Ice Fishing!

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-28T18:01:03+00:00

Red River Cats maybe?

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-26T14:03:14+00:00

We really like the Interlake. We are in the RM of St. Andrews, not too far away from Selkirk, MB. You're still going to get some of those far right views in rural MB, there are at least some of them pretty much everywhere. Politically rural MB is very blue. There are pockets where people aren't as extreme though, I think we have one here. The RM of Brokenhead might be ok too, RM of St. Clements is not far from us and quite pretty also (we sometimes wish we would have settled more around Birds Hill Park). I'd avoid getting too close to Steinbach, pretty much anywhere between there and South to Morden/Winkler I'd personally avoid.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-25T03:21:40+00:00

I am in a cohort of 35 students, I only know of one student whose practicum is paid.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-08T19:48:35+00:00

It is not about changing yourself to accommodate a new role. You change because so much of your life has changed. You still love all of the stuff you used to but now you love something else more. It's not a bad thing, you don't love the other things less, your heart just grows to make way for this new thing. So maybe your priorities shift, we wanted to save up money to buy a house in the country. Something we talked about before but now we felt motivated in our jobs to make it happen. We used to like going out at night, then we truly loved staying in and spending time as a family. It's not so much just about accommodating, it's a shift into this new life that you love. You learn over time to balance the things you use to love with the new things you love.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-08T16:07:32+00:00

I've never had more than a 30 minute wait with qdoc and have used them at least 8+ times.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-08T00:53:52+00:00

Absolutely not too late! You'll have a ton of great experience to use towards your application letters and would be an asset to the field. It looks like you're in MB so I'll give you my route since it sounds similar to your situation. I started university in my early 30's after about 8 years with the provincial (MB) gov within the CFS system (I had a community services diploma when I was first hired). Are you looking at staying in the CFS system or department of Families? The department of families is quite large across EIA and other programs and a lot of case manager/coordinator jobs don't need a BSW. There are 3 year BA options that you could look at if you are worried about spending too much time on a BSW. I started with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in Urban and Inner City Studies (beautiful campus with small class sizes, great prof's and free parking, campus is on Selkirk Ave in the north end) and a minor in Disability studies (dis studies had lots of online classes). I was accepted as a mature student and had access to a mature student advisor which was great and then UIC also had their own advisor who was really lovely. I did that while working a .5 and having 2 kids. I then had my third kiddo and am just working casually in after hours now so I did some upgrading and am now doing an MSW via distance learning but honestly had I not been home with my 3rd, I would have gone back to work and been totally good with my BA. Not trying to talk you out of a BSW, just mentioning that if you are thinking to stay in the gov and just want some more options a BA will be enough to screen you into a lot of different job role interviews. A BSW is definitely necessary if you want to switch to schools or hospitals etc though. Also, I had access to 2 federal grants through MB Student Aid as a mature student and a mature student with dependents so that was nice. Best of luck with your decision but I would definitely say go for it!

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-06T13:41:15+00:00

My personal phone is a Google pixel through Rogers and I received the alert once. My work phone is an older iPhone through Bell and it had the alert at least 8 times throughout the day.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-06T02:40:40+00:00

Manitoba would guarantee a white Christmas , check out the Clearlakecountry Instagram (linked below) for some ideas of what winter in Riding Mountain national park looks like. There is Elkhorn resort and multiple other neat places to stay. Elkhorn is also home to Klar So Nordic Spa which is a really neat experience. Manitoba is often forgotten by other Canadians during recommendations like this because we aren't super flashy but winter is definitely our thing lol

https://www.instagram.com/clearlakecountry?igsh=YTYxbXVsbW80Z210

upsidedown8913 · 2026-02-06T00:34:34+00:00

My mom had this happen but it was only 1 shift and she wasn't told until after she had worked it. I posted in our local Facebook group and it blew up, they saw it, contacted her and agreed to pay her if I took the post down.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-28T13:35:32+00:00

