by Sarah Birch | Jan 6, 2019 | Family
My accountant is going to be excited this tax season, because I’ve made his job SO EASY. Surely, mine will be the easiest tax return he completes. After all, my accountant is my husband, a corporate tax guy, and he only completes two returns: mine and his. When we...
by Sarah Birch | Oct 25, 2018 | Personal
“How short are you?” If no one has asked you this, you are probably taller than five feet. I don’t actually know the tipping point at which people start asking you how tall you are, but I do know that people ask how short you are at five feet. This site is dedicated...
by Sarah Birch | Feb 14, 2019 | Family, Personal
“I’m torn between spending time with you or writing about spending time with you,” I half-jokingly say to my husband, Dana. Like most couples with young children, our window of time to ourselves is very small. Along with the dilemma of “Do I go to bed on time, or...
by Sarah Birch | Feb 4, 2019 | Personal
“Don’t mind my pants!” I announced to my girlfriends as I entered the room, “I packed them without realizing my nanny shrunk them in the wash.” “We stopped feeling sorry for you the moment you said ‘nanny,’” one of them retorted. Touchée. We all laughed. I had moved...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 23, 2019 | Travel & Events
I recently attended the Wellness Expo put on by the Sunnyside Mall in Bedford, NS. At first, I was unsure – would this involve all those women from the internet trying to add me to their fitness coaching team? Luckily, it did not. In fact, Sunnyside’s approach...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 21, 2019 | Family, Uncategorized
I was recently interviewed by the CBC relating to the ongoing sleep troubles we had with my daughter. My mental health was deeply affected by the prolonged lack of sleep, despite having little to no struggles with my mental health outside of this time. I urge you to...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 14, 2019 | Family, Personal
Truth: I didn’t become a stay at home parent because of a burning desire to spend every moment with my children. Truth: After my second parental leave, I returned to my corporate position two months earlier than required. I LOVED my work…and my kids – but also,...
by Sarah Birch | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Who wants the perfect Santa photo, anyway? Ok, so most of us, on some level, wish that our children would happily sit on St. Nick’s lap long enough to get that perfect shot, but, after several Christmases as a parent, I’ve come to appreciate Santa photos in all of...
by Sarah Birch | Nov 30, 2018 | Travel & Events
I can admit when I’m wrong. I don’t like it, but I’ll admit it. If you know me, you know about my love for PEI. I can barely hide my shock and dismay when fellow Maritimers tell me they’ve never been there. That said, my enthusiasm has always come with a caveat:...
by Sarah Birch | Nov 22, 2018 | Travel & Events
When Amelia turned 6, I took nine of her friends to a trampoline park because we thought it would be a fun experience for the kids. NEVER AGAIN. The kids had a good time but it was nearly impossible to keep the group together, and it became a constant exercise in...
by Sarah Birch | Nov 16, 2018 | Travel & Events
You know what I love about flying? People cater to me. I’m a mother of two, and I’m used to tiny humans demanding things of me all day long. Then I get on a plane and I have people who regularly come by to check if I need anything. Of course I love flying. One of...
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