Raising Davis

Thoughts from a working mom


Business As Usual
Posted Jun 10, 2011

School’s out! You can see the excitement in the kids’ faces and the expectation of long sunny days and non stop fun. Not on my face. I look at my summer calendar and see deadlines, work-back schedules and unmet budgets. Sigh.

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Hey Big Spender!
Posted May 8, 2011

I put off writing this article like I put off doing my taxes – doing both at the last possible moment. I usually get a refund so the tax prep delay is not because I owe money. It is because I don’t want to have to look at how I spend money.

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Raising Mary

Thoughts from a stay-at-home mom


What to do for 68 days?
Posted Jun 10, 2011

Before I had a child, I was incredulous when I heard parents talking with trepidation about their kids being home all summer. Why would you have kids, I thought in my childless naiveté, if you don’t like having them around?

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Cheques and Balances
Posted May 8, 2011

I’ve been a stay-at-home mother for more than five years. From a dollars-and-cents perspective, I know I’m blessed. My husband has a decent job that’s relatively secure – something we don’t take for granted at any time, and especially in the tough times in which we currently live.

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