Hello Going Solo World, I know, it’s been a while. How to describe my life over the last 4 months? After I had a hugely productive time over the summer, ...
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Rachael Acklin – On Breadwinning, Family, and Balance
Major Treats This Week! Another guest post – this time from the creative ...
Tara Azulay: From Big City Exec to Small City Mamma Entrepreneur
Today Tara Azulay of momcafe Ottawa dishes on what it’s like to ...
Spotlight: Brenda Leifso – A Writing Experience Like No Other
I can’t resist sharing huge news with the Going Solo crowd! Over ...
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When Your Body Says “Listen up, already!”
Big truth: a lot of moms run themselves into the ground in service of everyone else – kids, spouses, jobs, house, dog, friends, neighbours. Notice there is no “me” on this list? I got a huge wake up call yesterday to stop, stop, stop doing this. Well, maybe it was more like scraping myself off [...]
When I Grow Up: On Allowing Yourself to Dream
One of the things I love about my daughter is that she is so unbounded by limitations, by what’s expected she do as a ‘good’ girl, and by what others tell her her talents, strengths, and possibilities are. One day, she wants to travel to Iqualuit (where her dad is for the month), and the [...]
Time to Grab Your Gear and Hit the Trail. I promise you, the view from the top will be well worth the trip!
Ever feel like summer is almost over even while it’s still August? Some kids are back in school, and some are headed that way soon. But dreaming doesn’t have to end as summer winds down. In fact, here at Going Solo, we are ramping up to offer our first e-course that is guaranteed to get [...]
Why Go Solo?
At last, the launch of this adventure – what seemed like a crazy idea just a few months ago is now becoming a tangible reality. Let me tell you the story of how Going Solo came about. I teach communications at the college level, and this winter my husband chose to stay home with our [...]
Spotlight: Fitness With Jules
One of the many great things about Jules Hilliker is that she’s so focused on helping moms and families be active, fit and healthy, she doesn’t always know how much of a great impact she makes on people’s lives. I first met Jules when I moved to Ottawa 3 years ago. I heard about her [...]
About Brenda
Brenda Leifso is an adventurer and an uber-multitasker with a background in magazine management, teaching, workshop facilitation, writing, editing and entrepreneurship (www.brendaleifso.com) . She's the mamma of two amazing little bees, Anja and Aksel, and lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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