Today was a long day.Like, a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong day. In fact, I’ve only slept about 4 hours since  I got up for work at 5 am on Wednesday morning. Why? you ask? Well, being the medical anomaly that I am, I landed myself in the hospital just before midnight and stayed in the ER until after… Continue reading Thumbs Up for Thursdays (July 25)

If you’ve ever been a Mom, you’ve experienced that incomprehensible combination of joy and absolute terror as the fact that someone is now completely dependent on you sinks in. There’s really no greater honour than becoming a parent – whether through birth or adoption. It’s a wonderful journey filled with love, bumps in the road… Continue reading Mom-Shaming

I am kid-free for two weeks. There is a bittersweetness about my apartment without F. On the one hand, it is so nice to come home and turn on a grown-up movie and lay on the couch filling out job applications and writing in peace and quiet. I’m tired. In the morning, there is just… Continue reading Kidcation

It hasn’t been a year since I first sat before my keyboard and let it all out. It’s been quite a journey. I’ve found myself – but more than that, I’ve created a new me. It’s been a reinvention. I’m a better person. I’m happier. Stronger. More, well, me.I had a shocking revelation a couple of… Continue reading I Blog at OMC!

The sound of a glass shattering is a highly-effective alarm. If you don’t believe me, I’ll lend you my devilish playful kitten for a night and you can perch a glass of water on your nightstand. Just be aware that you might not be able to set your wake-up for a specific time, but I am… Continue reading A Classic Monday