About Me

My name is Amanda. I’m an at-home mom who likes to blog about motherhood to make sense of a career that comes with no job description. I have three children, Kellen, Gwyneth and Malcolm.

My husband’s name is Drew. He’s a family doctor, but he hates when I lead with that, so I will also say that he is the king of “dad jokes” and has been since long before we had kids.

We also have a bouncy chocolate lab named Rocky who has an affinity for destroying throw pillows; one may say he’s a minimalist. I feel the need to include him here as he is a far greater challenge to keep alive and entertained than the kids.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. My degrees hang prominently on the wall to pleasantly remind me on my best mom days that I chose to be at-home over other careers and alternatively, on my worst mom days that I have options other than running away or murder.  

Despite being born and raised on a dairy farm down a dirt road in southwestern Ontario, I find myself raising my own family surrounded by sidewalks, next-door neighbours, transit and convenience stores. Life as a parent is different in the city; not only do I have to buy milk at the grocery store and pick up dog poop like a sucker, but aside from the occasional unlucky squirrel, there are far fewer opportunities for “circle of life” discussions with the kids.

I strongly believe that while parenthood may look different on everyone, underneath each mom or dad’s unique breed of chaos lies a collective of people who are joined together by the simple fact that while we sometimes look like we know what we’re doing, more often than not, we haven’t got a clue.

It is my hope that each of you find something you can relate to in my ramblings even if it’s just to know that you’re not the only mum (or dad) writing the book as you go.