Hi there,
Wow 2013!
I am so happy to see you!
This time last year I had just returned to work from maternity leave. That was the beginning of a new style of mothering for my husband and I. We had a helper with our first child. With Chase, our son, and youngest, we decided to fore go a nanny and Chase was raised by his paternal grandmother. Eric's family was thrilled but our family experienced another reality.
Eric and I washed, ironed, cleaned bathrooms, mopped, dusted...well not so much dusted, washed dishes and every and anything related to the house. This in addition to being the type of mother and father we aspired to be for our daughter and son.
WE WERE FRIGGING EXHAUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We also missed one another. There was no date night. When one of us went out, the other had to stay home. This was unheard of for Eric and Tiffany.
Well, 2013 rolled around and an unforeseen circumstance has led to us hiring a live-in nanny.
What is the moral of the story?
The moral is here I am Candi, my partner, my friend, my rescuer when I locked my son Chase in the car and you had to get Eric home to unlock the car.........totally another blog.
I look forward to 2013. Let's do this girlie!
We can do this because I DON'T HAVE ANY DISHES TO WASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You inspire me!
Let's inspire The Bahamas!
With much excitement,
Tiffany
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Welcome to the new year...(just a tad bit late)
Well hello there,
I've been missing again, but then I can't say that you've actually missed me since I really don't have a clue who you are or who is in fact reading this blog. Ha ha...hmmmm.
Welcome to 2013! I'm sure many of you have constructed your goals for the year and hopefully finalized them by writing them out in your best handwriting and your best pen. heehee
Last night, I was browsing the internet and it was amazing to see so many women blogging and maintaining these incredible websites! Blogging can be/is a full time job but for some of these women it's just another part of what they do on top of their main job, as well as keeping a house, dealing with the children and husband, and maintaining family and friend relationships. Brave is the word that comes to mind, to take on such a task. Brave.
It's all very inspiring to say the least. Then I got to thinking...Tiffany and I are really on to something here, especially in The Bahamas. I browsed these websites and while they offer great advice and a plethora of information, they are not specific to our life here in the beautiful Bahamas. Social events for us, activities for our kids, information of what's happening around the islands. I believe, no I know, there are a lot of married working mothers out there that need an outlet like this (the Lord knows I do!).
I hope for 2013, this blog becomes the first source for go to information for Married Working Mothers or just working mothers, and Tiffany and I will do our damnedest to make that happen. Let's be Brave right, Tiff? Tiff? Where Tiff?....Maybe I should have a meeting with my partner first. LOL.
Signed,
Trying to be Brave, Candilaria
I've been missing again, but then I can't say that you've actually missed me since I really don't have a clue who you are or who is in fact reading this blog. Ha ha...hmmmm.
Welcome to 2013! I'm sure many of you have constructed your goals for the year and hopefully finalized them by writing them out in your best handwriting and your best pen. heehee
Last night, I was browsing the internet and it was amazing to see so many women blogging and maintaining these incredible websites! Blogging can be/is a full time job but for some of these women it's just another part of what they do on top of their main job, as well as keeping a house, dealing with the children and husband, and maintaining family and friend relationships. Brave is the word that comes to mind, to take on such a task. Brave.
It's all very inspiring to say the least. Then I got to thinking...Tiffany and I are really on to something here, especially in The Bahamas. I browsed these websites and while they offer great advice and a plethora of information, they are not specific to our life here in the beautiful Bahamas. Social events for us, activities for our kids, information of what's happening around the islands. I believe, no I know, there are a lot of married working mothers out there that need an outlet like this (the Lord knows I do!).
I hope for 2013, this blog becomes the first source for go to information for Married Working Mothers or just working mothers, and Tiffany and I will do our damnedest to make that happen. Let's be Brave right, Tiff? Tiff? Where Tiff?....Maybe I should have a meeting with my partner first. LOL.
Signed,
Trying to be Brave, Candilaria
Vitamins
Anyone taking vitamins? I need a good vitamin to give me energy to wash clothes, sweep, mop, clean the kitchen, wash and comb my daughters hair and um, oh yes water the plants I have all around the house because I am too lazy to lift outside.
I want to take a pill that will allow me to do all of that in let's say two okay three hours but most importantly, when I am finished all of these tasks, I want to have that feeling right when you get out of bed after a good night's sleep!
Does anyone know of any vitamin I can take? Anyone? Anyone?
