If you read just one book I’ve recommended in all my years of blogging about books, read One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to Them Both by Jennifer Fulwiler. I mean it. Put down your phone and go to your closest bookstore, or just hop over to […]
How I’m Loving My Face with Joyome Essentials
Earlier this year, I realized I need to put a bit more effort into my morning self-care routine. Since having kids, I’ve neglected myself. I wake up with the baby, have a shower, slap on my glasses, brush my hair and teeth, and get going. In the winter, if my skin turns scaly, I might […]
Moms, Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Moms
The memes began just after Kate Middleton walked out of the hospital with her third baby. You probably saw them on Instagram or Facebook. On one side of the meme is a picture of Kate, looking as fabulous as usual. She’s wearing one of her designer dresses (which easily masks her postpartum body), the baby […]
Every mom needs to listen to Cheri Magill’s CD Tour Guide
I fell in love with Cheri Magill’s CD Tour Guide from the first lines of the first song. Every song on the album felt like it was written just for me as a mom. Cheri is a mom who gets it, as even my daughters recognized. The lyrics speak to the every day ups and […]
5 Tips for Raising Strong, Confident Girls
My daughter is living in a miraculous age where she has seen a woman run to be President of the United States, women go into outer space and women build empires. Thanks to her teachers at school, she has also learned about female leaders like Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks and Anne Frank. Not all influences […]
St. Gianna Beretta Molla: a Saint for Modern Moms
Gianna Beretta Molla was a pediatrician, wife, and mom of four children. She was also a skier and mountain climber who also enjoyed concerts and theater. She is known for giving her life for that of her unborn child, and is now a Catholic saint. As I’ve read her biography, I’ve been amazed by her […]
Celebrate & Reflect on the Moments of Motherhood this Mother’s Day
This year, my oldest daughter turned ten. I don’t usually get super sentimental about my girls’ birthdays, but her tenth triggered a lot of reflection for me. Having a new baby once again, as she approached this milestone birthday, highlighted how much I’ve grown and changed in the last decade. Flipping back through our photo […]
Mompreneur & Viemere CEO Joyce Lau shares her story
I met Joyce Lau, the founder and CEO of Viemere, through a fellow Vancouver blogger. Joyce was looking for pregnant moms to showcase her maternity fashions, and I was happy to have some maternity pictures done. We actually shared the same due date and had fun comparing our pregnant bellies during the photo shoot! Afterwards, […]
Taming the Lecture Bug: a Parenting Made Practical video {review}
I think one of the toughest areas of parenting is discipline. When my kids misbehave, it’s hard to know how to discipline them—what will help them really learn from their mistake, without wrecking their relationship with me. That’s why I was excited to review Taming the Lecture Bug and Getting Your Kids to Think, a […]
Nuk Simply Natural Feeding System gives Mom a break {review}
A month after Joey was born, I sat in my living room crying. I loved my new baby, but I felt trapped. I couldn’t go skiing or rock climbing or swimming. I couldn’t even attend the symphony to see my friend play her violin. I couldn’t do anything without a newborn baby attached to me. […]
