We have all seen the Instagram posts showing a beautiful family, frolicking at a vacation local in the sun-kissed light of early evening? Do they tell you that the beautiful evening was interrupted with whining or a tantrums,?? Traveling with kids is it worth it?
Tag: Kids
Finding Time- Exercise with Kids
I am all about easy exercises you can sneak in throughout your day. It can be really tough finding time to exercise with kids, so often exercise often gets put on the back burner. When they are little, your way too tired to fit in a early morning workout, and after working all day you just want to get home and play with your child. Exercise is usually the last thing on your mind.
Here are some exercises you can do with your kid(s).
Moving- What Makes a House a Home?
We had been renting a 1318ft2 three bedroom unit in a 4-plex for the last five years. We were already bursting at the seams of our home before the arrival of our newest member, with the babies’ arrival it became just plain stressful. With the Nursery in our living room sleep training was impossible. The windows were single pane making it stifling in the summers and FREEZING in the winter. We shared laundry with three other families, leaving Sundays as our designated laundry day. For a family of five none of this was ideal.
Color Me Rad- Surrey, B.C. 2016- Race Review
This past weekend I completed my third Color Me Rad run in Surrey, BC. with my stepdaughter. This year’s race was a return to the Cloverdale Fair Grounds, rather than last years Holland Park location. Below is a review of this years event, if you participated I would love to hear your comments. Continue reading
My First Mother’s Day
I have been asked how I will be celebrating my first Mother’s Day. Although this is my first one 
with a biological child, I have been quietly celebrating Mothers day for 5 years. For those of us as step-parents (this applies for stepdads, too), being recognized even in a small ways can help you survive another day, month, and year, knowing there is some small appreciation for the sacrifices you make for your step-children. I was never planning to have children of my own so my approach to step-parenting was simple; treat the kids as if they were my own.
Being a step-parent has been both the most difficult and the most quietly rewarding challenge of my life. This Mothers day I share some things that have guided me on my journey as a step-parent.