Impossible to compartmentalize.
Hey there! I'm Martina: wife, mother, nature lover. I live my life outdoors with a baby on my hip and a dog by my feet. My happiest days end with everyone covered in dirt, book in hand, curled on the sofa together. Thanks for following along with our adventure!
Posts by Martina Aiko
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on April 10, 2017
America. It's a word that conjures up any number of ideas: the American Dream, Hollywood, multiculturalism, athleticism (okay, and obesity), pop culture...and, now, maybe even Donald Trump. I am a US citizen, not from a long line of proud...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on April 1, 2017
Food: isn't it just the most ridiculous source of 'mom guilt'? It starts from the moment your kids are born, with #breastisbest being thrown across social media, and snide comments about different brands of formula milk made at Mommy and...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on November 9, 2016
Whenever I go on a plane with my daughter, I am guaranteed to get the same question. After the niceties and admirations of her cuteness (trust me, she is freaking adorable), someone will always ask, “Is this her first time...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 5, 2016
Raise your hand if you know the feeling: you're standing in the shower for the first time in maybe a week, finally enjoying a minute of peace and quiet, when you run your hand through your hair and pull half...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on June 27, 2016
I'm still a relative newbie parent, I grant you, but this first year has taught me plenty of hard-earned lessons in parenthood. In honour of my daughter's upcoming birthday, I thought I'd share some here for you. Veteran parents: I...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on June 13, 2016
OMG, I texted my friend on the first day of my daughter's baby swimming class. All of the other moms wore bikinis! Maybe it was the fact that – despite having a baby the same age as mine – they...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on May 17, 2016
As a country girl turned city au pair (and now mother), I'm always looking for ways to get little ones outdoors. But what do you do when you are surrounded by roads instead of fields, and you don't have a...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on May 2, 2016
It's typical, isn't it? You watch your newborn for any signs of movement, willing them to just do something already, and then all of a sudden they're rolling and crawling and nothing is safe and you wish they would just...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on April 12, 2016
Being a parent is a wonderful thing, no doubt, but there are plenty of aspects that I’d categorise as ‘not so great’. Poop blowouts at the zoo? Not ideal. Food flung up to the ceiling? No thanks. Fine-combing what goes...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on March 30, 2016
I'm lucky enough to have a great group of friends, most of whom I've known since the schoolyard. They're smart, sassy, successful women and men. They're the kind of people who keep me on my toes, are unwaveringly honest and...
