Mommiologist

So close. So very close. But what an epic finale. The finale included seven challenges meant to eliminate the eight and ninth competitor, leaving only the winner standing. So on the morning of the second last day of shooting, Owen, Andrew and I climbed three different ladders to reach the roof of the warehouse that […]

Around about the time that we moved to individual challenges a strange sort of magic happened to me. I don’t know what it was, but I remember talking to my sister who said that I may just win this thing, mostly because I didn’t seem to care as much if I won or not. Which […]

You know, it’s a shame that something as lovely as having Canada’s Wonderland to ourselves was wasted on everyone but Laura. I think she’s the only one who was excited about the rides. Though, to be fair it’s not like we were let loose and told to enjoy ourselves. We were herded to a selection […]

The day that we showed up on set and were asked to make world maps, I thought huh, ok, that sounds difficult but whatever. Then Andrew asked if the projection should be Mercator, and I thought that there might be trouble brewing. An hour later we came to the other side of the barrier and […]

This episode was the one I was looking forward to the most. The day of the sky diving challenge we were unceremoniously carted to some exotic southern Ontario locale. We knew that something was different because there were cameras in the car, which was unusual. Still, I steadfastly refused to speculate because that sort of […]

Episode three was a blast to shoot. The day of the bridge building challenge the weather was boiling hot and we spent it at the beach, pure heaven. But for one thing. Up until we were actually shooting, we weren’t allowed near the water. Now I’m a northern girl and living on the prairies we […]

The second episode aired on Monday and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it, but mostly enjoyed spending the commercials tweeting, texting, facebooking, and neglecting my family. Hannah rewarded my self-involvement with studious dismissal. The show came on, she saw me, and said “that looks like you, mommy!” Then she went back to playing with her puzzles […]

There’s a reason the show is called Canada’s Greatest Know It All – because it is filled with people who can’t keep their mouths shut and opinions to themselves, myself included. All the more reason that Daniel’s tough love approach to wrangling was hard to take. It was wonderful to watch the premier and let […]

Two more sleeps and I finally get to see what Canada’s Greatest Know It All is going to look like. Then it’s all ceaseless teasing and “You think you’re smart? Huh? Can you do this?” Strangely though friends and family have been quite supportive. Even my dad, who was not that keen on the idea, […]

It’s New Year’s Eve and a time to reflect on the year in passing. This has been an incredible year for the Mommiologist household, not for the least reason that my little girl finally potty trained. It’s the weirdest experience that I can finally talk about. Last summer I was one of ten contestants on […]