I am a driver, a transit user and a cycle-commuter. I drive out of necessity (i.e. when I must travel across town to pick up my children). I use transit when I am not required to drive and choose not to cycle. I cycle when I can and feel safe enough to do so. My … Read more
An idea I’ve floated around a lot after a number of different parents have suggested I do so, over the years has been to hand my shingle as a consultant to parents of early childhood topics, especially around early learning & care. Now that I am in a stable part-time position, it seems a good … Read more
Are Your Friends Here for a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime? Anonymous Many of us are fortunate enough to have friends who are a consistent part of our lives throughout all our ups and downs. However, sometimes others we consider friends appear to enter, then depart from our lives for reasons we try to, … Read more
What is it about kids and food that has such huge emotional stress attached to it? Are they eating enough? Do they get enough variety? Can they even sustain themselves on such the inconsistent diet kept by many preschoolers and schoolagers? Let alone grow? Is the sudden onset of non-stop eating a growth spurt? Are … Read more
Join Trish (Independent Creative Memories Consultant) online or in person to scrapbook in support of Team Diabetes. Proceeds go to Trish’s Team Diabetes campaign for the Bluenose 10K. Contact Trish to find out how to participate online, for directions to her place for an Open House Scrapbooking event, or to discuss a package of services … Read more
For me scrapbooking is all about the stories. I like to keep the focus on the photos and the journaling that accompanies them. What I love about the switch to digital is that now I can do just that with even less time involved! I am still working on some traditional albums (I have a … Read more