For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to abandon our views about them. – Thich Nhat Hanh I walked into the diner and I scanned the crowd wondering where to sit. I spotted the faux red leather booth, a little jarred that a large, burly, trucker-of-a-man sat opposite the booth I chose. I […]
Thanks to everyone who read, commented, emailed, or messaged me after my last post on New Mom Guilt. Your comments and support were all greatly appreciated and honestly before I wrote the post I felt alone and uncertain and after reading your comments and getting some coaching from an awesome nurse at the immunization clinic […]
When I left the hospital with Ryder and Jeff on July 6, there should have been a sign posted that read, “… welcome to motherhood, you will feel guilty about anything and everything”. Or at least I do. I have always had a terrible time with guilt. I feel bad or guilty for doing something […]
Last Thursday I went to the doctor for my standard check up. I went there feeling incredibly ill, cramps, tired, sore… all wonderful pre labour signs. The doctor was pretty sure that I would be in labour that night or perhaps that weekend. It’s now one week later and I am still here, sans baby. […]
Last weekend when Emily and I went on our little Sister’s Safari to Sooke, we decided to also venture to Port Renfrew to visit Botanical Beach. I had never been to Port Renfrew or Botanical Beach so I was really looking forward to checking out another part of the Island. I won’t go into the […]
With exactly one month to go, Emily and I decided to take the opportunity to have a sister’s weekend… well a sister’s overnight :) We didn’t go far.. in fact we went to a B&B about 20 minutes from my house, but even getting away just a short distance felt like a world away. We […]
Last week felt tough. I was mentally in a different space, worried, anxious and on edge because we were asked to go to the hospital for an unexpected ultrasound… I was measuring small. I worried a lot. I slept poorly. I napped when I got home from work and then couldn’t fall asleep. All of […]
So I mentioned to Emily that I was planning on reading “50 Shades of Grey”. I received the following call from her at the airport bookstore (she is on her way to Calgary for the weekend): Emily: Hey, they have “50 Shades of Grey” here at the Airport bookstore. Want me to buy it so […]
Our kid hasn’t even been born yet and we already have him/her booked on a trip to Australia at 4-5 months old. I also have a vision, hope, MUST DO of getting a 7 week old on a plane to fly from Victoria, BC to Prince Edward Island at the end of August, early September. […]
