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M finished year one of kindergarten about a month ago and has been home with me and A for the summer. In the meantime I’ve picked up more work as a freelance writer from home, but not enough to justify childcare (and to be honest she’d probably be enraged at me if I stuck her in daycare […]

Hi everyone! It’s been awhile… kindergarten, a one and a half year old tornado, freelance WAHM life, travel, and, well, life. It’s busy! Most of the time I am crashing into bed instead of doing anything fun like writing. But I love this Friday Favorites idea, and so I wanted to pop in and say […]

This year, M is very into the idea of holiday gifts. We’ve been getting various catalogues in the mail and every time one arrives she sits down with a marker and circles everything she loves. I’ve explained to her a few times that she won’t be getting every single thing she wants, in hopes of reigning her in […]

You can check out the rest of our 2017 holiday toy guides here. A will be one year old a month prior to Christmas, and while I’m not expecting him to be all too into the concept of opening presents, I know that he’ll appreciate a few new things! We are trying to not overdo it […]

I recently logged onto my ServiceCanada account, knowing that my parental leave benefits are due to expire basically any day now. I went on leave right before A was born because my scheduled C-section was bumped up earlier than I’d expected, so I had a rough idea that my payments would stop roughly around his […]

Snow arrived here in earnest a few weeks ago and I had to scramble to get boots. I don’t know why I’m so ill prepared this year — I know snow is coming, and I know the kids need new winter gear every year because they grow too quickly, but I failed to plan ahead this […]

I am no stranger to pregnancy loss, having experienced three miscarriages in a row between my two kids. I’ve been aware of October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day since before my own experience with PAIL, but after I became someone on the other side of it, the day held personal meaning instead […]