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.