Real Life: Dating a mom & her baby.

“If you’re a single mom or dad thinking you want to date again, I’d say get ready for a roller coaster ride! If you’re a bit scared, you have every reason to be but I’d also tell you that there are ones out there worth riding with…” Continue reading

Mommy & Me Halloween – DIY Scare Crow | Mums Orchard House

“So, if you’re like I was last year… well, I might as well just fess up now and tell you I don’t have my act together this year either… but what I mean is, if you’re a habitual procrastinator like I cam, then chances are… you are exactly one week away from Halloween and there’s a high probability your kid has a Halloween party tonight and you haven’t put one bit of a costume together yet. ” Continue reading

Hard days are hard.

“Today, I began to understand what the old man in the story meant when he said, “As for grief, you’ll find it comes in waves.” Today a wave hit me.” Continue reading

10 good things in 10 days | Finding the Bright Side

“Sometimes things happen in your life that begin to shift your perspective. Things that make you stop & THINK. Things that make you “stop & smell the roses” more. That make you notice the beauty around you in an all-consuming way.” Continue reading

10 things I said before having a kid.

“You’re pretentious and naïve in your pre-baby life. Now, life is chock-full of hard lessons, very few friends & you smell. Maybe you don’t have friends anymore because you smell? Maybe that’s the problem…” Continue reading

He’s 2 and he can do it.

Learning tower, mommy's helper, toddler, cooking

“All in all, we are far from perfect. I throw his clothes on as fast as I can when we’re in a rush. I spoon fed him his yogurt when I couldn’t stand him making a mess. I skip running errands so, instead we can take double the time to bake a treat…” Continue reading