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    Giveaways - Health

    Win A #MegaBloksBarbie Super Star Stage – US/Canada

    September 30, 2013 - By 

    One thing we’ve never had much of here is building toys. I mean we had blocks that Ainsley could stack and we have had dolls. And we sure have Barbie dolls everywhere. But lately my daughter has started asking increasingly for things that are fun building kits. I have resisted. We were sent this for review and giveaway and when she spied it well, her eyes lit up. So we set about building it Sunday night after dinner.  Mega Bloks Barbie Build ‘ N Play Super Star Stage combines the best of both worlds for my girls. It’s a building…

  • FASD - Health - parenting - special needs

    The Good News/ Bad News Week and #Giveaways

    September 27, 2013 - By 

    Shutterstock images This was an oddball week. A dog’s breakfast really. My kitchen is done. Stay tuned for the reveal. It looks great. So Yay! I had a stager come and look at our house to see what needs to be done. Boo. Not suprisingly she loved the new kitchen. Yay. And hated everything else. Boo. Just kidding. She didn’t really say that. I mean she’d not have many clients if she did, right? So painting and decluttering has become my life. Yay! I mean Boo! I had a pile of giveaways launched and a pile more coming next week.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Health

    ChromaGen Life-Changing Lenses for Reading Disabilities #specialneeds #health

    September 5, 2013 - By 

    Imagine trying to read when words move from left to right, up and down. Imagine trying to sit in class and pay attention to your textbook when words are blurry, out of focus, floating up or down. Maybe your child sees double words, double sentences and every line has to be read and re-read to make sense. These are just a few of the reading difficulties that will plague students returning to school this month. Up to 30 % of the student population faces reading difficulties like these described above. Symptoms of reading disabilities can be physical causing headaches, nausea, fatigue, loss…

  • Food - Health

    Back to School Means Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Workout Brought to You by Vega Sport #Review

    September 3, 2013 - By 

    August was a little crazy – and frankly the tiniest bit lazy here too. Oh work was plentiful and my kids were very busy. But working out slid by the wayside, unless you call chasing my brother’s cute kids around the beach in Southampton a work out. Anyways, this morning back to school for this mom meant back to my regularly scheduled workout. Because 40, my friends, is not kind to your butt, nor is blogging for that matter, and forget metabolism. Once you hit 40 your metabolism begins a slow geriatric crawl up hill. Every pound you gain seems…