Posted in musings on Jul 28th, 2010
A fellow blogger, meli-mello, tagged me with eight questions. Since our angel baby has decided to take three-hour naps in the morning this week, I have some time on my hands. 1. Is there anything you’ve ever eaten that was so delicious that you think of it and go kind of misty-eyed to this very [...]
Posted in musings on May 23rd, 2010
This woman is inspiring. On her birthday, she went around committing 35 random acts of kindness with her kids. I think I might just have to try this for my birthday. Brilliant. On CoolMomPicks I read about a non-profit in the US that helps build safe play spaces for kids. We are lucky to live [...]
Here’s a short clip of Amelia on the big girl swings at one of our local parks. While we were waiting for my brother to come to see us, she asked if she could go on the big swings. And then, as you’ll hear in the video, she kindly requests that I sit on the [...]
Posted in baby, musings, organic/eco on Mar 8th, 2010
By far the biggest adjustment I have had to make as a parent is meal planning, preparation and cooking. Gone are the days of having bagels, lox and cream cheese after ultimate practice at 9:30 pm. Or a sandwich, or cereal, or whatever is in the cupboard because I don’t feel like cooking. Instead, I [...]
For some time I’ve wanted to revamp this website so I could use it both as a professional and personal tool. At the least I should update the header with some more recent photos of Amelia. But at 32 weeks pregnant, am I really going to get around to it before baby #2 arrives? I [...]
Posted in musings on Feb 23rd, 2010
Being pregnant with a very active toddler is entertaining and challenging. Luckily, I am healthy and fit and haven’t suffered from symptoms that afflict many others. I can still zip up my regular coats (at 7.5 months) and have only purchased two maternity items this time around (a warm/winter hoody dress and an extra shirt [...]
Posted in friends & family, musings on Feb 20th, 2010
Every time my mom comes over she always brings a bag filled with things. Usually there is food. Sometimes there is mail from New York, or some pictures, or stickers for Amelia or my mom’s latest knitting creation. The last time she came over she brought a slim volume called The Beauty of Motherhood: Selected [...]
This documentary is a fascinating look coddled kids and over-involved parents.
Today is Family Literacy Day in Canada. I, for one, didn’t know this “holiday” existed until I read it on meli-mello’s blog (she’s having some giveaways so you should head over to visit). In celebration, Amelia and I are going to go get a library card at our local branch this afternoon. I am also [...]
I have a complicated relationship with the colour pink. I used to hate it and until CEGEP or so I refused to wear it. I didn’t want to be associated with such a “girly” colour. Now I actually own quite a few pink things (mostly shirts & sweaters) and I often wear them. I don’t [...]