Umm…I Thought You Were Running a 5km?
This post was supposed to be sopped full of victorious pictures and drenching with exclamation marks framing ‘I DID IT!’ sentiments! I would remind you that a dear friend asked … Read more
Marriage
10 Tips to Make Your Anniversary UN-SEXY
We take turns ‘planning’ an event for our anniversary each year. Last year was a great, boozy getaway that I had planned (also known as that time I pretty-womaned my … Read more
Ten Junes {The Summer I Met The Man I Would Marry}
CAUTION this post was written under the influence of cheesecake, pregnancy hormones and that cotton-candy sentimental feeling I get every June. I’ve also been getting emotional when I hear Stuart … Read more
Uptight with Expectations {A Wife’s Heart and Cheese Platters}
I got a text message from my Mother In Law ‘can we take the kids for a week in March?’, as fast as I could spell out D. U. H. … Read more
Double Standards for Moms and Dads of small Kids
Over at Parentdish Canada I shared five double standards between moms and dads. This is a list I have slowly been compiling since I became a parent. At Parentdish I talk … Read more
Love isn’t Pink Candy or Colourful Cake…..
It isn’t always pretty, or sweet, or colourful.Sometimes the heart shape more resembles crossed arms and cold shoulders that want to leave but don’t. That want to shout and scream, … Read more
Why They Don’t Make Lingerie for Men {Over at bluntMOMs Today}
Find me hanging with the classy broads at bluntMOMs today. I’m having a little Lady Chat on why I think there is no market for ‘male-lingerie’. I’ll give you a … Read more
What to add to your DIY custom crossword (the easiest homemade gift)
Over a decade ago I was a girl madly in love with a boyfriend who lived hours away. As I finished my Environmental Health degree I looked desperately for a … Read more
Why My Lamest New Years Eve Was My Best
You know you have no social life anymore when you and your husband say in unison ‘Who is calling so late!?’ It’s only 9pm and what’s sadder? It’s your parents … Read more
How ROMCOMs Ruin Our Relationships
Yes it’s true, those adorable Drew Barrymore movies where she finds someone as quirky and cute her are ruining our relationships – how? Setting us up with unrealistic expectations. Let … Read more