A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
This Moment
This Moment inspired by Soulemama
A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
A wind of change!
This is it, the last day of my maternity leave....Back to work on Monday. Most people ask me with a smile if I look forward to it. I constantly hear "you must be really eager to go back to work after a full year!" The truth it, I'm not happy about it at all. I would much rather stay home and rethink my organisation for housework, search for a stay-at-home job that would bring in a similar salary and look after my kids untill they go to school....but it is not financially realistic at this point.
I was thinking of totally revamping this blog, changing many aspects of it, including the title, and I think my return to work-life balance (or lack thereof) will bring about just that; a wind of change! With this, I have a lot to do to prepare for the much dreaded Monday morning... I hope you all have a great weekend and Happy Father's day! See you all soon.
I was thinking of totally revamping this blog, changing many aspects of it, including the title, and I think my return to work-life balance (or lack thereof) will bring about just that; a wind of change! With this, I have a lot to do to prepare for the much dreaded Monday morning... I hope you all have a great weekend and Happy Father's day! See you all soon.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Spring brings many things!
It's been a while since I posted here, due to lack of time in the past few weeks mostly, but time is coming back on my side! Spring has finally made itself felt in my cold corner of Québec and snow is actually melting!
What are the things Springs brings my way?
Connor and Deirdre just started a new daycare together.
Lee is starting a new client search campaign for his business he thought he was going to quit
I queued and downloaded at least a dozen knitting patterns on Ravelry
I am looking for a transfer from my department to another one
I feel the need to clean the house top to bottom...and get rid of A LOT of junk
I am about to have much more time to sew cloth diapers
I put the first load of freshly laundered diapers on the drying rack Outside to dry!
Connor is become a nicer and more polite little boy every day, helping his baby sister do all sorts of things!
Deirdre is almost walking already!
And with Spring, a new fresh start to this blog is about to begin!
Don't worry, I know I promised a picture of Daddy's hat...it will come!
What are the things Springs brings my way?
Connor and Deirdre just started a new daycare together.
Lee is starting a new client search campaign for his business he thought he was going to quit
I queued and downloaded at least a dozen knitting patterns on Ravelry
I am looking for a transfer from my department to another one
I feel the need to clean the house top to bottom...and get rid of A LOT of junk
I am about to have much more time to sew cloth diapers
I put the first load of freshly laundered diapers on the drying rack Outside to dry!
Connor is become a nicer and more polite little boy every day, helping his baby sister do all sorts of things!
Deirdre is almost walking already!
And with Spring, a new fresh start to this blog is about to begin!
Don't worry, I know I promised a picture of Daddy's hat...it will come!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
A hat for Daddy!
I have been very busy lately, with appointements, job search, daycare search, daycare visits...that blogging had to be left aside for a little while. I did however find some time to do some knitting to help me relax a bit...in silence (what sewing doesn't allow). I have never knitted anything without a pattern and I had fancied the idea of making my hubby a hat for a little while. So, taking a deep breath and doing a lot of planing (that didn't really bring me anywhere), I jumped head first in my own Me Made pattern....the end result is beautiful (photo to come) but the original pattern I so carefully put down on paper was rewritten as I was knitting...entirely, to the point of not being the same pattern at all!
I had seen people put up their projects on Ravelry and I wasn't sure what it was until I checked it out. At first, I didn't really see the point of signing up myself, but when my own made up project started to seed in my mind, I thought Ravelry could have handy tools to help. And it did! When I want to make another one of Daddy's hat, I'll have it all on Ravelry!
I had seen people put up their projects on Ravelry and I wasn't sure what it was until I checked it out. At first, I didn't really see the point of signing up myself, but when my own made up project started to seed in my mind, I thought Ravelry could have handy tools to help. And it did! When I want to make another one of Daddy's hat, I'll have it all on Ravelry!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Wishing for a good night sleep
With Deirdre's teething, it's been a bumpy ride lately here...but finaly They have made an appearance; two sweet little teeth! At last a little bit of a pain break for our littlest one! I trully hope she sleeps well tonight.
As for Connor, he always sleeps well...thank goodness!
I will be breif today as I plan to post more once we are done the daycare hunt. I am working on a small project too that brought me to Ravelry... pictures to come!
For now, all I need is my bed!
As for Connor, he always sleeps well...thank goodness!
I will be breif today as I plan to post more once we are done the daycare hunt. I am working on a small project too that brought me to Ravelry... pictures to come!
For now, all I need is my bed!
Friday, February 24, 2012
This moment
This moment,a Friday ritual, inspired by Soule Mama
A simple picture, no words, just the essence of the moment!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Bettering babying starts by bettering Mommy
I realized by going through my blog that I was loosing track of the most important part of bettering my motherhood experience and my children's everyday life; bettering myself!
