Exercise has a huge impact on both my physical and mental health. I’ve taken a brisk walk almost every day for the last 16 years (at my treadmill desk, around my classroom or school gym or outside strictly between the months of June and September), which works well for me. I also know, however, especially […] Read more…
My latest recommendations! As you can see my reading time has gone down as I have recovered and returned to work and the world is reopening – but I still have some great titles to share. These would be great gifts or just additions to your own reading lists! Suspense/Thriller No Bad Deed by Heather […] Read more…
If you follow me on social media, you have likely seen that I am the proud signatory for this year’s Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation holiday fundraising campaign, Make This Your Moment, with the hopes of raising money for a new MRI. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kate Winn (@katethismomloves) […] Read more…
I was back on Global’s The Morning Show today with Carolyn MacKenzie and Cheryl Hickey to share educator-approved holiday gifts for kids. To prepare for this segment, I did a social media callout to my fellow educators and they had some great recommendations which I have incorporated here with my own. We ran out of […] Read more…
I am so proud of the package of articles all about reading that I was part of for the fall 2021 issue of Today’s Parent magazine. My editor was Claire Gagné, and addition to my individual pieces Claire and I worked together on a couple, and she also shared her own personal story […] Read more…
I was back on Global’s The Morning Show today (before dashing off to my classroom) chatting about the importance of parental involvement with education, and how busy families can make that happen. We discussed ways to streamline school communication, how to get your kids to share more about what they do at school (and what […] Read more…
(See bottom of this post for links to each instalment of my breast cancer story – currently a 15 part series.) While breast cancer “awareness” in October is great, I agree with a line I read somewhere recently: “There are probably six people left in the country who aren’t aware of breast cancer”. Instead of […] Read more…
My latest favourites, in one handy list! General Fiction InstaMom by Chantal Guertin Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Suspense/Thriller House on Fire by Bonnie Kistler The Therapist by B.A. Paris The Fiancée by Kate White […] Read more…
Liz Grimes from Cathy Allan Ladieswear generously hooks me up with outfits and accessories for my TV appearances, and I was thrilled to have the chance to collaborate this summer for a Cathy Allan formalwear photo shoot! Mary Zita Payne photography was behind the camera, Andrea Zarlenga looked after hair and Lacey West did my […] Read more…
I made my post-cancer return to The Morning Show today to share some teacher tips for another COVID back to school! Jeff and Carolyn greeted me back so warmly and it seems like one more meaningful recovery milestone. In this segment we chat about the importance of managing expectations this year (your kids’ and […] Read more…