There are a few winter activities I have liked over the years. Most of them were enjoyed while out and about with the kids, and most of them when the weather is about 3 degrees or maybe minus 3. Otherwise, I’m at the point where I’m just waiting for winter to be over. To enjoy the warmer sun, to stop wearing a coat and boats, and to get outside more.
I wanted to do a quick post to say hello. We are doing ok over here. In Ottawa, it had been a difficult February with an illegal occupation that was scary and frustrating. Our city is in need of so many changes (there’s an election this year) but it all felt so stressful (which then lead into the end of February and the invasion of Ukraine which is also a difficult reality). So it’s no wonder everyone is feeling a lot of things. Parents, I read this article on Today’s Parent about talking to kids about the war in Ukraine and thought it might help.
Meanwhile, in February, while we were in isolation (there was a positive rapid test in the house, although no symptoms and no one else was positive – yay vaccines!), we also celebrated my daughter’s 13th birthday. Maybe I should do a separate post for that. It deserves its own post because 13 is quite the milestone.
I did want to share with you some bylines that I’ve had lately. I have been working a lot on client work (I will admit that having so many projects to work on feels great) as well as freelance writing.
I wrote about talking to kids about the occupation in Ottawa (it was the topic of conversation at our dinner table a lot) for MediaSmarts.
I have almost weekly SavvyMom articles but the recent one has been shared a lot – I think because it’s all about activities for families in March and everyone is really looking for something to do (especially with March Break coming!)
And I wrote an article for Cottage Life about one of our favourite places to visit – Jordan, Ontario. I LOVE writing for Cottage Life because it’s all about travel and day tripping and also I end up looking through old vacation photos and dreaming about new vacation plans.
I hope you and your families are all staying safe. Although restrictions are lifting, Covid hasn’t gone away and I hope some precautions like masking last a while longer until we can see how things are truly going in the absence of testing (I’ve never looked at poop reports like this before!) and when we all can get outside more.
Spring is around the corner, I know it’s coming!
