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11 Ways to Save on Groceries Now!
Have you been to the grocery store lately? Or any store for that matter? Prices have gone up dramatically since the pandemic began and the cost of food continues to rise. It’s frustrating and depressing and no fun at all to grocery shop anymore. So, I thought it was time to share some of my ideas about ways to save on groceries. It’s no longer optional, unless you are independently wealthy you have to find ways to save on groceries this year. Of course, we all love to save money at the grocery store in general, but these days that’s harder than it ever was in recent memory. In a…
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Take the 30 Day Steps Challenge Now!
Time to step up your fitness routine with the 30 Day Steps Challenge! Fitness and health are top of mind right now for everyone. Globally, January is the time that people shrug off the old year’s habits and resolve to make things better health wise. Well, typically that’s the case anyways. This time of year I am often skiing, but also I commit to reinjecting my daily routine with a stronger level of commitment. This is also the time of year that I might consider doing something new, like adopting a new challenge to see if I can make an impact on health and fitness. That’s why I am taking…
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Months of the Year Printable Activity
I know you love these because they are some of my most downloaded and read content on the site. So, this year I thought I’d capture a brilliant package of months of the year printable activities for you to use and share with someone. These are perfect for little ones, or grandkids. Colour the characters, letters and numbers and give these activity pages to your little people to help them learn the months of the year and the order they come in. Print the Name of the Months of the Year What’s your favourite month? What’s the month that comes before it and the one that comes afterwards as well?…
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Color and Cut Christmas Ornaments for Kids
Merry Christmas friends! These days we are all trying to save money, am I right? So easy fun Christmas activities for kids are the name of the game around here. These are so colourful and sweet and they don’t cost a dime. Every Christmas, that’s my gift to you. The numerous activities on this site are almost always free and I am happy to share them. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I receive a small commission from qualifying purchases. Colourful Christmas Ornaments for Kids If you need more Christmas printables feel free to check out my Pinterest free printables board. There are hundreds of word games and…
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My 6 Favourite Podcasts for the Morning Commute
So, it’s been awhile since I shared a little about what I am up to these days. Six months ago I took a position as social lead at a marketing agency in Cambridge, just outside Toronto. I lead a team of talented social media professionals and I enjoy that. It’s a hybrid job which is the way of the post-pandemic world. Two days a week I drive to Cambridge, about an hour and ten minutes from my house in London, so I have time in the van and have discovered podcasts. These are 6 of my favourite podcasts to listen to in the van on the way to work. They…
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Christmas Chatterbox Activity
Remember that childhood game we used to call chatterbox? Well, once upon a time I remember when it was called something a bit different but I like the idea of a Christmas chatterbox and no matter the origin of the concept, it simply is nostalgic for me every time. This was the school playground girl’s activity at recess so many days. If we weren’t skating, playing tag or indoors helping the teacher, then we were on the yard doing this and deciding which flap to pick, waiting for it to reveal some silly truth or character. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. Purchases made via qualifying…
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Your New Tea Journal
Enjoy this cute tea journal printable activities its to help keep your teas organized.
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Pumpkin Patch Photo Challenge
It’s the most awesome time of the year. Well, pumpkin spice and pumpkin season does make me happy. I know it makes you feel the same way. Anyways, if you plan to visit a pumpkin patch this year then you might consider taking this pumpkin patch photo challenge with you for fun. Looking for activities that appeal to all ages and can keep the kids busy while on a road trip, or maybe just when you are cooking dinner? The printables section above is ideal for that kind of content. There are many full sized learning activity booklets here that you can save and print for your family. Don’t miss the seasonal…
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Pumpkin Investigation Science Activity
The best science activities in my personal opinion are the ones where kids don’t even realize they are learning about science. As a lot of you know I have always had one child here who is a reluctant science student. My oldest is all hands on science and social science and always has been. My youngest however finds it abstract somehow and never really enjoyed the topic. So, hiding some science activities under the guise of play always made the most sense for them. This post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small amount of money off of purchases made via qualifying links. That’s…
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On Goal Setting and Making Magic Happen
As a writer and a business person I have always been invested in goal setting as a means of keeping myself accountable and moving forward. For me, this works. The year that I levelled up my freelance writing and carved out more time for pitches and bylines, I made good on those goals. Here’s how. Over the course of a career I have at times been employed on staff at magazines and newspapers. As a staff writer sometimes, the goals were obvious: get the gig as a columnist. (Which I did for a bit as a business writing columnist.) Or get the job as a beat reporter on the court…
