My identity hasn’t been “stolen” but it has definitely been misplaced. Misplaced. Maybe pushed to the side and forgotten about as being MOM has become my entire identity. 100%. Over the summer when I was still on mat leave I had many awkward conversations when I met new people. And as conversation go when you meet […]
It gets better
November 11, 2012 By 7 Comments
We are now officially just over 2 months into our “new” routine. I really miss being at home and spending all day with Princess Peach, but that could alone could fill pages, and pages of my blog. Back to our “new” routine. The first two weeks of our transition were horrible. I’m not gonna lie. Princess Peach would freak out when […]
Happy Six Months!
November 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
15 year reunion
October 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
RENT came to Toronto when I was 16. I have a clear memory of my friends going to see it. I didn’t know much about it besides the song Seasons of Love. Then there were full-page ads in The Toronto Star. I remember lying on my parents bed and my mom clipping some information out […]
Falling for Fall
October 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
I’m not a fan of the winter. I haven’t been for a long time. Growing up in Canada I had no choice really but to either like it, love it or just deal with it. I guess I liked it as a child; playing in the snow, making snow angels, tobogganing, building snow men. My […]
The aftermath: Part 5 of a birthstory
October 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
Sorry for the long delay! Here is the last LONG part of my birth story. If you haven’t already please check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 before reading this so you are in the know 🙂 Immediately I was whisked off to recovery. It was a full house in there! Right […]
Beautiful Lengths
October 14, 2012 By 6 Comments
I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. When I have it short, I wish it was longer. When it is longer, I wish that it was shorter and easier to manage. See, I’m very lucky to have thick hair but at the same time it’s a lot of work. In the colder months it […]
The grand finale! Part 4 of a birth story
September 30, 2012 By 11 Comments
Ok, so this story is actually going to go to 5 parts but this part actually focuses on Princess Peach entering the world. If you missed the first three click to read part 1, part 2 and part 3. So I started pushing and pushing. Sometime after pushing for what felt like an eternity, Man […]
Packing for overnight camp….umm I mean daycare
September 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
September 4th was a dreaded day in our household. Not only did I go back to work after being off of work for over 13 months but I was starting a new job, The Hubster was starting a new job at a new school and Princess Peach was starting daycare. When I went for my one daycare visit with Princess Peach (The […]
The calm before the storm -Birth Story part 3
September 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
