• parenting

    The Day Facebook Ate My Tween – Facebook Lies

    May 19, 2014 - By 

    This is a story about Facebook lies, the story of the day that Facebook ate my tween. Or the day I discovered she’d set up Facebook without listening to the rules. Facebook is 13 in this house, as per Facebook rules. I don’t take social media lightly and want my children to understand it is a serious privilege and responsibility. There are rules to all social media use and tweens are often too young to understand some of the hazards involved. This is the story of the day Facebook ate my child. Or Facebook lies your daughter tried to tell…

  • Food - Health

    The Honest Company Kitchen Products

    May 16, 2014 - By 

    Recently I was introduced to The Honest Company Kitchen Products and happily tested them out in my home. Here’s what I found out…. Let’s start with the name. The Honest Company. That’s genius. I want to buy honest products from honest people. The word itself is heavily weighted in emotional appeal. So I heart that branding. The packaging is adorable and this company gave every Mom 2.0 summit attendee a great bundle of their products. But do The Honest Company cleaning products live up to their name? [tweetthis]Do The Honest Company cleaning products work? Here’s what I found. [/tweetthis] It’s…

  • Food

    Taking a Chance at Mom 2 Summit

    May 14, 2014 - By 

      Despite the Ontario budget chaos and the plunge straight into election mode I flew to Atlanta to attend my first ever Mom 2.0 conference. The craziness at home just meant I spent a good deal of the time away working also and taking calls. (I do a fair bit of political and health blogging and all of that ends up kicked into overdrive when an election is called.) This was my first Mom 2.0 Summit. I really didn’t know what to expect but hoped for some great networking time and planned to build on some of my networking and…

  • Health - infertility - Parenting

    Five Reasons Why Public Funding for IVF Matters to Maternal Health

    May 13, 2014 - By 

    Five Reasons Why Public Funding for In Vitro Fertilization Matters to Maternal Health:   1. The emotional and physical stress of infertility is magnified by the financial stress of having to figure out how to pay for in vitro fertilization. Infertile people often have to find $10,000 or more to pay for IVF. In many provinces in Canada IVF is not covered by provincial health care plans. In fact Quebec is the only province in which full funding for IVF exists. The impact of health care stress, compounded by financial stress, is devastating for the entire family. [tweetthis]Infertile people often…

  • Art of Leadership for Women
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    Growing Your Business Skills with The Art of Leadership for Women Conference

    May 9, 2014 - By 

    I am so excited to share with you news of the upcoming Art of Leadership for Women Conference. This year I am feeling the need to grow through networking and this conference is a great way to help me achieve my personal goals.    This post is part of the YummyMummyClub.ca and The Art of Leadership for Women#YMCLeadership sponsored program. I received compensation as a thank you for my participation. This post reflects my personal opinion about the information provided by the sponsors.   This is my year for growth. I am taking it to the next level. I am outsourcing, scaling,…

  • Parenting

    New Feature – #TheBlacklist Episode Recap Berlin

    May 6, 2014 - By 

    This is a completely new diversion for me here at thriftymommastips. Why? Because I have a slight obsession with NBC’s The Blacklist. In Canada, the season’s best new drama is on Global. That’s right. I’m a television critic now. Well, 35 plus years of watching television and I am finally able to say we are starting to get it right. The Blacklist kills Monday nights. The writing is outrageous and the plots are typically, though not always, top notch edge of your seat nail biting thrill rides. At the very start of this season I was intrigued by the concept…

  • the two week wait IVF
    family - Health - infertility - Parenting

    Five Ways to Pass the Two Week Wait IVF #infertility

    May 5, 2014 - By 

    The two week wait. Cue ominous music. In infertility terms the two week wait is a suspenseful, frustrating, stressful time. It’s the two week wait IVF or IUI. After what is often months, and sometimes years of treatment the two week wait is one of the final hurdles and it can be a frustrating time. Here are some ideas to pass that time without going stir crazy. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock Anyone who has struggled to conceive and undergone fertility or infertility treatment such as IVF or IUI knows the torture of the two week wait. The two week wait…

  • Giveaways

    Mother’s Day $50 Posterjack #Giveaway

    May 2, 2014 - By 

      Still hunting for the perfect personal gift for Mother’s Day? Or perhaps you just need a fresh new look for your home for Spring. Posterjack.ca makes it easy to personalize your own art, or gift a unique present to someone you love. Canada’s photo art experts, Posterjack, makes it pretty much foolproof to build great art.   I’ve made several pieces with Posterjack. Specialty prints, poster prints, canvas prints. Whatever your heart fancies. Mom will adore these. I made a lovely canvas print last year. It’s happily on display in my new home. For a limited time I am…

  • Public funding for In Vitro Fertilization is Efficient
    family - Health - infertility

    Taryn and Tyler’s Infertility Story – #abhc4ivf

    May 1, 2014 - By 

    This is the story of Taryn and Tyler, both members of Generations of Hope infertility patient advocacy group, in Alberta. It is the story of how a girl Taryn, learned at the age of 14 that she didn’t have a uterus and would need extraordinary measures to help her become a parent, if ever she wished to have a family. There are too many stories of patients in Alberta with health conditions that have led to infertility. And yet this province remains one without any financial support for in vitro fertilization, which is one of the most effective but costly…

  • Health

    I Ran 1.5 K For the First Time #health #fitness

    April 30, 2014 - By 

    I ran 1.5 K for the first time. Oh sure I know many of you can run a lot farther than that and faster too probably. But of all the sports I enjoy running is NOT ONE OF THEM. AT all. I enjoy fitness and pilates and centergy and yoga but I do not run. In fact, I would almost run to get out of this particular sport. shutterstock photo Last night I ran 1.5 K. I am not a runner. In fact I mostly hate running. Ask me when the last time was that I ran anywhere (save for…