Archive for November, 2010
11.10.10
It's a touchy subject among moms. In some circles, even the mention of hiring a nanny sends some women through the roof and elicits a whole lot of unsolicited judgements and criticisms. If there is one thing I have learned to not do in my 6 years of being a parent, it's ...
Posted in balancing acts, childcare, day care, working mom | 3 Comments »
11.8.10
Having 3 kids and living 1,000 miles away from every single grandparent means that each year we have the challenge of deciding whether to make a trip down to Miami for Thanksgiving. As you might imagine, 5 plane tickets anywhere ain't cheap; let alone 5 plane tickets during the busiest ...
Posted in children, family, Family Vacations, finances, holidays, reflection | 7 Comments »
11.5.10
I'm not sure when it happened, but I've developed a serious affinity to the South. It may not seem so strange, but considering I grew up as far away from the South as you can imagine - i.e. Canada - it's not entirely clear to me where ...
Posted in Southern Hospitality, things we love | 9 Comments »
11.4.10
By now you know that I am somewhat of a Type A personality. I have to say that its relaxed tremendously over the years - especially since having kids - from the days when I used to obsessively organize my life in a day planner during college. I distinctly remember ...
Posted in Girl Scouts, parenting, Raising Girls | 5 Comments »
11.3.10
Seems to me there are many men out there still confused as to what women want and need from the man in their lives so I've decided to write a quick little how to guide. I consider myself a fancy girl so I'll focus this guide on dating a girl like me.
First thing to ...
Posted in dating | 3 Comments »
11.1.10
When football season began a few weeks ago, I felt this impending sense of dread; deep down I knew that I would "lose" my husband until January. I remember joking about it with some other gals on Twitter about it at the time who felt the same way. Fast forward ...
Posted in advice, all jokes aside, football widow, just call me peeved, marriage, men are from mars, rants, relationships | 2 Comments »
