Category Archives: Featured

My Confession: I Really Want to Go to BlogHer ’10

I’ve been hanging around the blogosphere and twittersphere for years.  Almost too many to mention.  Ok – at least 5.5 yrs because I remember writing a blog post about my first pre-natal Dr’s appointment when I was pregnant with Sierra back in November 2004.  See – here’s that post.  Over the past 5 yrs that…

I Really Screwed Up Valentine’s Day

As a mom I feel it’s my job to make sure my girls are never embarrassed by showing up unprepared.  If its library day at school – it’s my job to remember to pack the library book Sierra borrowed the week before to return, etc…  I know at some point that I will need to…

How Are Those New Year’s Resolutions Going?

Wow! January flew right past me! How about you? This year I made a few resolutions so I’ve decided each month to go back and re-visit them. To re-cap, my resolutions were to: Learn how to cook Eat healthier Feel better about myself Train for a half-marathon Lose 16lbs (get back to my wedding weight)…

Their Poor Little Red Hands Will Thank You

Last week, as I was leaving work I encountered what was obviously a daycare centre taking a group of toddlers out for a walk. I don’t normally pay attention to the people I pass on the street, my mind is usually in over-drive thinking about my work day, what I should cook for dinner, and…

PSA: Pools Are Dangerous, But They Don’t Have to Be

On Monday night, when I got home from work I read the most heart breaking tweet from my Twitter friend Shellie (@Military_mom) regarding the drowning death of her two year old son Bryson in their back yard pool (her original tweet has now been removed from her account, so I can’t share it with you). In that…

Hi Running Shoes, I’m Janice (How To Return To Running)

Tips on how to return to running after an injury, pregnanacy etc…

The Differences Between H1N1 and the Common Cold

I guess I jinxed myself by writing extensively about the H1N1 vaccine last week… Before we even had an opportunity to protect our family, my oldest daughter has become ill. My educated guess – the flu. Is it the seasonal flu or H1N1? I’m not entirely sure – but with the chart below I’ve come…

How Do You Find Balance?

No – I don’t mean balance as in standing on one foot balance.  I mean Work/Life balance.  The balance between your job commitments and your life.  Life, yanno, as in the things you LIKE to do, not the stuff you’re paid to do.  How do you find balance between them? It’s actually very important to…