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- April 21, 2016
As a Mom, I Feel for the Parents of Châteauguay, Quebec

As a child, there were friends I had that my mother liked and friends of mine she didn't like. When I look back on those days she was really dead on about the quality of the people I chose to spend...
- family-life
- April 19, 2016
What Every Child Needs

This weekend I attended a conference, Empowered to Connect, where we delved into what children from hard places need. To summarize, they need to feel safe and listened to and to know that they are precious. One thing I have learned on this fostering jo
- mom-101
- March 15, 2016
Riding the Waves of Change

The only thing that remains constant in life is change. Riding the waves is something we all must learn to do.
- mom-101
- March 9, 2016
The Dirty Thirty

I don't mind but I kind of do? Well that doesn't really make any sense now does it!? Well in 3 months I will be turning thirty! (GASP!) I am excited about heading into my thirties but s…
- mom-101
- March 3, 2016
What’s a Mom Got to Do to Get a Little Privacy?

If you ever feel like you are insignificant, try to accomplish something on a deadline that is important to only you. It doesn't really matter what it is. It might be something as innocuous as...
- mom-101
- February 4, 2016
Choosing to Love

"I made the choice to love you." What?! A choice? Like, you didn't really feel it but made yourself? Does this mean that your heart doesn't feel "the love"? I was so confused by my husband's statement– weren't you supposed to be in love with your spouse?
- family-life
- January 25, 2016
Why Parents Have Back Pain, and How To Feel Better

Parents are sore, for many reasons. Here's how I helped ease my mama back pain.
- mom-101
- January 8, 2016
The Top Twenty Parenting Tweets Of 2015

Parenting—it really can be a joy! But it can also feel like you are trapped in a small room with a Tasmanian Devil and you've run out of snacks so now what are you supposed to do? May I...
- mom-101
- December 18, 2015
I Will Be a Better Mom Tomorrow

Some days end and I'm disappointed in myself as a parent. I feel like I've come up short and the defeat feels crushing. Maybe I've responded too sharply to a predictably child-like infraction. Maybe...
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- December 17, 2015
Feel the Magic at Kooza!

I always found the idea of a circus to be a bit dark and a little bit spooky. As a child, there was something magical and mystical about people traveling the country and ‘entertaining' people with their fantastical costumes and incredible acts.
- mom-101
- December 2, 2015
Christmas Card Guilt

Do you send Christmas cards? Do you ever experience Christmas Card guilt? Where you feel bad if you don't send one to EVERY ONE you know?
- mom-101
- September 22, 2015
Quiet Times

What's with the crickets lately, am I right? Yes, I've addressed how things have been a bit more quiet around these parts a few times, but I feel like I sh
- family-life
- September 9, 2015
Fall-Winter 2015 Clothing Trends, That Won’t Feel That Trendy

So trends, love them or hate them (or maybe just hate the word?) you do have to admit they are fun to look at. Or is that just me?
- mom-101
- July 16, 2015
How Much Is That Old Fart in the Window? Wait It’s Me

I have wrinkles. Much before I feel that I SHOULD have wrinkles. So I am complaining. Come join me and tell me what age you started to get wrinkles?
- mom-101
- July 14, 2015
How ‘Inside Out’ Offers a New Approach to Sadness

Have you taken your kids to see the movie “Inside Out”? This Pixar movie is about how five key emotions (joy, sadness, anger, disgust and fear)
- mom-101
- November 3, 2016
A Little Piece of Me Died: Dealing with Grief and Loss

Dealing with the loss of my baby and the grief and loss that I feel
- family-life
- July 9, 2015
The Summer of the Skirt

A simple trick for how to feel beautiful after having a baby.
- mom-101
- July 9, 2015
Is JUST the New Sorry?

