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    family - Health - parenting

    Chamilia Breast Cancer Gift Bracelet Gives Back

    September 21, 2015 - By 

    I love pretty things. Don’t most of us? But, really what I love more than pretty jewelry is gorgeous jewelry that gives back. This month Chamilia does that with their beautiful charms and bracelets. This particular pink leather bracelet and charm caught my eye last month. The pink Chamilia Breast Cancer gift bracelet with Hope charm is exquisite. It makes a perfect gift for any breast cancer survivor. It would also top my list if I had any friends with birthdays during the month of September or October. October is breast cancer awareness month. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness…

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    Food - parenting

    8 Cool Cucumber Lunch Ideas #BTS

    September 20, 2015 - By 

    Cucumber lunch ideas are simple and healthy. Cucumbers can be so refreshing and easy to snack on. Plus they are affordable. That’s one reason I never mind adding these to my grocery list. In water, salads or on their own cucumbers are a great snack. But what about for lunch? Cucumber lunch ideas are fun and simple, just as you might expect. Here are a few of my favourites. Are you back in the swing of things at school? Is the house quieter? Has everyone adjusted to the new routine? That’s all great, and I hope that it went smoothly…

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    Five Ways to Stay on Top of Debt

    September 18, 2015 - By 

    This post is brought to you by Interac Association and SheKnows Media. When’s the last time you used your credit card? Yesterday? The day before that? While credit cards make life easier, they also make it easier to accumulate debt. Debt is the enemy of financially savvy Moms and Dads. With news that Canada is now in an official recession your personal household debt is now more than ever something you really need to pay attention to. Here are a few ideas for ways to help stay on top of debt this season. Five Simple Ways to Stay on Top of Debt 1.…

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    family - Food

    8 Delicious Zucchini Recipes Everyone Will Love

    September 17, 2015 - By 

    Zucchini is one of my Go To Favourite Family Vegetables. We have typically grown zucchini in our garden every year but when we moved here to this new neighbourhood we lost that opportunity. Our backyard is a pool and large deck so don’t feel too bad for me. My garden space is very limited and so I gave up the massive zucchinis that the garden used to produce every year at this time. But I refuse to give up zucchini recipes and I have been visiting many seasonal food markets to load up on this versatile vegetable. [tweetthis]What is your…

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    Frustration and No Answers Yet on This Ankle #health

    September 16, 2015 - By 

    I am frustrated! With a capital F. One of my daughters is still in pain and we have no clarity as to what exactly is going on. Her ankle pain waxes and wanes a bit. Remember when I mentioned that months ago we thought she could have juvenile arthritis? There are brutal days where she limps a lot and days where it seems less obvious. She had two great weeks at end of August where camps were over and her ankle didn’t hurt much. But this week it was a mess again. In July, it swelled up like a football after…

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    active family travel - Travel

    Six Tips to Conquer the Layover #Travel

    September 15, 2015 - By 

    Layover. If you travel by plane at all, that word strikes fear into your heart. The literal definition of layover is waiting at the airport for the next plane. The effective definition of layover is the 10th circle of Hell, where you wait in a seemingly endless purgatory. How to Conquer a Layover A layover is the bane of every air traveler’s existence. You have at least an hour if not more of just sitting around. It can be a torturous nightmare. But it doesn’t have to be. There are ways to make a layover more fun and less, “OMG!…

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    family - Technology

    Five Fantastic New Family Games for XBOX One – XBOX One Media Showcase

    September 14, 2015 - By 

    A couple short weeks ago, before school started up again, I was invited to a Toronto event called XBOX One Media Showcase. I was interested to see which of the new game launches would be appropriate for families. Happily I found quite a few and I spent a few hours testing some out. There were dozens of great games for adults and the new Halo was a huge draw. But I was more interested in the likes of Skylanders Superchargers. These are my Five Favourite New Family Games for XBOX One Platform. (shown clockwise.) Plants versus Zombies – GW2 -(Garden Warfare…

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    family - Food

    10 Indulgent Chocolate Pie Recipes to Try

    September 13, 2015 - By 

    Well I don’t know about you, but this is the time of year when I start to feel like baking again. The temperature dips and I get hungry for a pie or cake. Chocolate pie is just the ticket. Ten chocolate pie recipes For the time being, I am still baking and eating gluten free, but the rest of my family is content devouring wheat. So I am kind of making two versions of some dinners and desserts. I personally feel better without the gluten, but not everyone in my family has bought into this diet. Can’t say I blame…

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    family - Food - parenting

    8 White Chocolate Raspberry Recipes

    September 11, 2015 - By 

    8 White Chocolate Raspberry Recipes Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, sugar free? Do you have a favourite kind of chocolate? I’ll pick white chocolate any day. Oh now I know white chocolate isn’t really chocolate – I get that spiel every time I grab some at home. I know and yet I don’t care because it’s just that good. I think these 8 White Chocolate Raspberry Recipes prove my point. White chocolate is versatile and melt in your mouth yummy. When you combine it with raspberries you’ve got a truly refreshing and tasty dessert. Plus white chocolate is a yummy treat all…

  • family - homes - parenting

    Our Teenage Girl Room Transformation – #ColourMeHappy

    September 10, 2015 - By 

    I have always been afraid of colour. I like my clothing black and tan and white. Neutrals are easy to grab, dress up and go. Occasionally I love a hit of red or coral or pink. But I rarely stray far. Same can be said of my home decor choices. I LOVE it when the colour choices are made for me. So when we moved to our new house 18 months ago I was extremely relieved to see that everything had been painted in pleasing greens, and browns with a palette of vanilla accents and a lot of clay shades. Easy…