Author Archives: Number Crunching Momma
The Beginning – Training for My First Half Marathon
Number Crunching Momma in Just Between Us - 4 comments - posted on Apr 23rd, 2012In a little less than 6 months I will be in San Francisco trying to relax before I run my first half marathon. Yes I know that’s 21.1 kilometers in a very hilly city. The longest distance I have ever run at one time is 7 kilometers so this is a big challenge for me. It is for such a great cause and this will be motivation to train and get across the finish line (also there will be firemen in tuxedos!). As part of the Team in Training for The Leukemia &Lymphoma Society of Canada I will participate in … Continue reading
What Makes Me Happy
Number Crunching Momma in Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on Mar 8th, 2012Hearing my Little One’s Laughter A meal at a great restaurant with J Packing our suitcases to visit my parents Listening to my Little One chat with my parents on the phone Shopping with my sister Opening a new book and hearing the binding crack A mug of hot tea on a cold winter’s day A bubble bath after a stressful day Hearing rain against my bedroom window as I fall asleep Not having to set my alarm on the weekend Warm sand between my toes Starting a new knitting pattern A cold drink after a great exercise session What … Continue reading
A Long Awaited Homecoming – My Preemie Comes Home
Number Crunching Momma in For the love of parenting - 2 comments - posted on Feb 20th, 2012On February 15th it was four years ago that our little one came home from our local children’s hospital. She spent 79 days in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) after deciding she wanted to enter the world 13 weeks early. As some of you know from my previous posts my daughter was a little one at just 2 pounds and 14 inches. She may know be 4 years old and 35 pounds, but she will always be my little one. I can still remember the day when the team came around to her bedside and said she was able … Continue reading
2012 A Year for Improvements
Number Crunching Momma in Been Around the Blog, Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on Jan 1st, 2012I cannot believe that 2011 is over and we are starting a new year. Every January 1st I used to make resolutions but have never kept them. They would last for a couple of months then fall to the wayside. This year I am going to make improvements in my live. I always say I am going to change the way I eat and exercise and this year I am going to improve what I eat and how often I exercise. This just seems to me to a more positive way of tracking changes. Small changes will count towards improvement! … Continue reading
What I am Looking Forward to this Holiday Season
Number Crunching Momma in Holiday Blogaholics, Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on Dec 20th, 2011This holiday season I am looking forward to having time to spend with my family and friends and not having to rush somewhere. Now it is rush to work, rush to meetings, rush for deadlines, rush to shop, rush to parties. Yes lots of rushing! Once I finish work this Friday I am off until the New Year and cannot wait to relax at home. No alarm ringing at 6:00 in the morning and speeding my way through a shower and then getting E up to drop her off at the sitter’s house. I will get to spend time with … Continue reading
Indigo Online Experience – Makes Shopping so Easy
Number Crunching Momma in Book Blogaholics, Holiday Blogaholics, Just Between Us, Product Reviews - 0 comments - posted on Dec 8th, 2011This Holiday season I am trying something new and shopping in my jammies. No I am not going to the stores, but doing the majority of my shopping online. With my family living away (or I guess we are the ones who are living away!) I decided it would make sense to order online and have it shipped to them. My favorite experience so far has been with Indigo. I love how the free shipping is available with a minimum order of $25! When one thinks of Indigo it is often books that come to mind, but it is so much … Continue reading
How I am Teaching my Little One the Importance of Giving at Christmas
Number Crunching Momma in For the love of parenting, Get Inspired: Making a Difference, Holiday Blogaholics - 3 comments - posted on Dec 6th, 2011Growing up I was taught how important it was to help others throughout the year and especially during the Christmas season – I want to pass this lesson along to my daughter E as well. When I was younger my family would always donate money so that families less fortunate would be able to have a Christmas meal and some gifts for their children. My Mom and Dad still continue to do this every year. Even before E was born J and I always bought gifts for our local children’s gift tree and last year she went shopping with us, picked out some toys … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to my Little Miracle
Number Crunching Momma in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us - 2 comments - posted on Nov 28th, 2011Right now my little one is enjoying her morning at preschool, but 4 years ago today it was a scary time for J and I. I had gone into labour 13 weeks early and our daughter was on her way. She arrived and was 2 pounds 14 inches long. We did not know what to expect. I remember the doctor bringing her by my bed on her way to the NICU and I was amazed at how tiny she was. How would this little one make it through such struggles she would face in the upcoming weeks? What complications would … Continue reading