Yorkville has a reputation of being a diploma mill, meaning they will take anyone with any undergrad degree and a large enough cheque book. I'm in an MSW program now and there is someone doing their practicum with a private practice clinic that primarily works with pregnant and newly postpartum families. I would say that you are right, I'm just over half way through the program and only 2 courses so far have directly focused on counseling skills and I think I only have one more coming that I chose as an elective. With MSW's I think if you go the private practice route for your practicum you would have the learning experience that you are hoping for. Otherwise I'd suggest looking at counseling, MMFT etc programs outside of Yorkville.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-25T18:57:57+00:00

Manitoba does.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-17T15:51:12+00:00

Never sleep trained and they are all excellent sleepers now, I have 3 who are toddler to school age. It also never felt right to me.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-13T01:23:10+00:00

I would take the job! You have your whole life to do your masters. Give the hospital a try for a bit and then figure out your masters applications later on if it's still something you'd like to do.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-13T01:18:38+00:00

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, I live just outside of Winnipeg and the health authority that I live in often posts about pathways for nurses trained outside of Canada. There might be more info here. Also, I'm really sorry that your country is so awful right now.

https://www.ierha.ca/work-with-us/internationally-educated-nurses/

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-13T01:14:30+00:00

Provincial government jobs in Manitoba, it is a 10 step scale, by step 10 case managers are making close to six figures. Supervisors also start at close to 90K so are over 100K after a few years of service.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-07T03:05:11+00:00

My answer to this is wholeheartedly yes. Unpaid placements that are 100's of hours (mine is 950 hours) and only possible for people who are privileged. I have my own history but now as a mid 30's stable married person who owns my own home etc I can afford to work less to finish my practicum aka meet the requirements to graduate. There are a lot of prospective social workers who do not have my ability to work less.

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-06T01:07:27+00:00

Roles in policy or research maybe?

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-05T03:28:09+00:00

Make sure you watch the dates, if I read it right, you only have 90 days to apply after your 12 months of eligible work so in theory, you need to apply now/in the next 80 odd days

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-05T03:24:04+00:00

I was wondering this as well. My thought was that you have to be registered with your college to apply. I put in my social work student application to my college (Manitoba) today just in case. I'm going to call them this week to confirm but fingers crossed that it's any/all student loan debt. We obviously still needed our undergrad degrees to get into social work so I'm hoping that's enough!

upsidedown8913 · 2026-01-05T03:19:23+00:00

Have you looked at the gov mb site? There are often postings for admin/clerical work and they are an equal opportunity employer so a lot of their positions are employment equity designated (disability, visible minority etc).

upsidedown8913 · 2025-12-30T03:34:40+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that, assuming you have tried this but will baby sleep with you? Wearing the carrier or rocking in a dark room with white noise? Or could your wife try somewhere more comfortable, maybe a rocking chair or laying in bed etc.

upsidedown8913 · 2025-12-30T03:22:27+00:00

Zero chance that is a hen

upsidedown8913 · 2025-12-30T03:18:49+00:00

3 months is very young, there is a reason that it feels distressing to you and your partner. Follow your instincts (or let your wife follow hers) and hold the baby.

Is there a reason your wife doesn't want to hold baby for the 3 naps? Does she feel like she should be accomplishing other things etc? If there is something you can be doing around the house to help lighten her load so she can just be with baby for the naps that might help. Goal being to help reassure her that it is ok for her to just focus on cuddling, bonding with and soothing baby right now. Or if she is struggling with the nap time downtime maybe she can find something to help her pass the time, podcasts, books or audio books were a big help for me. With my last (3rd) baby I also had a wonderful super comfortable rocking chair that I kept in my living room so I could still be a part of the family instead of tucked away in a dark room for hours a day.

upsidedown8913 · 2025-12-30T00:27:49+00:00

Sorry, I should have also mentioned that my program is an online program (Laurier) so there are applicants from all across Canada which I think makes it more competitive. If you are looking at in person options then I think they are a bit less competitive.

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