• family

    Old Navy 40 % Off #ONKidtacular Spring Sale

    February 8, 2013 - By 

    I have a brand new baby nephew! That’s right, more excuses to shop. Luckily, Old Navy Kids and Baby Sale has a killer Baby and Kid sale on right now. How cute is this? Old Navy styles prove that boys can be dressed every bit as well as their big or little sisters. And, even more importantly, Old Navy isn’t hard on the budget at all. That’s why we love their stores at thriftymommastips.com. It’s starting to look a bit like Spring might be right around the corner here in Ontario. The days are getting sunnier. And babies are popping up…

  • family - Food - Giveaways - Health

    Peanut Butter What? #CanWin #LMDConnector

    February 6, 2013 - By 

    Well, we are very big Cheerios eaters here. It’s true. My family loves every variation of Cheerios and has for years, from first food to my husband’s only choice for maintaining his strict ninja training regimen (TEEHee!) Joking a bit, but honestly he’s fitness mad and he will only eat Cheerios. And I like to mock his ninja training while pursuing my own yoga training and weight lifting. We all love trying each new flavour of this tried and true staple in our kitchen. Anywho when I heard wind of this new peanut butter flavour offered for a limited time…

  • Health - parenting

    This is Proud #WordlessWednesday Linky

    February 6, 2013 - By 

    This may not be so wordless. I want to tell you that my daughter became a Junior Black Belt in December and this is my Wordless Wednesday Post. She trained for four years, starting at 4. That’s right, the day I took her to check the dojo out on a lark, the sensei invited her right on in, on a day when she was overstimulated and wearing mommy’s makeup all over her eyelids. My four year old that is, not the sensei. She begged to start after that and never ever wavered. This one committed to getting her black belt…

  • family - Health

    Five Triggers of Alzheimer’s Disease #Health

    February 5, 2013 - By 

    This year was a hard one. We have been doing our best to help my mother manage her diagnosis of dementia. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease are heartbreaking and it can be devastating to watch. As words disappear and memories start to fade your loved one, can often end up being explosive. It’s not uncommon at all and is completely understandable. Over the last couple of years I have noted numerous Alzheimer’s Disease triggers. Here’s a bit more about what Alzheimer’s Disease triggers look like and how to cope. Alzheimer’s Disease triggers This past year was, at times, a glorious mess.…

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    Fairy Hobmother Spreads Some Love

    February 4, 2013 - By 

    This past year has been a whirlwind of writing and social media and enjoyable opportunities that I welcomed with arms wide open. So far 2013 is shaping up to be every bit as good as the year that came before it. This past week when the Fairy Hobmother popped by thriftymommastips.com for a visit, I was surprised and pleased. If you blog for any amount of time at all, you learn that comments beget comments so to speak and, once in awhile a magical friendship will be struck by commenting on another’s blog. One time I referred to The Bloggess…

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    Missy Mila: Twisted Tales DVD Review

    February 2, 2013 - By 

     Missy Mila reminds me more than a bit of my little hurricane child here. Not to single anyone out at my house, but I called my one child a two foot tornado for a couple of years and now it’s more like a four foot tornado. Mila is a cute quirky little kid, of 8, who likes to tell stories and has bouncy pigtails. She is a bit of a tomboy and has a hedgehog who is a wee bit silly and a mischief maker. Mila tells sweet little stories with a lesson, fables, I suppose with a hint of…

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    Strawberry Shortcake Live in #LDNONT

    February 2, 2013 - By 

    My daughter, even still at the age of eight, enjoys Strawberry Shortcake. And she loves live children’s shows and theatre. So when I spied this event coming to London soon I thought my readers might be interested. Strawberry Shortcake is touring North America with Paquin Entertainment. The show will be at Centennial Hall in London on February 20th. For a list of tour dates see below link. http://www.strawberryshortcakeontour.com/tour-dates/

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    Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Cash #Giveaway

    February 1, 2013 - By 

    Welcome to the 2nd annual Cupid’s Cash Giveaway hosted by MamaNYC! I have teamed up with a great group of bloggers to bring you a HUGE cash prize to help celebrate Valentine’s Day! This event is going to run from February 1-14, 2013 and open to residents WORLDWIDE. Keep reading below to find out how to enter this giveaway! Imagine winning this to spend on your special night out with your loved one. Thriftymommastips.com likes to share these events on occasion with my readers. I only cohost or take part in reputable giveaways that I think my readers might be interested in. So good luck…

  • Health - infertility

    Five Reasons Why #ABHC4IVF #ABPOLI Makes Sense

    January 31, 2013 - By 

     There are so many reasons why government should support families and work towards building healthy families. I wanted to take this post to note five reasons why public funding for in vitro fertilization makes sense for the province of Alberta. Right now in Canada the only province that pays for in vitro fertilization is Quebec. The WHO, clearly states that infertility is a health issue, so in Canada where health care is entrenched in our national narrative as a defining characteristic that sets us above other countries, not funding IVF (Three rounds Single embryo transfer) when it is the recommended…

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    It’s Raining Money $1,000 Cash Event For Bloggers

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    It’s Raining Money Event Hosted by: Mom Powered Media Prize: $1,000 Cash {paypal or visa} Event dates: 4/1 – 5/1 Free Blogger Event: Now closed. Don’t forget to include the links you want for your blog or twitter handle and please mention that  Thriftymommastips.com sent you. Have fun and hope you win!