I cannot believe that 2020 is only half over. Sounds strange, right? Aren’t we always musing about the speed at which we fly through time? But so much is different this year, and we’re ALL feeling it. The COVID19 pandemic is keeping many of us mostly at home so we can avoid spreading a barely-understood virus to our friends, family and neighbours. As a result, the economy has tanked and people are finding themselves out of work. While my family hasn’t personally been impacted by that, thank goodness, uncertainty and instability is something I’m very sensitive to. I feel it…

I know I haven’t published a blog post in between Lil’ Buddy’s 8 month update and now, but I feel like I have a good excuse this time. In the past month, seemingly EVERYTHING has slowed to a crawl due to COVID-19. Businesses have closed, services have stopped and you’d THINK that would translate to me having MORE time and energy to blog. Well, you’d be wrong. The truth is, I’ve been super protective of my family, time, energy and self-care this past month. My town experienced a major flood at the end of April and while my home thankfully…

Well, wasn’t January just the longest year ever? I’ve seen that meme everywhere on social media, and I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels that way. Isn’t it interesting how some months seem to just fly by (like, where did the first week of February go?), and some months just seem to drag on? I’ve been meaning to write a concluding update for my January no-spend challenge, but we’ve been dealing with some issues with the baby’s health and weight gain, and that’s zapped pretty much all my mental energy for the last two weeks (don’t worry, everything…