How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

For The Love Of Sleep!

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Do you know what eight nights away taught me?  My bed..it sucks. Ohh I know ugly word, but it’s the ugly truth! We just returned from more then a week away at the in-laws cottage and while we were there I was like a little bouncing Goldilocks.  (and not in the pretty dancing around the house looking all pretty being… View Post

One More Reason To Shower Alone

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When your wife tells you, no.  No thanks.  Honey don’t.  It’s not a good idea!  Maybe the man of the house should listen… At the tail end of our week away, the in-laws joined us at the cottage on the lake. It is after all, their cottage.  After a day at the beach, the entire family require showers to get… View Post

We Made It!

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We fought the malls for back to school clothes. Fought the temper of my darling pre-teen size 0 daughter; who was sure there was “not one pair of pants in the entire mall that would fit her perfect body.”  Fought the car that did not want to contain a cat, a dog, two kids and all of our crap.  We… View Post

1 Step Forward 3 Steps Back

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I get up in the morning and the day takes an immediate downward spiral.  Why oh why did I step on the scales today? More importantly. How does a stupid number have this kind of power? Go to get dressed and find my missing black shirt.  Smile returns.  Black is very slimming.  Time to carpool.  Kids are so very very… View Post

ShesConnected!

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Last year I was lucky enough to be selected to attend a ground breaking new event, the 1st Annual ShesConnected Conference in Toronto Ontario.  I truly didn’t know what to expect,  this is what I got: *For the first time I was afforded the opportunity to meet face to face with some incredible bloggers and tweeters I had been interacting… View Post

So If I Wear A Size Large. . .

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I took my little one’s to the mall today in an attempt to do a one stop back to school shopping trip. Pft. Yah, that didn’t work out.  Two pre-teens and one Mama all agreeing on clothes that are appropriate for back to school?  Well, that my friends is a post for another day. Today I need to rant about… View Post

I’m A KinderMom!

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I am excited to announce that I have been given the opportunity to work with Mom Central Canada as a KINDERMom!  Kinder has been a household name for 30 years, and a family favourite in my home for as long as I can remember.  Easter, trips to the cottage, each big and special occasion is made a little more special… View Post

Out of the Mouths of Babes

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I will no longer be shopping for bathing suits with my 9 year old. When trying on bathing suits she exclaimed: “Mom, look! You must have grown too! That bathing suit is way too small for you.”  Gut punch.  She’s right.  She grew up, I grew out.  Ads are on TV right now for the movie “Final Destination 5”.  The… View Post