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    Fall Footwear Guide to Keep Moving

    October 23, 2026 - By 

    The fall season has never been my favourite but most of you know that by now. However, every fall the brazen red leaves, the trees spinning a gradient of greens, golds and oranges in one lovely package and the chilly temperatures bring me a little bit more joy. Maybe we mellow with age? Maybe I am just learning to find the joy everywhere because life is simply happier that way. No matter the season, I am determined to keep moving and I know many of you are too which is why I am sharing my Fall Footwear guide with all…

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    Holiday Gift Guide: The Ultimate Slipper Edit

    October 20, 2026 - By 

    When the temperature drops, a chill hits the air and you just want to hang out indoors with a cup of tea, it’s time for house shoes aka comfortable slippers. Nothing says holiday comfort quite like sliding into a fresh pair of ultra-cozy slippers. Whether you are shopping for a secret Santa, updating your own winter lounge setup, or looking for that crowd-pleasing gift under the tree, warm footwear is a guaranteed hit. My Favourite Slipper Picks Here are two standout pairs that deliver exceptional style, warmth, and total relaxation this season. This is the first post in my Holiday…

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    Cleaner Teeth and Ranvoo’s Technology Changing Oral Care

    October 5, 2026 - By 

    My teeth have literally never felt cleaner than they do this week. And cleaner teeth? Well, that’s a big win for me actually. I have been very self conscious of my teeth for years. As a child for a while we didn’t have dental care and then we suddenly did as my Mom transitioned back to teaching after being home raising us. Oh she supplied for years and worked also when we were little and then my parents got divorced and frankly she needed stability as did we. So, full time teaching and health and dental care came and we…

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    How to Handle FASD and Running

    November 4, 2025 - By 

    From the moment my youngest child started moving, they were a runner. The kid ran everywhere. in fact, we used to joke that this child ran before they walked, which was pretty accurate and slightly comical, until they started running away. For them, FASD, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and running went hand in hand. What is Elopement? Elopement is basically when kids with some neurological conditions leave or run away from wherever they currently are. That can be school, home, the mall, the park or any other spot. For some reason their fight or flight reaction is activated and flight…

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    What to Do if Your Child Needs Glasses

    May 23, 2024 - By 

    Though today’s modern digital age has its perks, it’s also posing unprecedented risks to our eyesight. On average, Canadians spend 3.2 hours a day looking at screens. During this time, they blink less, reducing moisture and causing dry eye syndrome. Though this is easily fixed by using artificial tears, taking screen breaks, and blinking more, the impacts of device use are more apparent among kids than adults. Looking at gadgets up close forces the eye to accommodate close-up vision, elongating the eyeballs and causing myopia (nearsightedness).  Eyesight Changes Kids usually adjust to eyesight changes and may not tell you about them, so…

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    4 Easy Ways to Save Money on Your Next Pair of Contact Lenses

    December 3, 2023 - By 

    While eyeglasses are more common as a corrective tool, many individuals opt for contact lenses for multiple reasons. One of the most prominent is how they provide more natural vision from all angles, as they sit right on the eyeballs. Aside from this, contacts have the advantage of being without frames, which means they don’t block the peripheral vision, and they are less likely to be affected by surroundings. This means they’re not as prone to falling out, and they’re not at risk of smudging or fogging up. Given the above, contact lenses are an essential expense for many people who rely…

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    Take the 30-Day Mindfulness Challenge Now!

    February 1, 2021 - By 

    Time for a mindfulness challenge! No better time than the present. At least, that’s my current philosophy. So, some of you probably know that mindfulness here is an ongoing battle. Or, should I say has been an ongoing issue. Ironically, or curiously, I think that I have actually achieved more mindfulness during the pandemic than ever before. My Previous Experience One year I made mindfulness my word of the year and it was the worst word of the year experience that I had ever had. That’s right. I have successfully chosen a word of the year for many years but…

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    My 2021 Word of the Year, Finally

    January 31, 2021 - By 

    “I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” ~ Sylvia Plath Sylvia knew. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I receive a small commission from purchases made via qualifying links. Words This year, it has taken me exactly a month to find my 2021 word of the year. Why? Well, I wasn’t convinced I’d bother to choose a word of the year. Wasn’t it a ridiculous assumption to make that a year would bend to meet the shape of a word. I mean after…

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    Five Chronic Illness Lessons I Have Learned.

    January 19, 2021 - By 

    Lately I have been thinking a lot about how having a childhood illness shaped me, as a person, as a teen and an adult. I’ve asked myself often what, if any chronic illness lessons, I got out of that experience. Some of you know I have Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, also now thought to be an autoimmune disease, without a known cause or cure. I was diagnosed at 14 after a period of months when pounds melted off my frame faster than you can even imagine. My abdomen hurt all of the time, as in so much cramping…

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    30 Day Health and Wellness Challenge and Printable

    December 23, 2020 - By 

    Well here we go again! Lockdown threatens to disrupt any progress on my fitness routine. But hopefully not for long. That’s why I am sharing this 30-day health and wellness challenge. Make a Commitment to Health & Wellness I have done my best to maintain a health and wellness schedule for years now. It’s part of my life and I need that as a parent and as someone who has chronic pain and Crohn’s disease. Working out to maintain health and wellness is not an option for me. So, from the start of the pandemic to today, I have been…