The summer is coming to an end, and while friends & family make plans for the last summer long weekend adventures camping, hiking and adventuring together, I’m hit with a serious case of FOMO (fear of missing out) and grief over my families lack of “normality.” This FOMO hits me strong all summer because I just […]
Railway Reality: First Week Back from Vacation
About two weeks into our four week holiday, I was ready to just be done. My husband works for the railway, and I’m not used to spending so much quality time with him. Things continued to get tense as the holiday progressed and expectations turned into disappointments and fustration. But we survived. We are still married. If you […]
Things I Love About Railway Life
I’ll be the first to own the fact that when your husband works for the railway, life kind of sucks. Sometimes I complain about it, but doesn’t everyone complain about the things they can’t control? Once my husband came home from work and said a coworker mentioned, “your wife is that one that blogs and […]
I Hate Saturday
Saturday is my least favourite day of the week. 90% of the time my husband is at work, leaving me at home, alone and miserable. I hate Saturdays because it feels like everyone else is doing something, but I’m stuck at home with two kids and nothing to do. It is craft fair season, but have you ever taken […]
[Family Life] What I’ve Given Up for the Railway
My husband works for the railway as a conductor/engineer. This job isn’t your typical blue-collared gig. Railway life is its own beast of a lifestyle challenging and draining on family life. For my family, working for the railway is dictated by a two-hour call windows and 24-36 hours away from home. As a Conductor/Engineer working […]
