – our last vacation was to Florida and it barely cracked 21°C.) We have been taking these trips since my youngest was three years old, so that’s six years of trying to get us organized for trips around […]

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Mom Musings, Personal Posts, Working Mom

Work Life Balance? No Such Thing

February 25, 2019 No Comments
Work Life Balance

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 […]

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Also a married working mom, and lead writer at Kingstonist

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