Do you remember the last time you actually wrote a handwritten letter? In this age of technology, e-mail, e-cards, and evites seem to be the standard over traditional pen and paper. Call me old fashioned, but I still love pretty stationary and getting birthday cards in the mail.
For my first five years of motherhood, I managed to avoid getting seriously sick. Sure, I got colds and coughs, but nothing I couldn’t soldier through. Then, when my kids were ages two and five, I got the flu. The full-on, real-deal, knock-you-out flu. We’re talking achiness, chills, fever, coughing, sneezing, headache, and congestion. If “soaking several sets of pyjamas in my own sweat” had been on my bucket list, I’d have earned a big checkmark. Any effort to get up and do anything was completely flu-tile.
Although multiple births are steadily on the rise, raising two or more children at the same time is still a unique experience. From the moment people discover you are having twins they react differently toward you, make incredible assumptions, ask some very interesting questions and often provide some strange and usually unsolicited insights.
The winter blues. Those feelings that creep up in the middle of winter and sometimes…we just can’t shake ‘em. They can be a very real thing for some people. Winter is cold, filled with snow, and depending on where you live – A LOT of darkness. Plenty of people feel a little down during the winter months due to being stuck inside more, or not dealing with the cold very well. But I say…winter blues can take a hike! (You can literally take a winter hike if you want! That will help too!)
In 2017, Lisa Kiamos earned $500 with her Labels for Luca campaign.
I’m not a big “resolutions” person but I certainly like to reflect on the things I’ve seen over the past year – whether in my travels, work or even what my friends have shared online.
No matter who you are or what you do, money is a part of your everyday life. It could be that you’re budget conscious, paying off student debt or weighing different investment options, or it may be that you struggle to make ends meet between pay cheques. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich, poor, or somewhere in between – we all think about money, and for a lot of us, it’s a huge source of stress.
The start of a new year is a fitting time to take a bird’s-eye view of how we’re doing in life. It’s a chance to celebrate our accomplishments while also being honest with ourselves about things we can improve. For example, there may be areas of our lives where we’re not being as efficient as we could be, or we’re making choices that compromise our chances of attaining true fulfilment.
After some deeply personal soul-searching, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is something that has been holding me back and draining away my energy.
My kids and I made these simple unicorn jars for some friends and neighbours earlier this week. We filled them with our favourite treats including candy cane brownies and unicorn bark and they were a huge hit.