Parenthood – Page 5 – Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters

PIN: Pencil it in this week(end)

Tis the season of excess, from spending to indulging, but my favourite kind of excess is overloading the calendar with so many wonderful holiday, community, seasonal events. It is fun if you don’t try to have your cake and eat it too. Choose the ones you want to go to and (if you have young…

To Do List: Lost, Found, and Trying Not to Drown

I just had my last Thanksgiving leftover sandwich (for breakfast)…oh and I forgot my tea. brb… Got it. I don’t know the last time I have completed something from beginning to end. It’s just my life at this point, but the problem now is that I’m forgetting things. I’m tired. I’m stressed. I’m depressed. It’s…

Parenting: a.m. & p.m.

a.m. p.m.

Monsters University: Passion, Higher Education, and the Pursuit of Dreams

We don’t all fall in love with the same things, in the same way, or at the same time so why should we be expected to pursue our passions in the same way? I know that’s a little deep for a Saturday afternoon, but hear me out. It is not as heavy as it seems. …

Stepping Past Fear: Walk a mile in those shoes

I don’t like to fail. I don’t think anyone does. The differences among us is that some of us handle failure better than others. Taking it further, I think we all handle some failures fairly well and others not at all. So what does this have to do with today? As you may know, I’ve…

The Modern Rotisserie Saves Rosh Hashanah

It used to be that I could count on Bakers’ Best for all my holiday needs. Whatever I did not have time, desire or ability to make I could pick up at Bakers’ Best to round out my menu. A few years ago Bakers’ Best closed their restaurant/deli/takeout spot and decided to just do catering….

Some Days: Hanging vs. Hanging Out

Made with Rhonna Designsp Some days are just harder than others. Thank goodness there is always tomorrow.

Looking Forward: Changing Seasons & New Routines

I don’t remember getting new outfits, backpacks or lunch boxes each year for school. There were no #BTS haircuts, shopping trips, Instagram photos at the bus. My mom was not a shopper nor was she a photographer iPhone, 35 mm film, Polaroid or not. I still got the ‘back to school’ butterflies and excitement nonetheless….

The Ebb and Flow of a Vacation

Whether you watched the tides go out and come in, or you went to the city, or mountains or valleys, like every day, a vacation has its own ebb and flow. Really, each day has an ebb and flow, as does each year, each season. To every action there is a reaction and sometimes the…

The App Life: Ink

I love my apps. Most of them are not games but I have fun playing. It’s just that I like to play with photos and social media. The rest of them are tools for my work/life and games for the kids. One of the newest apps that I love is Ink. I have always loved…

Sincerely, your fortune cookie

Cleaning up one’s desk it is not only an exercise in sorting, cleansing, purging and organizing, but in philosophy as well. Here is the little bit of ‘food for thought’ I came across while sorting through the mountain if collected crap that all gets deposited on my desk). I think it’s the perfect thought as…