Erin's Blog (9)

A year ago today I became a mother

Wow, well where to begin. My original due date was March 29 th and I was not yet on Mat leave. My last OB appointment had been at 33 weeks and because my doctor was supposed to be going on vacation I didn’t get another appointment until I was 37 weeks.. In the past few weeks I had been having a lot of Braxton hicks since about 30 weeks and I had a feeling that I was going to go early... not 3 weeks early but a week or so early... So here goes. Monday March 3rd—took three 500mg of Evening Prim… Continue

Added by Erin on March 5, 2009 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Use what you learn or stay in bed

We have all heard of the saying, “you learn something new everyday.” Now it’s probably true, but the truth in the saying comes with what you do with it. We can learn so many things everyday, but if we don’t apply what we learn we might as well have stayed in bed. What likely happens is that (and for those of you—who like me, love infomercials) we get excited at the time at this fantastic information we’ve learnt and we can’t wait to apply it, but then when we get out of that environment or away… Continue

Added by Erin on October 26, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

So I set the date

Yup that's right, my return to work date. March 16th. In Canada, we are fortunate enough to get 1 year's maternity leave. In France you can take up to 3 years off! But I digress, because well, i don't live in France. I never thought i'd be loving this "mom" gig. I hate to say it but I really don't want to go back to work. If it were feasible, i'd stay at home. But alas it's not, at least not right now. I thought about selling something: Norwex, Passion Party stuff, supplements, even Avon, but… Continue

Added by Erin on October 10, 2008 at 5:48pm — 6 Comments

Chemicals and your makeup

No this isn’t revenge of the lipstick coming at you with a knife while you are asleep but it is more like, the cat burglar. Silent but just as effective. With recent scares about the lead in lipstick and all the harsh chemicals in sunscreen, it’s had me thinking, just what am I putting on my skin? So browsing around Twittermoms.com I ran into some wonderful women who introduced me to an organic line of products (not just cosmetics). Erin Ely introduced me to her Canadian counterpart Anita who… Continue

Added by Erin on October 3, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Alcohol and Breastfeeding

For all of you who wanted a chart on your body weight and the elmination of alcohol in your bloodstream, come check out my new blog posting! Real Tech Mom Continue

Added by Erin on September 18, 2008 at 9:35pm — No Comments

Funniest Cat Clip

If you are a cat person you have to check out this video! Kevin Rose sent it too my hubby and he sent it to me :) www.realtechmom.com Continue

Added by Erin on September 16, 2008 at 5:33pm — No Comments

Twitter for Moms?

Twittermoms has inspired me to write about all of you fabulous women! Check it out! “Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything Better than you.” Is what Megan Calhoun was singing the night she launched Twittermoms.com—OK probably not, but that’s what she should have been singing. When I was first introduced to twitter, my husband had just come back from a Microsoft Influencer conference and was on his crack blackberry even more (I didn’t think it was possible-but it was) then h… Continue

Added by Erin on September 13, 2008 at 8:02pm — 5 Comments

Forward of the Month

Now I had forgotten about this email until someone recently posted it on BBC (Thanks LIZ) but I’m sure all you parents and non parents will get a chuckle out of this, enjoy! Thinking of Having Kids? Do this 11 step program first! Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office. 3. Go home. 4. Pick up the newspaper. 5. Read it for the last time. Lesson 2 Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents a… Continue

Added by Erin on September 13, 2008 at 5:31pm — No Comments

My creepy Spider

Every summer there is one spider that hangs out in my window. He sits between my screen and the outside window. Every fall I flush him out--or so i think, and every year he comes back, or it's probably not the same spider but it's kind of fun to think that he is. A week ago, my husband was cleaning the kitchen--yes it happens a few times a year, and says, "OMG there's a huge spider in the window, hold on (i was talking to him at the time) for a second while i kill him." So i shout NOOOOOO he's… Continue

Added by Erin on September 12, 2008 at 3:29pm — 2 Comments