• stay fit
    Health

    Stay Fit for Your Fabulous Forties and Beyond #LBL

    June 1, 2016 - By 

    It’s important to stay fit at any age. It’s even more important for us women after we hit our 40s. After 40, our metabolisms can begin to slow, our ability to burn fat can slow, and we lose more bone mass. Sometimes conditions like LBL (light bladder leakage) can keep you from feeling as if you want to tackle anything physical. But when we make an effort to stay fit as we age, we improve our physical, mental and overall health.   Stay Fit – 5 Easy Ways to Keep Yourself in Better Health   Staying fit doesn’t mean you have…

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    Food - Health

    Eight Super Summer Smoothies

    May 30, 2016 - By 

    Everyone in my family loves smoothies. I love them too, but I struggle with a complete lack of creativity when it comes to making smoothies. That’s why I look for inspiration from others sometimes when it comes to recipes. If you love smoothies as much as I do, but don’t have the time to concoct your own recipes then you might want to use some of these ideas. I think first up for me is the Mango Melon Special. We all love mangoes here and they are so good for you. I could use that Pineapple Green Tea Smoothie too, if…

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    family - Giveaways - Health

    ORECK DualMax™ Air Purifier – My Allergy Season Secret Weapon #Giveaway ARV $600

    May 20, 2016 - By 

    Something brand new and amazing has taken up residence in my bedroom. OH, don’t panic. This is a family friendly site. The sleek Energy Star qualified, Air 16 Oreck DualMax™ Air Purifier with Truman Cell Filtration System has found a home in our master bedroom and it’s helping to clean the air in my house. My husband has brutal allergies this time of year and he’s been stuffed up for weeks already. His allergies flare in Spring and are brutal again in the Fall months too. You know the kind I mean?  He has the close all the windows, leave the shoes…

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    family - Health - infertility

    Best Provinces For Fertility Treatment #CIAW #IVF4ON

    May 12, 2016 - By 

    Canadian Infertility Awareness Week is upon us again and infertility advocates have accomplished a great deal this year. Funding is in place and many Ontario infertility patients are now accessing their funded round of IVF treatment. That’s a huge success for Ontario patients and advocates and frankly it saves money and helps to create healthier families. Over 50 different clinics across the province now offer government funded fertility treatments.We are already seeing the first pregnancies as a result of the Ontario IVF (in vitro fertilization) funding program. Conceivable Dreams patient group thought it would be worthwhile this year to take a look at what…

  • LBL
    active family travel - family - Health

    Worry Free Summer Road Trips with LBL #travel #ad

    May 11, 2016 - By 

    If you have any sort of digestive or bladder issue, from IBD, inflammatory bowel disease, to LBL, light bladder leakage, you know about worrying. You know about sitting vacations and family events out because you are worried your stomach, or your bladder will act up. You might even have given up on things like road trips. Some days everything feels like a battle. Whether you’re headed to work, or heading out on the road, LBL is always in the back of any woman’s mind who suffers from it. And it’s not just that. These types of issues can make travel…

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    family - Health - homes

    The Oreck Venture is Literally a Cleaning Machine

    May 9, 2016 - By 

    I recently got my hands on an Oreck Venture Bagged Canister Vacuum, and I’m enjoying giving it a whirl. I’ve already vacuumed my office a few times, and the house has had a good once over, as well. My Oreck Venture is getting a workout, and my home is getting cleaner which is increasingly important as spring brings allergens and dust in the door. Oreck Venture – Powerful and Practical When I got this vacuum, I was eager to start using it, but I wasn’t eager to put it together. I’m not a “some assembly required” kind of girl. BUT I put my…

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    family - Food - Health

    Philips Viva Collection Digital Airfryer

    May 7, 2016 - By 

    The Viva Collection Digital Airfryer from Philips is taking frying to a new level. With this healthy alternative to traditional frying, my family can enjoy the crispy deliciousness of fried food without all the health concerns that go with all the oil associated with frying. Viva Collection Digital Airfryer – Healthy and Tasty Here’s how air fryers work. Instead of dipping our food in a vat of super hot, boiling oil, air fryers use circulating heated air to give that fried texture and taste without all the health impacts that go with submerging our food in oil – namely heart disease, arterial…

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    family - Health - Parenting - parenting

    Seven Ways to Carve Out Time With Siblings of Special Needs Children

    May 3, 2016 - By 

    Having a child with special needs impacts family life in many ways. There can be extra financial and emotional stress. A Canadian study called PALS notes clearly that the mother in a family with a child who has a disability most often is required to adjust her work schedule to care for the special needs child. Finances and health are impacted, and so is marriage. But what about the siblings in families with special needs on deck? There are many rewards to parenting children with special needs, but there are also undeniable challenges, emotionally, financially and physically. Where there are other children in…

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    Health

    World Vision Canada Water Challenge Twitter Party REMINDER Tuesday May 3 #worldvisionwater

    May 2, 2016 - By 

    Join us this week as we discuss World Vision and their amazing work bringing clean water to areas of the world that struggle without access to this basic resource. On Tuesday, May 3rd we will be talking about some of the incredible work World Vision Canada does around the globe. We will talk about the World Vision Clean Water challenge and we’ll take a few minutes to chat about some of the ways we plan to have fun with water this summer too. We have 3 Visa Gift Cards to give away with World Vision Water bottles. $25 Visa Gift…

  • trying to conceive
    family - Health

    Six Tips if You Are Trying To Conceive #ChurchandDwight

    April 29, 2016 - By 

    In Canada 1 in 6 experience fertility issues or challenges. I was one of those people years ago before we adopted our girls from London area Children’s Aid Society. I have talked about that often here. Many of my close friends have also struggled with infertility. When you are trying to get pregnant and nothing seems to be working there is nothing more frustrating. Infertility can be exhausting –  financially, emotionally and physically.  What is supposed to be an exciting and happy time can become a source of stress and pressure for those who experience challenges along the way. Canadian Infertility Awareness…