When we step back and look at what needs improvement from a different perspective, we often find the culprit is not the kids, the house, time, or lack of sleep, but actually, our own mental conditioning of the situation. I was contemplating my return to work with an awful taste in my mouth thinking housekeeping is already a disaster now and I am at home all the time, what is it going to be when I go back to work?
Well, it will be neglected a bit then sure, but NOW, there is no reason...only all the excuses I tell myself every day not to do it : I'm too tired, I need a break, Deirdre is too clingy, I don't feel like it, I'll have a coffee first....all that to procrastinate, and procrastinate over and over until the house can walk on its own and kids can't move through the clutter...OK, it never gets that bad, but you see what I mean.
So the first step to making things better, doing things better, is to talk to myself and rid my mind of those excuses. Better myself first. Make myself feel better, less depressed, more positive, and make it enjoyable somehow.
So, lets start with convincing myself that folding laundry is fun, and Deirdre is independent enough to let me do it.
Lets convince myself that cleaning the kitchen is fun,
That doing laundry doesn't need my attention too much
That cleaning the floor will bring a fresh smell to the house
That tidying the living room will bring me a sense of accomplishment...And Connor can help, he's big enough!
Changing one's perspective on things can bring lots of good...but can also be a real challenge, if like me, you are very rooted in your bad habits and thoughts...but the will to change is the beginning of change, right?
When we step back and look at what needs improvement from a different perspective, we often find the culprit is not the kids, the house, time, or lack of sleep, but actually, our own mental conditioning of the situation. I was contemplating my return to work with an awful taste in my mouth thinking housekeeping is already a disaster now and I am at home all the time, what is it going to be when I go back to work?
Well, it will be neglected a bit then sure, but NOW, there is no reason...only all the excuses I tell myself every day not to do it : I'm too tired, I need a break, Deirdre is too clingy, I don't feel like it, I'll have a coffee first....all that to procrastinate, and procrastinate over and over until the house can walk on its own and kids can't move through the clutter...OK, it never gets that bad, but you see what I mean.
So the first step to making things better, doing things better, is to talk to myself and rid my mind of those excuses. Better myself first. Make myself feel better, less depressed, more positive, and make it enjoyable somehow.
So, lets start with convincing myself that folding laundry is fun, and Deirdre is independent enough to let me do it.
Lets convince myself that cleaning the kitchen is fun,
That doing laundry doesn't need my attention too much
That cleaning the floor will bring a fresh smell to the house
That tidying the living room will bring me a sense of accomplishment...And Connor can help, he's big enough!
Changing one's perspective on things can bring lots of good...but can also be a real challenge, if like me, you are very rooted in your bad habits and thoughts...but the will to change is the beginning of change, right?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Daycare? Already?
Ah! Busy bees we are lately, with those two little ones of ours. It's Tuesday and I haven't posted anything since last Friday...shame on me!!!
What have I been busy doing instead of posting on my blog...or knitting...or cleaning the house...I have been busy searching for a daycare. Yep, It's that time already, and coming faster than we thought.
We found out that Connor's daycare provider is loosing her assistant and needs to reduce her ratio by 3 children by mid March. Since Connor was one of the last signed up at that daycare, he is one of those loosing his spot...and obviously, that means Deirdre won't get a spot there either. Therefore, on the Daycare Hunt we are!
What makes a good daycare to most parents?
To us, it needs lots of attention to the kids, lots of love, lots of fun, lots of safety and lots of healthy food.
It needs to be comfy, warm and clean.
It needs lots of toys and activities.
It needs good communication....and that is where we hit the road block; we live in Québec, but Daddy's French is not so great, and finding a bilingual daycare, accepting babies under 14 months, with 2 spots available...yikes, here a challenge and a half.
Hope we find something soon...oh do I ever wish we didn't even need a daycare....:(
What have I been busy doing instead of posting on my blog...or knitting...or cleaning the house...I have been busy searching for a daycare. Yep, It's that time already, and coming faster than we thought.
We found out that Connor's daycare provider is loosing her assistant and needs to reduce her ratio by 3 children by mid March. Since Connor was one of the last signed up at that daycare, he is one of those loosing his spot...and obviously, that means Deirdre won't get a spot there either. Therefore, on the Daycare Hunt we are!
What makes a good daycare to most parents?
To us, it needs lots of attention to the kids, lots of love, lots of fun, lots of safety and lots of healthy food.
It needs to be comfy, warm and clean.
It needs lots of toys and activities.
It needs good communication....and that is where we hit the road block; we live in Québec, but Daddy's French is not so great, and finding a bilingual daycare, accepting babies under 14 months, with 2 spots available...yikes, here a challenge and a half.
Hope we find something soon...oh do I ever wish we didn't even need a daycare....:(
Friday, February 17, 2012
This Moment, a Friday ritual
This Moment; inspired by SouleMama
A simple picture of a moment of the week. No words, just the image. Enjoy
A simple picture of a moment of the week. No words, just the image. Enjoy
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