Revisting the ‘summer of shame’
Have you seen the popular trend on TikTok of people mostly in their 20s posting videos of their daily boring lives? You know, the 5-9 after a 9-5 type POV videos. They have figured out a way to monetize having what most of us call a normal life. Spoiler alert, getting up, going to work, coming home, and making dinner is what most of us do.
It’s crazy that there are so many people who love to watch these videos, comment on them, and live inside some giant virtual warm hug where it’s okay to feel good about being normal.
Oh how March break has changed
Ever since I became a parent, the concept of March Break came back into my life. When the boys started attending public school, March Break became a huge part of my life. But now that the boys are no longer tiny, March Break is shifting towards more of a Spring Break concept.
Every year, for one week in March, parents of school-aged children scramble for plans. Whether it’s a vacation somewhere, camps, day trips, outings, playdates, time with grandparents, or whatever works, March Break is a bit of a mess for planning parents. Outside of the teachers, the working world doesn’t stop for a March Break, which means using vacation time, planning the work day differently, hiring help, or calling Nana and Papa.
The Toronto winter that never was
Good morning all, I hope you had a great weekend. I also hope the time change did not mess you up at all. Here I hardly noticed it. I was telling the kids, with so many automatic changing clocks now, I wonder how many people would not even know the time changed if the news did not talk about it all week leading up.
It’s March Break in our house this week and in past years there would be a lot of plans made to entertain the boys. But now they are older, there are less plans and fewer reasons to be out and about each day. But, with the weather forecast looking like early summer, that could change. Makes you wonder, where was winter in Toronto this year?
Friday Newsletter – Shout out to the women
Every Friday I fire off a list of things I think you need to know. Want me to know something in return? Leave it in the comments.
Happy International Women’s Day everyone. Before getting into this week’s list of super unimportant things you need to know, I wanted to send a message to the handful of women who are pretty vital to my life and happiness.
Got milk bags? Maybe not much longer
Good morning all, how is March treating you so far? Today I feel like a good rant about something that continues to bug me every time I go grocery shopping. Everything is becoming less for more. Packages are shrinking, prices are going up, Government is pretending to do something, Grocery monopolies are rebranding stores to fool us, and then this little bit of news really got me.
What’s on Amazon Prime in March
Happy March 1st everyone. Time to take a look at what’s on Amazon Prime this month. Don’t have Amazon Prime Video yet? It’s part of your Amazon Prime account.
Friday Newsletter – Marching forward with friends
Every Friday I fire off a list of things I think you need to know. Want me to know something in return? Leave it in the comments.
Good morning and happy Friday. We made it. February is over and we can start the march towards spring. Although the way winter has gone in Toronto, one could argue we are already in spring. This weekend is supposed to be sunny and over 10 C every day.
Looking at our backyard, it’s like all the plants are very confused. Not buried in snow and ice, so much daily sun and warmer air.
March is such a boost for the mind. To go with spring, it’s that time of year to start planning summer vacations, summer plans for kids, March Madness, tax refunds (for some), and daylight savings time.
It also means more desire to get outside and fire up the Big Green Egg.
But all in due time. Let’s focus on the present.