Category Archives: Motherhood

While my lack of blog posts and disheveled hair may suggest otherwise, the truth is that I have not been consumed by motherhood to the point of no return. My absence from my laptop can be accounted for by my recent trip to Toronto for my brother’s wedding. With family functions a slew and aContinue reading “Flying Solo”

When my baby brother was born in the early 90s, my parents invested in a video camera. It was a big purchase at the time, and an important one. To this day, we cherish the home videos that were made with that video camera. His childhood has been captured in 3 minute snippets, and thenContinue reading “The Supermom”

Since day one, my son has been a late sleeper. He wouldn’t go down for the night until 2AM at first. Luckily, it slowly shifted closer to 11PM. The minute he would fall asleep, I, of course, would crash too. Our big move worked out in favour of an earlier bedtime due to the 3-hour timeContinue reading “What was that About the Placenta?”

Every year, I ask my mom the same thing: “What would you like for Mother’s Day?” Every year I am hoping to get a response hinting at something I would be able to pick up at a department store. But, instead, my mother always gave me a different variation of the same response:“A smile”“Your love” “Kind words”Continue reading “A Gift for Mom”

A mere three-minute walk from my home, there is a quaint little cafe and bookstore. With a beautiful garden out back, it is no wonder so many mommies treat it like their own backyard. Once a week, they host a modest story time where the friendly lady who runs the bookstore does a few readContinue reading “The Just Me Walk”

A long time ago (but not that long ago) when I was in Kindergarten, we were colouring Easter bunnies in anticipation of the upcoming holiday. I decided that my bunny’s outfit would be pink. As I reached for the pink crayon in the centre of the table, I happened to find another little girl much like myselfContinue reading “Pink Crayons and Cream Soda”

In my next life I want to come back as a man.While the joys of parenthood are countless, in a battle between fatherhood and motherhood, the dad gig is definitely the best gig around. But what about the all the warm, fuzzy feelings of motherhood, you ask? Oh there are plenty! It’s just that theContinue reading “The Dad Gig”

A few days ago, we went to the bank to open a new account. As one would expect, it was a very uneventful ordeal. All the typical questions were asked, and I answered without hesitation. Except one. For the last five years, the answer to the question “What do you do?” was very simple. I’mContinue reading “What do you do?”

Last week, my husband and I took our four-month old on a bit of an adventure. We packed up the contents of our home, and had them shipped to San Francisco, California. While the contents are still en route, we have arrived safely. The journey thus far has been quite the experience.  The Airport: WhatContinue reading “The Big Move”