Tag Archive: Family

Motivation Monday: August 2, 2010

This is my Mamavation post for Monday, August 2, 2010. Hey everyone! How was your week? Are you still drinking your H2O, eating your fruits and veggies and being active every day? This week was much better for me – I kicked my lingering cold to the curb, ate a ton of fruits and veggies [...]

Coffee and a Muffin

When I was a pre-teen and into my teens, my mother worked at a bank on Saturday mornings and my brother went to a drama class.  This left my dad and I alone.  Now most normal dads would spend Saturday mornings puttering or watching sports re-runs, while most normal pre-teens would spend Saturday morning on…

Baby Misconceptions

Before I had children I had many idealized notions of what being a parent would be like, what my kids would  be like and how I would parent my children.  I even had ideas about what the birth of my children would be like.  I had the perfect birth plan all ready.  Free to labour…