Bluenose Mommy

I try to keep today’s memory as intact as possible. I don’t ever want to forget the day. I loved being pregnant. I was fortunate to have a pregnancy without complication. I ran, swam, did pre-natal yoga, and regularly walked. Every Sunday was our weekly traipse through the dog park with Sheldon, and Sunday February 16th 2014 was no different. We went on a great walk and then headed to my parents for dinner where I munched on one too many homemade cookies. When we got home I was chatting with some friends and started to get what I thought was a “one too many cookie” pain. So I went to sleep, trying to sleep the pain off. This was 10:30pm. At 3 am I woke up with a stronger pain. Still a pain that felt more like too many cookies and something a good trip to the bathroom would fix. By 4am, I was fixing myself a bath trying to convince Ryan to go back to sleep since he was going to have to work in the morning. By 4:30, I figured it was more then too many cookies. But everyone tells y

Has everyone heard of this new trend? Instead of new years resolutions, people are choosing words of the year. One word to influence and guide your daily intention for the next 365 days. Like most things, I jumped on this trend. I like it. I used to spend much of December 30-January 2nd creating a list of all these things I wanted to accomplish in the next year. Many of these things, if you asked me February 11th, I would not be able to recall, well maybe 1 or 2 of them I could, but there were usually 12 or more. So this year, I have chosen a word. This word is often found in-twined in my goals. My word for 2019 is:   APPRECIATE So, what does this word mean for me in terms of my plans for 2019? well here's my thoughts: Appreciate my kids: Spend quality time with them, support their interests, encourage them to try new things, give them responsibilities. Appreciate my spouse: Prioritize date nights, encourage his hobbies, show my gratitude for what he does for