Lac Dubois in April
Welcome to Modernista Mama’s newest menu tab: Adventure Girls! All of the adventure type travel and sports I do with my girls (daughters, mom and any other females in my life at the time) will be stored under this new … Read More
My Family’s Secret Cure-All
posted in: Humour, Motherhood, Uncategorized
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Every family has a decadent special treat that cures almost anything: a bad day, exhaustion, sadness, anxiety, the blues from fighting a bug. Here is my family cure-all: Dairy Queen ice cream. We treat it like the sacred cure it … Read More
Morning Workout For SuperMoms
posted in: Fitness, Mindfulness
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Time for yourself is nonexistent when you’re a mom. The more children you have, the less me time you have. What I’ve discovered is a workout just isn’t going to happen unless it’s the very first thing you do each … Read More
Lesbian Worms and Other Acts of Love
posted in: Feminism, Mindfulness
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You know your kids have compassion when they spend their recess saving worms from drowning in the wet school yard. You know your kids are Canadian when they decide the two large worms are lesbian mothers and the short worm their … Read More
Truths By Crissy: Cure For a Micro-Breakdown
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there.
Mindful Moment: The Big Clean
posted in: Mindfulness, Motherhood
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Cleaning the house seems anything but mindful. The word drudgery makes more sense. But what I’ve discovered, is that by making house cleaning a weekly family event, the drudgery is transformed into team building. On a deeper level, each family … Read More
Truths By Crissy: Jamie Oliver Has Left the Building
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there. Jamie Oliver Has Left The Building…
Greek Barley and Peach Salad
You don’t have to wait for the summer to enjoy peaches. Canned peaches are an affordable option during the winter and spring months. They’re delicious in salads, desserts or in an entree. A bonus is that canned peaches actually contain 3.5 … Read More
About a Girl
posted in: Feminism, Photo-Poet
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About a Girl Hills to climb A long journey ahead Born nurturer of the human race Both blessing and burden My sisters before me have blazed the trail I trod in sage footsteps Obstacles to conquer Moments of pain Moments … Read More
Truths By Crissy: An Inevitable Exit
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there. If your exit is inevitable…make it a grand one: Cheerio…pip, pip…and a jolly, “Go Fuck Yourself! “