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A Day In The Life Of A Stay-At-Home Mom (Part 2)
Follow along on my journey as I continue a play-by-play of my typical day in the life of a stay-at-home mom. Me-time versus her-time – I am always on the search for a way to balance these two.
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A Day In the Life Of A Stay-At-Home Mom (Part 1)
Do you wonder what a day in the life of a stay-at-home mom is like? The house is not always tidy and I do not always have free time to spare. I do not watch tv dramas or gossip with my other stay-at-home mama’s over the phone (although I may binge-scroll on social media). My day is usually a mundane routine that is filled with food battles, nap tantrums, never ending chores and errands, little victories and big joys.
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3 Lessons My Pet Bunnies Taught Me About Parenting
My pet bunnies have taught me about parenting. It’s odd but true. As you might already know, Eunice and I have two rabbits named Marbles and Scrabble that we adopted from the Toronto Humane Society in 2012. Now I’ve never owned a pet before in my life since getting my bunnies, so the experience has been a challenging one. I say challenging because it was a commitment to care for them, feed them, clean their cage, and let them play around the house. I did not share the same affection for cute furry things like Eunice, nor the desire to care for their well being. Call me cold-hearted; call me…
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Celebrating Rosie’s One Year Old Birthday
We are merry and our hearts are full from celebrating Rosie’s one year old birthday. We’re soaring on nostalgia and thankful hearts as we reminisce and see how far she (and we) has come. Last week we wrote a letter expressing these emotions to her. If you know me, you know that I love to draw out a celebration for as long as I could rather than have one extravagant one. So here are a few highlights of her birthday week!
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A Letter to Our Daughter on Her First Birthday
This is a letter to our daughter on her first birthday: To our sweet Rosemary, One year ago today, you swept us up in a whirlwind of adventure as you entered the world in a most dramatic and unexpected way. You sure made a statement when you decided 32 weeks was a good time to pop out. This seems to be a pretty consistent theme in your life so far – to do everything early.
