• Food - Health

    Energy Bits Review

    April 5, 2013 - By 

    Several weeks ago I heard about these energybits on twitter and was interested. I am forever trying to stay on top of this thing called 40, and those of you who know me well know I may not be super coordinated, but I make up for that in ambition and good intentions. So I exercise a lot and I am open to trying new routines, exercise programs and nutrition ideas. So I gave these algae bits a shot to see what they might add to my routine. Let me just start with a small disclaimer: energybits will probably not be…

  • infertility

    I Remember Feeling Empty and Scared – #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    April 4, 2013 - By 

    Shutterstock Images photo of a man giving his partner an injection during fertility treatment The following is a guest post from a member of Conceivable Dreams, Carla, who struggled with infertility for years and asked to use her first name only.  Infertility has affected the past seven years of my life. I had a miscarriage before my first child was born, but the birth of my son was normal, a term delivery at 40 weeks. We had no problems conceiving and my son arrived without any complications, healthy and happy. It was shortly after that when my journey with infertility…

  • Health - Parenting - special needs

    If This Child Were Blind #specialneeds

    April 4, 2013 - By 

    Photo from Today’s Parent, this was an article I wrote for them that was published in 2008. This is Ainsley. Some of you know her well. Others have never met her and that’s okay. You just need to know she has multiple disabilities, aka special needs. That’s the sad fact of prenatal alcohol and poly-substance exposure. It hurts your brain, in fact it can often cause brain damage when you are in utero. (before you are born). I have seen children with FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, whose brains are essentially mapped with holes in places where another child would…

  • family

    Disney Summer Fun – Planes Trailer

    April 2, 2013 - By 

     This one is sure to be hot! Planes, by the creators of Cars, released this summer – in August to be exact. I can’t wait – especially fun because I know my nephew would go nuts for this adorable animated movie. Love the concept of talking planes, trains or automobiles. I can’t wait to see what they have in store next.

  • Giveaways

    Unique Photo Artwork – A Mother’s Day #Giveaway

    April 2, 2013 - By 

    My newest piece of art via Posterjack Do you develop your pictures anymore? I know I don’t. I use them on my blog and sometimes I turn them into screenshots for any of the electronic devices in my home, but as for developing them and having a hard copy of my special moments, well that somehow has been a casualty of the digital age. My generation simply doesn’t do that anymore. My Mom still asks me for pictures, but really I haven’t done that in so long I would hardly know who to trust with my photos.  Just a few…

  • family

    The Memory Clinic and Dementia Care in The Future

    April 1, 2013 - By 

    The Yummy Mummy Club’s Erica Ehm and Dr. Tiffany Chow A couple of months ago I was invited to The Yummy Mummy Club event for The Memory Clinic. The Memory Clinic by Doctor Tiffany Chow, published by Penguin Books, was of particular interest to me because of the health care journey we have been on with my mother. Chow is one of the esteemed women of Baycrest, a world-renowned retirement home facility in Toronto that specializes in compassionate care for those struggling with dementia. I was thrilled to visit the facility and fairly wowed by the book, as well as…

  • Giveaways

    Spring Cash Bash Month Long #giveaway

    April 1, 2013 - By 

     Welcome to Spring! Although the weather around here {Indiana} does not yet feel like Spring, my family and I are ready for the warm weather, playing outside, shorts and flip flops. To celebrate Spring and one year of blogging, The Cash Bash is back with its biggest prize yet! This giveaway is brought to you by Kara’s Deals and Steals and dozens of amazing bloggers who make such an awesome prize possible. You can see the list of all bloggers who sponsored this event here. One lucky winner will get the choice of $310 Paypal cash or $310 in Amazon…

  • parenting

    Five Things I Know About Adoption – Adoption Facts

    March 28, 2013 - By 

    Without a doubt adoptive parenting is the hardest thing you will ever do. But it can also be the most rewarding. For us, adoption was the only way we were going to become a family. It is the greatest gift we ever received and we are always grateful. However, adoptive parenting is not the same as traditional parenting. From the start this journey is harder. You will go through all sorts of grief and loss just to get here often. And then it will be intrusive. It will be hard and also very worth it. But you might question that…