a day in the life, Beagle, momlife, teenagers17 Comments

When they say yes, it means something

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I don’t know what it is with teenagers, but ~~sometimes~~ often, less is definitely more.

Especially with boys.

midlife, pandemic, youth sports21 Comments

The familiarity of here we go again

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Two days ago a dad of a girl on my daughter’s ringette team said two nearby towns are shutting the league for the remainder of this year.

A day later our league reported a positive case in a U12 team on the house league side. (My kid is U16 rep.)

On the way to pick up my niece at University, my phone interrupted my GPS to announce from various people who chat with me that this and that is getting canceled. Mostly kid activities related to sports.

Even the NHL is on pause, I found out later.

“Out of an abundance of caution…”

That’s the wording they’re using.

a day in the life, momlife, teenagers13 Comments

Pulling the rope in both directions

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I don’t know how to navigate my thoughts. I don’t know how to write, how to think anymore. My brain is a jumble of mixed up emotions, thoughts, questions without answers.

Welcome to the inner workings of my brain.

dating apps, GenX, midlife6 Comments

Modern dating: parents using dating apps

November 30, 2021December 7, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Disclaimer

I’m researching something and would appreciate candid feedback.

I’m interested in the 45+ demographic, especially GenX and Boomer (give or take a few years on either side).

I’m not interested in the “no kids but looking for a partner to start a family with” demographic at this time.

a day in the life, momlife, teenagers, youth sports, YouTube channel11 Comments

Rink life, social life and two short videos

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

With the return of almost-normal activities the kids have had a re-entry to the rink in ways that seem almost identical to the way it used to be.

a day in the life, midlife, momlife, WoW Jewelry7 Comments

How life has changed and a few other updates

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I’ve been co-parenting my teens while not living at home. It’s been… interesting.

Did you know teens are not chatty? I mean, all this time when I was home with them they stared at their phones, chatted with friends, yada yada… they knew I was there, in the background, ready to pour food into their little gullets, but they didn’t really interact with me too much. Which is completely normal teenage behaviour, I’m not complaining here. They have their lives back now that lockdowns have been eliminated (for how long though? ugh…) Chatting with mom was just not… done. Or something.

Unless they were hungry. 😛

midlife13 Comments

Moving on(wards)

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I made an interesting discovery the other day: the five tarot readers I listened to on youtube – while designing jewelry in a quiet house sans kids – all talked about how Libra is either traveling or moving in September. ⚖️♎

They all mentioned this. They all had a similar message for the collective. They all pulled cards and interpreted them from different geographical regions at different times or days. And still, the messages were eerily similar.

It was a bit perplexing. 😀

So weird how the universe works… 😳

Maybe I’ll write up a thing for next Tarot Tuesday on this topic. Stay tuned.

Here’s the thing:

a day in the life, internet, momlife, teenagers21 Comments

Weird Google searches on my feed

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I know I’m being tracked by everyone, especially google. I see it in my search history when recommended topics appear on my feed.

However, this morning, my feed bombarded me with these recommendations:

a day in the life, GenX, mental health, midlife, momlife, teenagers, writing28 Comments

Silence, music and The Purge

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

What is this silence people speak of? What does it feel like?

There’s a lot of noise in my life and in my head.

first world problems, inspiration, midlife, momlife, parenting, teenagers37 Comments

Attacked by hair styling implements

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

This is what happens when you arm a teen girl with a brush and hair elastics.

Or when you sit your sorry adult ass on the sofa for a moment, unsuspecting of any imminent hair styling adventures about to take place on your noggin.