White Shores Are Calling

You and I will meet again
And you’ll be here in my arms
    Just sleeping
Pregnancy insomnia— because growing a human inside one’s body isn’t hard enough.

So…

2016 Boy Names

Alphabetical list of all boys names in Alberta, Canada (2016)

So last year my other friend Katie posted my name thrashings to r/BabyBumps and I…

2016 Girl Names

Alphabetical list of all girls names in Alberta, Canada (2016)

Welcome back, everyone! And thanks for joining me for this year’s Best of the Worst.

Ladies…

Rough Seas

aka, my first ten weeks of breastfeeding
“Colette, look down.”

Three pushes from the end and I was already crying uncontrollably at the mere overwhelming thought…

Stranger Things Rant

This post contains major spoilers for Stranger Things. If you havn’t seen it, watch it because it’s wonderful.

I read this article a couple days…

2015 Boy Names

Alphabetical list of all boy names in Alberta, Canada (2015)
Yeesh! 2015 was a hard year for Albertans and unfortunately things probably won’t improve anytime…

2015 Girl Names

Alphabetical list of all girl names in Alberta, Canada (2015)
I have to say, I think we did pretty well for girl names last year all…

Mother

I don’t like rollercoasters. I remember one time at the Stampede as a kid, my mom wanted to ride a rollercoaster but my brother…

Ambition & Self-Discipline

When I moved to Edmonton after getting married, it was a huge adjustment socially. Having grown up and lived in the same city my…

2014 Girl Names

Alphabetical list of all girl names in Alberta, Canada (2014)
Gosh. The 2014 Girl Names are just surreal. I should apologize in advance for what you’re…