As if there wasn't more to the world of parenting, that we need to honestly keep trying to divide parents further and further apart, let's create some mind blowing terms to continue to widen the crack. Photo by Annelies Brouw on Pexels.com You may be wondering what is a crunchy mom? In simple terms according… Continue reading Why “Crunchy Moms” are Toxic and Potentially Deadly
Hello There!If you are wondering who I am, let me introduce myself. My name is Stacey Girard. I have been following the homelessness issue within Nova Scotia over the past year. And among other topics in Canada such as the issues surrounding harm reduction, safe supply, and various other social and community issues plaguing the… Continue reading A Reality Check for Canadians: Why the housing and opiate crisis are hand in hand.
It comes as no surprise that I was devastated when we had to put our beloved Duck Toller down, to the point that I'm not even sure that I would get another one because this one was so incredible. Sheldon was literally my sidekick and even months later it hurts to not have him here… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Should Have a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
If you haven't been following this blog for long or just so happen to have stumbled upon this randomly you may not know how strong of a stance I have for formula feeding as a viable option for feeding your baby. So much so I have written a formula feeding tips blog too. Because let's… Continue reading How breastfeeding your children is becoming a toxic subject in terms of modern day parenting
As someone who has had two Cesarean sections, one being unplanned and another scheduled, it is familiar territory for me to know how to recover. While they both had recoveries that were night and day in their differences, due to laboring with one and not the other, the recovery still were similar in terms of,… Continue reading What are the must have things you should have for a C-Section?And what are some things that you really don’t need.
If you would have asked me 3 years ago if I would currently be low key addicted to buying plants, I would have laughed in your face. For a long time I was not interested in anything plants. I enjoyed getting flowers or bouquets from my husband (boyfriend at the time!) But other than that… Continue reading How I became a plant person having never enjoyed plants before.
Being pregnant is such a blessing, one that many long for. I've been able to proudly carry 3 boys within my body and let me tell you, when they say every pregnancy is different, they really were not lying. Even though all of my pregnancy's have the same gender, they couldn't be further from the… Continue reading How Three Pregnancy’s Have Been So Different (And each one was the same Gender too!)
If you are up to date on my socials you will know that I have recently been engaged. I couldn't even tell you the date I was proposed to but it was the early August. We also knew before I was proposed to that we would be getting married. Why? Because we kind of planned… Continue reading Why we decided to Elope (Kind of)
To say this summer was a flop is a MAJOR understatement. And by major I mean it was a total flop. It didn't help that it started with Covid and ended with having to put our family dog down. Needless to say though I am ready for a new season and new adventures. Photo by… Continue reading Soooo Ready for September – Update
Hey! Welcome back to another update. Obviously I am trying out a new intro to the monthly updates and whether or not they make a difference we will see if I continue them each month! I have so much to write I will try to keep it short and sweet though because a few topics… Continue reading August 2022 – Nearing Fall Again!!
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