Alright my friends, let’s talk about the career gap. You know… that space on a résumé that often makes employers pause. The one filled with invisible ink that doesn’t list a title, salary, promotion, or anything really. For me, that gap was full of early mornings, late nights, endless laundry, homework help, and midnight study sessions…
After my separation (which, spoiler alert, turned into a full-blown divorce), I found myself smack in the middle of a life I hadn’t exactly ordered off the menu. There I was: a solo mum, five kids, one broken heart, and zero clue what came next. Cue the survival era. Suddenly I was responsible for everything….
If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted from a beach lately, it’s because my kids’ sports fees ate my vacation fund alive. That’s right. While other families are packing suitcases for tropical getaways, we’re packing hockey bags, tap shoes, tumbling gear, and six different water bottles that will all mysteriously go missing within 48 hours….
Let’s be real: kids today are drowning in screen time. If you gave them the choice between Fortnite and fresh air, nine times out of ten they’ll pick a controller over a soccer ball. Their brains are basically being deep-fried in pixels. And as a mom who has actually studied child developmental psychology (yes, I nerded out…
Well, that was fast. Summer 2025 showed up, dropped a bunch of memories in my lap, and then peaced out before I even had time to finish my coffee. I swear I just bought sunscreen and pool noodles, and now I’m staring down a fall calendar that looks more like an air traffic control schedule…