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Kelly McQuillan
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http://kellymcquillan.com/Kelly McQuillan is a writer, musician, teacher, and fledgling mother living in Comox, BC. kellymcquillanwriter.weebly.com
Starting the New Year with Grace
This past summer as I rummaged through some papers (so many papers), I uncovered a beautiful journal that one of my students had gifted...
Helping Our Tweens & Teens Navigate Conflict
The “tweens” (between the ages of 8 or 9 and 12) are rough. Carefree childhood innocence rapidly slips away as kids encounter higher expectations...
Letting Go of Holiday Expectations
Let's imagine for a minute: What would it be like if this holiday season and beyond, into 2023, we all collectively let go of...
15 Time- (& Tear!) Saving Back-to-School Hacks
As surely as the seasons cycle, September means back-to-school. The abrupt change from long, care-free days of summer holidays to rigid schedules, bag lunches...
A Digital Disconnect…for a real-time re-connect
I never thought I would be one of those parents. You know, the distracted parent, engrossed in something on their phone/tablet/laptop while their child...
Reclaiming Meaning in the Season of Stuff
The decorations started appearing during the lazy, hazy days of summer—glints of tinsel and multi-coloured lights, side-by-side with water toys and Halloween candy, a...
Making Peace with the ‘Season’
Recently an anonymous poster in a mom’s group spoke of feeling lost in motherhood and craving something outside of the domestic realm through which...
The Saving ‘Grace’ of the Redo
“Tomorrow is a new day.”My mom has often used these words (memorably uttered by the irrepressible literary heroine, Anne Shirley) to placate and...
Raising an Extrovert
(When Small Talk Scares You)
I am a textbook introvert, with a generous helping of social anxiety thrown in that makes me cautious with interpersonal...
The Power of a Mama Hug
I don’t often suffer from writer’s block, but I’ve certainly wrestled with it lately. After weeks of COVID-19 lockdown we’re trying to negotiate a...
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