We skipped out on part of Ottawa’s worst winter in ages, with this year seeing it proclaimed to experience the coldest snowstorm in 100 years. Our family packed up to head to balmy Galway, Ireland (more to come about travelling overseas with two under age three soon) for the first half of February. Soaked upContinue reading “Cancelling plans”
Author Archives: Amy Maureen Lynch | Artist & Writer
Visiting Invest Ottawa with kids
Visiting Invest Ottawa with kids: I documented the experience as I wanted to show other parents what it is like to visit ‘Ottawa’s One-Stop Business Acceleration Shop’.
Celebrating creating your own luck!
So glad I followed my gut instinct when I saw the newspaper ad nine years ago and signed up for an Irish competition (Rose of Tralee), at which I met a charming stranger from Galway during the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Then swiftly agreed to meet each other in Brisbane, Australia a few months later,Continue reading “Celebrating creating your own luck!”
Everything you want is on the other side of fear. Celebrating IWD and conquering those limiting beliefs!
Self-imposed and limiting beliefs are real but if you do some prep work, get comfortable with being a bit uncomfortable and decide to go for it, I promise it will be worth it. 👶🏻📈☕️
Creating a sense of community and taking steps to stop parenting in isolation
Creating a sense of community and taking steps to stop parenting in isolation: Determined to maintain a sense of self while looking after my first son (2016) and preparing to give birth to my second son (2018), I often sought out networking and professional development opportunities but was surprised by a lack of inclusive spaces with baby change facilities and parent-friendly event times.
Consistency over intensity: How accountability will keep you going
I met with one of my Advisors from Invest Ottawa last week, the all-around-amazing Karla Briones, who runs not only one but many businesses. She met me in the lobby, where I was waiting with my bundled up baby in his car seat and walked us to the meeting room as we made small talkContinue reading “Consistency over intensity: How accountability will keep you going”
What a mastermind is and why I’m creating one for parents like you
Babies, Business + Breakfast™ is the result, a pilot program for parent-friendly professional development, aiming to improve parental mental health and accessibility of professional spaces across the city.
What becoming a parent taught me about myself
What becoming a parent taught me about myself: Kids made me more productive, proactive, less of a precious perfectionist and sparked the urge in me to get it out now because you could die tomorrow, you know? #parentpreneur #flexiblework
Refocusing offline and escaping (in real life)
Jumping on here to escape the Canadian cold and reminisce about a stopover in Lake Como spent with my Irish husband (that’s us in the pic) and Irish friend, Caroline, (she’s the photographer) before we hit up our Australian friend’s wedding in Italy. On travel: I’ve been thinking about the past few years spent asContinue reading “Refocusing offline and escaping (in real life)”
Notes From Another Land 