The Balancing Act
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Amreen chronicles the day-to-day adventures of balancing family, career, and culture, while maintaining her sense of self (and sense of humour)! You can check out at her website.
Latest Blog Posts
- Hearty Roast Beef Dinner for Cold November days on Nov 20, 2009 in Family Food and Drink Kids Nutrition Recipes dinner fall family hearty mashed potatoes meals pot roast roast beef winter
What's heartier than a pot roast simmering in the oven while leaves dust off the trees and temperatures drop? Nothing, I'm sure. This is one of my favourite fall/winter meals, and I prepared it this past Sunday. Here's the recipe:...
- At a Glance on Nov 13, 2009 in Beauty Family Fitness Husband Kids Toronto High school reunion St. Stephen beautiful weather high school hockey holiday season New Brunswick reunion soccer St. Stephen twenty years
It's absolutely, unabashedly gorgeous outside! The past few days have been spectacular, and what a boon to the senses. I feel uplifted and energized by the sun. The Baby and I have enjoyed several mornings of long walks, and...
- Michael Jackson's This Is It on Nov 9, 2009 in Concerts Current Affairs Documentary films Film Michael Jackson Music Billie Jean concert dance film Human Nature Kenny Ortega Michael Jackson music song theatre This is It Thriller
Do I consider myself a hardcore Michael Jackson fan? No. But, he's part of who I am. His music, his persona, his scandals, and his family are embedded in my childhood, my adolescence, my psyche. I know the words to...
- Thursday Random on Nov 6, 2009 in Family H1N1 Health Husband Kids Travel Vaccinations cold weather H1N1 vaccine Husband
My husband is out of town this week for work, and I miss him like crazy. Every thing in my house seems off kilter and wrong. Unbalanced and weird. Countdown to his Saturday return begins. My mother-in-law came to...
- Getting the Kids Vaccinated on Nov 1, 2009 in Family H1N1 Health Hospitals Kids Medicine Vaccinations children doctors H1N1 vaccine line-ups needles nurses swine flu
Yesterday morning my husband woke up at 5am to get in line. The last time either one of us did anything like that was for concert tickets - and it was many years ago. This time it was for the...
- Coolest Halloween Pumpkins Ever! on Oct 30, 2009 in Creativity Halloween Holidays Kids Toronto motherhood Borat carving Chuckie Darth Vader Freddie Krueger Halloween Jason Kelly Reading Napoleon Dynamite pumpkins Spongebob Star Wars Where the Wild Things Are Yoday
It's pumpkin carving season, and I'm always looking for inspiration! The coolest pumpkins I have ever seen are created annually by my friend Kelly Reading. His creativity and skill leave me awestruck every Halloween. He's become a...
- Pierced! on Oct 27, 2009 in Beauty Birthdays Family Food and Drink Jewelry Toronto Caryl Baker Visage earrings Ears pierced Fairview Mall girls lip gloss
The Girl turned five last week. For her birthday gift, she wanted to get her ears pierced and we agreed. I had heard good things about Caryl Baker Visage for childrens' ear piercings. They've got these earrings t...
