• family

    End Canadian Postal Pain – My US.com

    September 23, 2013 - By 

    Got a Canadian address? Like to shop? Then you know all too well this shopping drama. It goes a little something like this.  While perusing Amazon or Coolestnewshoppingsite.com I found the best deal on the sweetest little motorcycle jacket in leather. Sized perfect and priced right so I flash my credit card or Paypal and get ready to bring that bad boy home when FAIL! Address screen pops up and I am in Canada. Now every Canadian on line shopper knows this one. Sometimes you might have spent hours finding that amazing deal and the perfect item and yet by…

  • family - infertility - Parenting

    I Am An IVF Soldier: An Infertility Success Story – Interview #abhc4vf #abpoli #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    September 20, 2013 - By 

    This is an American infertility story. The couple featured are from the US. I interviewed Kathy this summer and wanted to share her story, because it is an infertility success story. Sometimes the themes of struggle and health care battles and difficult journeys to create family transcend borders of province and country. Infertility impacts 1 in 6 people. Infertility patients struggle with this complex health issue regardless of where they live. But some patients, in some areas of the world like Ontario, have an added financial burden of paying for in vitro fertilization which can cost easily $10,000 a cycle.…

  • family

    Mastermind Toys #Ldnont Grand Opening Weekend

    September 19, 2013 - By 

    Welcome to south London, Mastermind Toys! This weekend, if you are in London at all, you will want to take some time to visit London’s newest gem, the brand new location of Mastermind Toys. Grand opening celebrations take place at both London stores from September 19th to the 22nd. The fresh, light, open and fun new space for Mastermind is in south London at 3120 Wonderland Road South (near Adventures on Wonderland). Drop in and see the 25 foot Lego Man, or go buy this season’s hottest toy,Rainbow Loom which my Aunt Pat bought my girls 2-3 weeks ago. We…

  • homes

    Kitchen Transformation #LinkedMoms chat

    September 18, 2013 - By 

    Our kitchen has been the least appealing feature of our cozy home for years now. When we moved in we knew the kitchen needed upgrading, or a renovation. The kitchen was small, but so were we. We bought an apartment sized dishwasher and we used it a lot. Then our family grew. And life got busy. And our 40 year old kitchen started to fall apart. See the picture above – a couple of times my cupboard faces fell off and once the front of the cupboard near the sink fell and broke my toe.  I have hated my tiny…

  • Technology

    Genius Bar #WordlessWednesday

    September 18, 2013 - By 

    You know when you show up at the Genius Bar with your less than one year old baby (yes, my Macbook is my baby) and they run a check and it says this, that the day is not going well. Bless their talented genius hearts. They got my baby (fried hard drive) all fixed up. And thank you Apple Care and Apple warranty. You are my favourite fruit.

  • Health

    Murad Women’s Skin Care Products Review

    September 15, 2013 - By 

    I received Murad Women’s Skin Care product for consideration here. My opinion is all my own. Post may also contain affiliate links as a service to readers. Forty is a fantastic decade and yet slightly ironic at the same time. Just as you hit your groove with kids, career and finances, well there goes your metabolism and by the way your skin starts to be let’s just say, less resilient. Luckily, there are products that help. And these days as the middle aged blip begins to grow ever so steadily, piggy backing right behind the Baby Boomers, well brands simply…

  • Health - infertility

    Free Event: Generations of Hope Family Fun Day #yyc #abhc4ivf #abpoli

    September 12, 2013 - By 

    Did you know that infertility can impact every area of your life? Infertility is financially draining. It can impact mental and physical health. The numerous doctor’s appointments can impact your career and work environment and frankly the challenges of infertility can often lead to marital problems, or divorce.  So what can you do to take charge of your infertility journey? Educate yourself, read about your options. Join a support group. Find your tribe, so to speak. Studies have shown that finding a peer group and surrounding yourself with supportive individuals can make a huge difference to the process. In fact…

  • Travel

    Disappointment #WordlessWednesday #specialneeds

    September 10, 2013 - By 

    This is disappointment.  I am not a great photographer, but every so often a shot works out. Happy with this one even though it was a private moment when my daughter was unable to do something she had her heart set on doing. She pushed it right to the limit and was all the way up the ladder towering several feet off the ground when she looked down and could not go through with the zip lining. Her sister went and her Dad went. She was mad at herself. Wordless Wednesday is a photography meme.

  • family - Health

    Five Things NOT to Say When a Friend is Grieving

    September 10, 2013 - By 

    GRIEVING Four months ago my mother passed away unexpectedly fast. Hearts broken, we moved through our days barely breathing at times, bursting into tears at the cemetery as we chose our mother’s plot, falling asleep spent. The words “Beloved Mother” on a spray of roses and every childhood memory unravelled at my feet. Sobbing, we set foot inside a flower shop to buy the last flowers we might ever gift her with and hope the florist weighs how much we loved her, translates it into colours. In the last few weeks, tears have come and gone, sometimes with clear triggers…

  • Food - Health

    Dempster’s Thins and Sandwich Personality #giveaway.

    September 8, 2013 - By 

    What makes a sandwich great? In a word? Personality.  Everyone likes it just a little bit different. Take my family for instance. Four of us and all four different distinct personalities, so not so surprising that we like our sandwiches to be unique. I like mine messy. With cheese. Melted. And every so often I like it spicy. But I don’t care for a massive amount of calories and I am no fan of thick bread. Know what I mean? I like my bread thin. So, when I  heard about Dempster’s Thins I knew I had to try them. Dempster’s…