a bicultural mother storytelling her days
Exactly one year ago, I went back to work after being a stay-at-home mom to my two children for three years. I've you've been with my blog since then, I'm sure you remember how hard that transition was for me. Perhaps, one of the most difficult moments in my motherhood journey. Every woman is different, and …
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The end of breastfeeding is very much like the beginning of breastfeeding- a beautiful irony. My breasts are leaky, I have a bit of engorgement, and as the days pass, I wait for my supply (or end of supply) to regulate itself. A little bit of Mother Nature's poetry. It's been three weeks since my …
When I picked my children up after work today, my mother told me that when they heard the song "Los Pollitos Dicen" on an old CD that she had found, they said "Mama". I am writing this for you, my darlings, Penelope and Oliver, so that you always remember the words to the songs your …
Continue reading "Words To The Lullabies I Sing To My Children [stories of motherhood and culture]"
Trying to make the best out of the nicer days we have left this season, the kids and I went for a bike ride this week. It's been 6 months since I went back to work full time, and after being a stay at home parent for 3 years, a part of me, a big …
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I've seen it pop up a lot over the past couple of weeks. I've seen in it parking lots, billboard signs, sponsored Facebook posts. It bothers me. I wish it didn't, but it does. The sign I'm talking about is the Edmonton Police Service "A vehicle is not a babysitter" campaign. With this campaign, community …
It's been a smoky couple of days in the city. The smoke from the forest fires in the province that neighbors us has blown over, and I'm sad for the circumstances, but trying to find the silver lining. At a new moon circle I attended last week, the ceremony started off with the burning of …
I have always wished for travel to be more affordable within Canada, and it finally is! Canada is such a beautiful country, but it is vast, so unless you're able to travel 14+ hours in car often - which we have done many times - travel can get quite expensive. In fact, for many years, …
Golden Days and Carnivals; a pretty accurate way to describe this period of life. 3 years old and 1.5 years old, and what a beautiful age Penelope and Oliver are going through right now. Penelope's personality makes my heart smile. She is an artist. She dances and sings beautifully, and her taste in music is …
It's been raining a lot the past couple of weeks, and you can tell the plants are happy for it. Every year around this time, our backyard flowers begin to bloom, and making backyard bouquets is something I have fallen in love with. I am so grateful for the previous owners of our home - a …
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There is something so therapeutic about watering a plant- have you noticed? Try it! Even if you don't have any plants of your own, try watering one of your friend's or family's; it's awesome! You can almost hear the plant saying "thank you". In a wonderful way, my green thumb flourished as soon as I …
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