Nadine Thornhill

Sep 5, 2023 | yummymummyclub.ca | Andrea Ewer |Jeni Marinucci |Nadine Thornhill |Leslie Kennedy

It’s been nearly six months since I quit. There’s a new calm growing inside of me, a sense of peace and contentment. And yet, there is still some misguided, desperate part of me that misses being part of that world. There are moments when I feel completely disconnected and alone. As if everyone is living on a happy island together and I am adrift at sea.

Jun 21, 2023 | yummymummyclub.ca | Nancy Dutra |Jeni Marinucci |Nadine Thornhill |Leslie Kennedy

No matter how much we love spending time with our kids, we all have those moments when the thought of building another fort makes us want to rip our hair out. Some of my hardest moments were when my girls wanted to listen to children’s music nonstop. Having been a singer-songwriter in the “before times” of pre-parenthood, I wanted to slip in as much of my musical choices into my days as possible.

Mar 28, 2023 | yummymummyclub.ca | Amy Kelly |Jeni Marinucci |Nadine Thornhill |Leslie Kennedy

My sister and I traded dreams one day. Mainly because, with her new baby and my one- and three-year-old, the chance to actually fall asleep and dream was a rarity. We sat on my peeling leather couch in the sundrenched room, looking over the Pacific, totally unaware of the beauty surrounding us because we were in our sister cocoon of love and laughter and caffeine. “Oh my god, it was so hot.”“Oh?” I say, taking a piece of dog kibble out of my toddler’s mouth.