Do you overuse the word JUST when speaking or writing? I know I do and I've taken an oath to stop it. Do you feel JUST is the new Sorry?
- food
- June 17, 2015
Lemon Water: Can’t Start My Day Without It

I don't start my day with coffee, instead I start it with this refreshing lemon water because it makes me feel great.
- mom-101
- May 13, 2015
Breastfeeding Makes Me Feel Like a Gay Man

This is why breastfeeding in public makes me feel like a gay man.
- family-life
- April 22, 2015
8 Spring + Summer Shoe Trends (that won’t feel too trendy)

Love, hate or feel totally indifferent about them? You gotta admit it's always pretty fun to gander at the trends, no matter what your take is. I won't talk to much about how I personally feel (or ...
- mom-101
- April 22, 2015
Complimentary Kindness: Why My Kid Is a Thank You Machine

Motherhood can feel like a thankless job. You incubate this thing and it makes your belly giant, gives you heartburn and makes you barf all over the place. If you are really lucky, you get to spend...
- family-life
- March 27, 2015
8 Spring Trends That Won’t Feel Trendy

Generally I don't follow "trends", well not really on purpose (the word even feels weird to say). It usually happens accidentally, mostly by just going in the store and buying what I like that mayb...
- mom-101
- March 25, 2015
Why My Kid Is My Life Coach

Some people go to great lengths to find a life coach: someone who really understands and can help focus them to achieve their goals. I feel like I'm at a crossroad in my life and I was thinking I...
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- March 23, 2015
How to Say No and Not Feel Badly About It

Did you know there are two words, that if used correctly, can make your life so much easier? It's true, you can change your life with the proper understanding and use of just two words. Those words are “yes” and ”no.” I'm a big fan of saying y
- mom-101
- March 20, 2015
Why I Sucked at Being a First Time Mom

Over the past 4+ years and the birth of 3 boys, it's easy to see how I've changed as a mother. In fact, I feel like I sucked being a first time mom.
- mom-101
- February 25, 2015
The Week 9 Jitters

I've got the Week 9 Jitters over here. Hoping everything is going well with this pregnancy but really having no way to tell.
- mom-101
- January 15, 2015
Bus Running But You Feel Snowed In?

Earlier this week we were under a weather watch then a warning for blowing snow and extreme temperatures. Like all Canadians, I know how quick the weather can change. We live near the lake and for some reason, it seems to hit us harder than other areas. W
- mom-101
- January 9, 2015
Stay at Home Mom Failures

I often feel like my day as a stay at home mom is full of failures. But maybe we've got the image all wrong. Maybe the purpose is much more simple.
- family-life
- January 9, 2015
Kid Project: Feel Good Box

Do you have a secret stash of magazines or chocolate hiding somewhere in your bedroom? I once did, but when I eventually got around to reading my beloved UK magazines, they were out of date (who wants to read about Easter in fall?) and worse, the chocolat
- mom-101
- December 29, 2014
Self

There are times when my husband is telling me good things about me and gets frustrated with me for negating his comments. What he does not seem to understand is that the woman that he is describing doesn't feel like me, and that is the disconnect. I feel
- mom-101
- December 4, 2014
How To Make Your December Baby Feel Special

You've been hit with a double whammy—the holidays mixed in with your child's birthday. Depending on who you ask, having a birthday amidst all the holiday mayhem isn't very convenient.
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- November 25, 2014
A Final Goodbye

Saying a final goodbye is hard. I'm never going to be good at it. I'm never going to truly understand it. I'm not sure how I will ever be able to teach Olive, when I do not understand myself.
- mom-101
- September 29, 2014
Is There a Crisis in Boys’ Education?

I feel as though I spend a great deal of my parenting energy fighting boy behaviour. While I've given up entirely on stopping my three boys from making guns out of whatever material comes to hand
- mom-101
- August 1, 2014
Boy Style

Soren's wearing:t-shirt - Zara Baby Boy AW14 Collectionpants - Zarashoes - saltwatersAs any mama of boys knows, finding cute clothes is sometimes a bit of a challenge.
- mom-101
- July 22, 2014
No Such Thing As The “Best Way” In Motherhood

I feel like when you become a mother you suddenly get bombarded with ideas and opinions on “the best way” to mother. The best way to feed your baby. The best way for them to sleep.
- mom-101
- July 13, 2014
Mama’s Got Bike

