It’s that time of year…at least it is for us gardening-type people. This is the time of year we start dreaming of spring. If you’re very lucky you live in one of those states or provinces like California or British Columbia and if you’re not gardening [...]

Meal planning is for overachievers, isn’t it?
Back when my universe was entirely different (read: before I had a baby) I used to take my time planning out the meals my husband Graham and I would eat. This admission is probably grounds for getting me fired from this [...]

When my husband and I started to talk about having a baby, one of things we discussed was how we would organize our house. To many, this might seem like a frivolous matter, but to people like us, people who have spent the better part of their [...]

My husband Graham and I had just decided to head out to get a few groceries when my stomach began to growl.
“You wanna go out for some lunch before we get the groceries?” I asked. I hate to shop on an empty stomach. Doing so usually [...]

Before I had a baby, one of the things I heard other moms complain about was the fact they hadn’t had a shower in days. DAYS, they’d tell me. I never understood this. How could they not find five minutes in the day to hose themselves [...]

My poor husband. I fear this whole new parenthood experience has been especially bewildering to him the last few days. Just when he thought I was coming around back to my old self (if such a thing is possible for a woman following the birth of [...]

This morning when I came down into our kitchen and looked around I realized that my husband had been busy last night. He hadn’t been busy in the basement geeking out with his home brewing kit the way a ten-year-old plays with a chemistry set. He hadn’t been [...]

About two weeks ago I had a baby. How about that?
Nate was born on a Tuesday evening and after 15 hours of labour and two hours of pushing, we were so happy to have him finally here.
The care we received at the hospital was absolutely incredible, but [...]

I was recently the guest of honour at a baby shower held at my dad and step-mom’s house. The decorations were fun, the food was terrific and the punch was flowing. Even my friend’s four-year-old daughter enjoyed some, until her mommy realized she’d doled it out from the [...]

I recently recapped a conversation I had with my mom to my husband, Graham.
“So I was talking to Mom today and she asked me how you felt about the fact that she was coming to stay at our house,” I began.
“Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah, I sort of just started to [...]