How many times have you heard someone say ‘life is too short’? Probably more times than you can count. Now, how many times have you actually listened to those words? Probably not as often as you would like. I know I’m guilty of that too. There are days that end and leave me wondering what the heck I even accomplished yet I still felt like I had so much I didn’t have a chance to do. I was thinking about just that the other day. How many times I’ve intended to call someone, see how a friend is doing, or send a card to someone just to let them know I’m thinking of them. I’m sad to say that those three things tend to fall to the wayside more often than I’d like to admit. You tend not to give that too much thought though until you’re forced to think about how much of life we take for granted.Read More
This is What Migraine Sufferers Want You To Know
Migraines are no walk in the park. I have experienced migraines since I was 9 years old, that’s right, 9 and I wouldn’t wish them on my worse enemy. It has made life incredibly difficult at times, so much so that I don’t think the people around me fully grasp the severity of them. Over the years, I’ve found that people who have never experienced a migraine in their lives, don’t really understand just how bad episodes can get. So in an effort to help spread awareness here are some things that migraine sufferers want you to know.Read More
We Need to Stop Telling Pregnant Women Horrible Labour Stories
I recently had a conversation with a pregnant friend of mine. We started chatting about pregnancy and labour since she was coming up on her due day. I wasn’t even really putting much thought when I told her that labour really wasn’t that bad but I was taken back a bit when she and her husband both thanked me for my 2 cents. They went on to say that I was the first person who hadn’t told them some labour horror story. That made me think back to all the stories I heard before I gave birth, and I hadn’t realized it before, but they were right. I remember hearing a lot of labour horror stories from friends, co-workers, strangers. It’s almost like the minute we see a pregnant woman, we have this need to share some horrid labour story with her for some reason and that really needs to stop because it won’t help her when the time comes.
10 Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy & Life As A New Mom
Pregnancy and birth can be wonderful joyous occasion, but there are things that people just don’t tell you before you grow that bump. Here are 10 things that no one tells you about pregnancy and being a new mom.Read More
5 Tips That’ll Help with Your Cleaning – Plus my NEW Favourite Spring Cleaning Tool
Can you believe it’s March already! This year is just flying by. A lot of people in my life actually told me that when I had Wendy, time was going to go by much too quickly and they were right. Can you believe that Wendy is already in her toddler years! I know, it’s crazy. Even my fur-baby is growing up too fast. Lady will be turning 7 years old this year. It’s nuts and honestly, I don’t really want to be wasting my time doing things like cleaning, when there are better things to do. I’m sure I’m not the only mom out there who feels this way. So to make the most out of my time, I had to get a bit creative and I had to make sure I invested in the right tools that would help me manage my cleaning schedule and time. Enter The Libman Company’s Freedom Spray Mop.
15 Tips That’ll Make Flying with a Baby That Much Easier
I remember the first time we traveled with Wendy, people thought we were crazy. She had just turned 5 weeks old and we were off to Disney World. Mind you, I had a conference at the Mouse’s house that was planned well before she was even conceived so this wasn’t a last minute trip adventure. We even bought extra trip insurance just in case I couldn’t travel or she couldn’t either. But when the time came, she and I were both cleared to fly and travel by our doctor so off on an adventure we went. I was a little stressed out beforehand, I had heard so many horror stories from parents, and had a lot of people calling me crazy or brave. But we pushed forward and decided to pre-plan for our flight and leave the rest to chance or luck or Wendy. I’m happy to tell you, that that first plane trip with her went smoothly, I couldn’t believe that I had stressed about it as much as I did. Even the flight back was a good one. So after that experience, we decided that we would fly again with her when she was 6 months old and again, it went really well. We learned a lot about traveling with a baby under 1 years old. So I want to share 15 tricks or tips that we learned so that your next flight with your little one won’t be a stressful one.Read More