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• Posted Now Why Would You Do THAT? to Losing It!
  2012 was a record-breaking year for births in Alberta, with 52,398 new souls being welcomed into the world here. And according to Service Alberta, Emma and Liam were the two most popular names given to these little bundles of joy. I'm...
• Posted Thank You Kaitlin Hrudey to Losing It!
  There has been a lot of media coverage lately of the youth mental health crisis, which is particularly bad here in Calgary. And it's about damn time. I've known about this crisis for a long time now, because I've been...
• Posted AD/HD: It's Not Just for Kids Anymore to Losing It!
  Not that long ago, I went to see a psychiatrist for the first time.It's kind of a funny story how I ended up there, but the Cole's Notes version is that my kids drove me crazy. True story.But whatever the...
• Posted The First Time to Losing It!
  You know when you go to a place for the first time, and you are full of expectations of what it will be like, and it turns out to be nothing like you expected, and yet everything you expected all...
• Posted Who We Are to Losing It!
  Lately I've been watching a lot of How I Met Your Mother on Netflix. It's totally a hilarious show and I find it to be a nice little indulgence after a busy, busy day.There's one particular thing about this show...
• Posted Cheerleading and Lessons for Life to Losing It!
  "Why don't you ever write about our cheerleading?" Charlotte asked me the other day (after blog-stalking me until the wee hours late one night, but that's another other bottle of wine, as one of my dear friends is fond of...
• Posted My Five Keys to Success (and a WINNER!) to Losing It!
  Congratulations to our third Weight Watchers contest winner Teresa! Way to go Teresa, you've just taken the first step in your journey towards a happier, healthier you. And speaking of journeys, I'm well on the way in my own weight...
• Posted Pulling Back to Losing It!
  So I haven't been immune to all the talk on parenting sites and the media in general about screens, and the inordinate amount of time we spend on them. It's just that I was never all that inclined to do...
• Posted 'Rithmetic to Losing It!
  As a teacher I often get asked questions from my layperson friends about their children's school lives, and honestly, I'm happy to help out when I can. And perhaps it's not that surprising, but the two most common themes I...
• Posted Taking Back the Power to Losing It!
  I haven't written a lot about my daughter's struggle with anxiety and school refusal, partly because it's as much her story to tell as it is mine, and also because...well, to be perfectly honest it's embarrassing. It makes me feel...
• Posted Six Weeks, Nine Pounds to Losing It!
  Before I get into talking about myself (oh, the self-indulgent world we bloggers live in) let me offer up an enthusiastic congratulations to our first Weight Watchers contest winner, Kim! Congratulations, Kim! You're taking the first step in an...
• Posted What's on YOUR Plate today? to Losing It!
  As you can imagine, I've been doing a lot of thinking about what's on my plate lately, what with all the focus on weight loss and healthier eating. And as so often happens when you put a fair bit of...
• Posted Warm Bodies: Movie Girl's Debut Review! to Losing It!
  I'm pleased to welcome a guest blogger to Losing It this week: twelve year-old pop-culture addict, Movie Girl. She's bringing us her take on the newest instalment in the seemingly interminable string of zombie entertainment -- Warm Bodies.:) hai (thats...
• Posted What Valentine's Day Means to Me (Now) to Losing It!
  There was a time, in my teens and twenties, that Valentine's Day, for me, meant spending the day in a self-indulgent haze of yearning and loss, self-deprecation and bewilderment. I was a smart, attractive and strong young woman, but I...
• Posted Challenges? Ha! I've got Tools for That... to Losing It!
  Okay, so it's been a little over two weeks now that I've been following the Weight Watchers 360° program, and I'm sure all you want to know is, how much weight have I lost so far? Well, I'm sorry to...
• Posted Tickle my Facebook Fancy to Losing It!
  I was chatting with a colleague the other afternoon about how our use of Facebook has changed over the years. What with ads and recommended pages and the degradation of even the suggestion of privacy, we just don't share the...
• Posted Not-so-secret Secrets of a Not-so-perfect Mother to Losing It!
  I remember having a t-shirt as a kid that said, "Pobody's Nerfect", and these days I find I'm repeating that mantra to myself a lot. Here's the thing: as parents we all have a heck of a lot going on...
• Posted One Down... to Losing It!
  Um, wow.It pretty much never happens but you guys have rendered me nearly speechless with your outpouring of support and encouragement on my last post. It's always kind of nerve-racking when you sit down at the computer and prepare to...
• Posted A Before and After Story to Losing It!
  Do you know why my blog is called Losing It? It's not only because this life is such a wild and crazy busy ride that I often feel like I'm losing my marbles, although that's a convenient coincidence as it...
• Posted The Sweet Silence of Down Time to Losing It!
  As I sat down to write this morning, I was shocked to see how long it's been since my last post. And although I would prefer I had written more faithfully on my blog, I can honestly say I've enjoyed...
• Posted Kitchen Rescues Courtesy Kraft to Losing It!
  You know those nights, right? It's late, everyone's hungry, you just got back from work and there's hardly any food in the pantry. What to do for dinner? Well, there's always the take-out option, but before I run for my...
• Posted My Top Ten Holiday Songs to Listen to and Sing to Losing It!
  One of my most favourite things about this most wonderful time of year is the music. Whether singing in the church choir as a child (where I acquired the very valuable life skill of properly pronouncing hosannah in excelsis), or big...
• Posted What's Your Advantage? to Losing It!
  As a teacher, I often get asked by parents, "what can I do to help support my child's learning at home?" It's a really important question, because a really great education depends on a strong partnership between the two most...
• Posted Our New Holiday Tradition to Losing It!
  This year marks the second Christmas for my girls since their Dad and I separated. It's also going to be the first Christmas since the separation that we spend alone, at home, just the three of us (last year we...
• Posted A Present You Can Open Again and Again to Losing It!
  A little while ago I wrote about my love of reading. I love books - everything about them. I love the smell of them, the look of them, the feel of a book (or my Kobo) in my hand. I...
• Posted Friendship to Losing It!
  For my friend: you know who you are.So you know those times, the ones where life is such a hard, hard struggle you just don't know how you're going to make it through? Those rough, tough times, when all you...
• Posted Book Club of One to Losing It!
  Here's an interesting conundrum.I'm a voracious reader. Truly voracious. I gobble books up and just can't stop until there's nothing left. I also love to talk about what I'm reading, or have recently read, but I hate book clubs and I...
• Posted HUGGIES® Snug & Dry Diapers to Product Reviews
  Life with a little one around is never boring. Parents of babies and toddlers need to be prepared for anything - and Mom and Dad both feel better with the peace of mind that comes with knowing baby's diaper isn't...
• Posted Future Finances and a CONTEST! to Losing It!
  In some ways, I feel like the poster child for how not to be a financial success story. I have credit card debt and I tend to operate without a budget much of the time. Impulse purchases? Been there, done...
• Posted Ooh, the Funny! to Losing It!
  I'll come right out and tell y'all: for the past few days I've been dealing with somewhat of a crisis on the home front, and - being the mom and all (and a single mom at that) - I've worn...