Every time I get an email from the school I have to read it right away. I have anxiety about the lovely principal emails, and not for any actual school-related reasons. Whenever an update appears in my inbox I immediately tune out everything around me until I can scan the email for those dreaded words: […]
My Day Off – Plans vs. Reality
If you’re a regular reader of mine you’ll know I only work (outside the home) 4 days a week. Wednesdays are “my day off.” I’m using quotes there because I don’t really feel like I use those days for “day off” things. I wanted to make a post sharing my day off activities because I’d […]
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 – […]
Technology And This Modern Mom
I am 36 and I have two children. They intuitively know how to use computers, tablets, and smartphones. Soon they will surpass my abilities with any and all new technology. My husband works in the technology field, but I feel they will approach his abilities at some point as well – or at least pass […]