Tiffany
I want to take a pill that will allow me to do all of that in let's say two okay three hours but most importantly, when I am finished all of these tasks, I want to have that feeling right when you get out of bed after a good night's sleep!
Does anyone know of any vitamin I can take? Anyone? Anyone?
Tiffany
MWM
It is 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning and the house is quiet. At this very moment I give thanks for being an MWM!
I am thankful for being Married.....I love life with my best friend, my husband.
I am thankul for working. Yesterday was payday....because of work I have an appointment to get nails done today.
I am thankful for being a mother....I love you Channing and Chase.
Today I give thanks!
I am thankful for being Married.....I love life with my best friend, my husband.
I am thankul for working. Yesterday was payday....because of work I have an appointment to get nails done today.
I am thankful for being a mother....I love you Channing and Chase.
Today I give thanks!
Missing In Action
Yes, yes, so I've been missing in action....
I do sincerely apologize for abandoning my readers over the past several months.
Soooo, I've been doing lots of introspection...I know I know, not again Candi?! But I feel it's healthy to examine your thoughts, feelings, goals, motives, etc. every once in a while. More often than not. It keeps YOU on track, right? Like your e-mails in your inbox, if you don't purge unnecessary messages you end up with 1067 e-mails! (yes that's how many e-mails that were just sitting in my inbox....yikes!)
I've been frustrated, irritable, angry, sad, unhappy, pushed and pulled in every direction and I started to become withdrawn. That type of behaviour takes a toll not only on you but your family as well. You try to be there and continue doing what you are supposed to do but that's difficult when you know you are not performing at the level you expect of yourself. BUT....recently I had, what Oprah would call it, an "A-HA" moment.
This is my "A-Ha" moment....we as married working mothers become so inundated with everything that goes on in our daily lives that our minds become unorganized messes. Just like the overflowing inbox and just like the junk drawer you have in your kitchen (hey don't judge me, I know you have one too...right?!). So you sift through the pile of junk in this drawer trying to find the scissors, the tape, your favorite pen or the mini screw driver so you can open the damn cover of one of your children's toys to place batteries in it! You become so frustrated that you can't find anything in the drawer, you slam it shut and start ranting and raving about how you can't find anything in the house anymore. hehe...I know it's not only me.
We CANNOT do it all. I thought I could, but I can't. Without a clear and organized mind we cannot work effectively.
With that being said..... We must organize our minds to be focused. We must streamline our lives to be efficient or else our ability to communicate with those around us begins to break down if we do not.
So beginning today, think of ways you can restructure your life so that you are a better person for YOU and for those you love. I have begun and I already feel a difference and I will continue to make those steps.
Signed,
I'm back, Candilaria
I do sincerely apologize for abandoning my readers over the past several months.
Soooo, I've been doing lots of introspection...I know I know, not again Candi?! But I feel it's healthy to examine your thoughts, feelings, goals, motives, etc. every once in a while. More often than not. It keeps YOU on track, right? Like your e-mails in your inbox, if you don't purge unnecessary messages you end up with 1067 e-mails! (yes that's how many e-mails that were just sitting in my inbox....yikes!)
I've been frustrated, irritable, angry, sad, unhappy, pushed and pulled in every direction and I started to become withdrawn. That type of behaviour takes a toll not only on you but your family as well. You try to be there and continue doing what you are supposed to do but that's difficult when you know you are not performing at the level you expect of yourself. BUT....recently I had, what Oprah would call it, an "A-HA" moment.
This is my "A-Ha" moment....we as married working mothers become so inundated with everything that goes on in our daily lives that our minds become unorganized messes. Just like the overflowing inbox and just like the junk drawer you have in your kitchen (hey don't judge me, I know you have one too...right?!). So you sift through the pile of junk in this drawer trying to find the scissors, the tape, your favorite pen or the mini screw driver so you can open the damn cover of one of your children's toys to place batteries in it! You become so frustrated that you can't find anything in the drawer, you slam it shut and start ranting and raving about how you can't find anything in the house anymore. hehe...I know it's not only me.
We CANNOT do it all. I thought I could, but I can't. Without a clear and organized mind we cannot work effectively.
With that being said..... We must organize our minds to be focused. We must streamline our lives to be efficient or else our ability to communicate with those around us begins to break down if we do not.
So beginning today, think of ways you can restructure your life so that you are a better person for YOU and for those you love. I have begun and I already feel a difference and I will continue to make those steps.
Signed,
I'm back, Candilaria
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