It's been a bit of a rough year for me. Not sure if it was turning 40 something, or the fact that my...
- mom-101
- July 7, 2014
11:11

Alone in a room in a friend's house in a city that is not my own (anymore), I listen. The house sounds quiet and I think maybe no one else is home.
- family-life
- July 7, 2014
Parenting Advice From An Unexpected Source: Kim Kardashianms

It is not often that we feel like we can relate to celebrities and it is even more rare to feel like you can related to Kim Kardashian. She recently spoke with Romy and the Bunnies about the joys
- mom-101
- May 27, 2014
On Parenting and Living in Fear

There are always reasons to be afraid, but I don't want any of us to feel trapped by fear. The only people who should be locked away are the rapists.
- mom-101
- May 23, 2014
Pumping & Bottle Feeding. Guilt & Pride.

When my daughter was 5 weeks old, a doctor told me I had to stop breastfeeding. There is a huge story of a struggle behind that, but the important points are as follows. I'm flat/inverted. I had no idea what that was until she was born
- mom-101
- May 22, 2014
Fat Mom

I took the kid to a dance class this week. I signed us up because it gets us both moving in the mornings and I knew she would enjoy it. She also has missed out on spending time with me since I've been working so often.
- mom-101
- April 29, 2014
Feel Better With Bowen Therapy

Brandy writes about her experiences while undergoing Bowen Therapy, an alternative and gentle therapy used to treat many different ailments.
- mom-101
- April 21, 2014
Aging Gracefully?

This month I turn 45 years old. It's an interesting number for me. I feel, given the longevity of most women in my family (besides my mom), like it's the half way mark. It also came to me this
- family-life
- February 27, 2014
5 Love Languages: Insight on How to Live Life

Sometimes, even though I feel like I'm going about the business of my life in a reasonable way, I seem to stumble into invisible walls or get jostled by unseen hands
- home
- February 10, 2014
Things That Make You Feel

February's Honey Pot features things that get you. They understand. They know. They feel you…metaphorically speaking. Whether your spending Valentine's day alone or with a love this collection will sweeten everything
- family-life
- January 31, 2014
Five Reasons Momma’s Don’t Care For Themselves

It's no surprise that life changes when a baby arrives. I'm not complaining at all. I could take pre-worn, unwashed yoga pants any day of the week, but reality starts to slowly trickle towards you
- mom-101
- January 27, 2014
Rudeness

I have already gone into a pretty major rant about how moms are the worst offenders when it comes to being critical of one another. However this week for me reached a new low. Without going into too much detail
- mom-101
- December 26, 2013
Merry Christmas To You!

Merry Christmas from my family to yours! If you have a Wordless Wednesday post feel free to link up. The post Merry Christmas to you! appeared first on Frugal Mom Eh!.
- mom-101
- December 13, 2013
What’s Wrong With Santa Claus?

I am forty-four years of age and my dad has still not admitted to me that there is no Santa Claus. It has been a bit of an ongoing thing with us for the last thirty-five years or so
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- September 19, 2013
How to Make Your Kitchen Feel Bigger

You can make your kitchen feel bigger with a few tricks
- mom-101
- September 18, 2013
Turn That Frown Upside Down

I haven't been a happy camper lately, and it's been obvious
- food
- September 8, 2013
Green Bean “Fries”

Add nuts and panko to veggies and them into “fries”
- mom-101
- July 15, 2013
10 Ways to Feel Better When You Don’t Feel Good At All

I think it's so easy to get caught up in our stress.
- mom-101
- July 10, 2013
10 Ways to Feel Better When You Don’t Feel Good At All

As someone living with chronic illness, I agree with all of these... sometimes I need a push to have a shower and get dressed in real clothes (or even semi-real clothes LOL), but clean hair and a little lipstick can go a long way.
- mom-101
- May 24, 2013
When the “Spa” Doesn’t Feel Like a Spa

Getting waxed is not relaxing
- mom-101
- March 27, 2013
The Post where I forgot my Undies at the Gym

What would you do?