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Signs and Hearts – #WordlessWednesday Linky
Do you believe in signs? It was, in fact, Valentine’s Day when we took possession of our new home. As we were moving some boxes in, scoping out the rooms, my youngest daughter hollered: “Mom, come quick!” This was on the rooftop of the house across the street. My youngest girl said: It’s Grandma. She’s been painting in the snow. I have been moving through the last few months healing, but the physical and emotional challenge of moving from the house where I could literally picture my Mom in every room was a hard hurdle to get over. I had no qualms about leaving that house for a newer one…
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Five Creative Advocacy Ideas For Non Profits – #ivf4on #onpoli
My regular readers know I have been working with numerous non profits and charities to build their profiles on social media. I am community manager for Conceivable Dreams, the Ontario patient group advocating for better awareness and access to fertility treatments, and for Generations of Hope in Calgary. Conceivable Dreams has had some brilliant ideas over the last two years and their name/ brand as a non profit is extremely well known now, especially on social media. I am proud to have been part of their team. When we started we had about 50 followers on Twitter and we have grown authentically and organically to 2000. But the real story…
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Can you drink alcohol when pregnant? – #PreventFASD
Can you drink alcohol when pregnant? It’s a weighty, controversial question. So many popular myths still endorse drinking alcohol as culturally acceptable when pregnant. Many people still believe alcohol is okay to consume in moderate amounts when you are pregnant. This is an interactive post designed to get you thinking about drinking when pregnant and risks associated with that. Interactive and hands on learning works best for my child with FASD – fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – and the same is true of many of our children and young adults diagnosed with FASD. So let’s give this a try. This is the first in a series of posts on FASD…
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Great Games for Kids – Monopoly Junior
Remember how fun regular Monopoly used to be when you were a kid? I do. I used to love playing Monopoly by the hour with my Mom and my brother. It was a childhood favourite. We were super competitive and we played it many Sunday afternoons. Park Place and Board Walk were battled over in fierce territorial disputes. I loved that game, even well before I recognized that it was made by Hasbro, a respected and enduring brand. So when I heard there was a Monopoly Junior in stores I was super interested in seeing how different it was. A Quiet Moment My kids got a Monopoly Junior game the…
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What Makes EEVA Special? #EEVA1stBC
Imagine that you are one of the one in six people of reproductive age who struggles with infertility. Very often the medically recommended course of action is in vitro fertilization. The procedure itself can be costly. And like any medical treatment, you want to be sure you are making the best decision for your personal situation, your family. You want the best. Infertility Treatment in BC Luckily if you live in British Columbia you have some remarkable fertility clinics to choose from and some amazing talented award-winning doctors like Dr. Sonya Kashyap, medical director of @GenesisIVFBC. Kashyap was mentored by Celine Dion’s fertility doctor, Dr. Zev Rosenwaks during her competitive fellowship in reproductive medicine…
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When It Takes a Community to Fund Your Family #ohip4ivf #onpoli
This post was written by one of the members of Conceivable Dreams. I am community manager for the group. By Ashley Bulley They say it takes an entire community to raise a family; in our case it took an entire community to afford one. My husband Adrian Arbos and I were married young. We started trying to conceive when I was 23. We’d been married for five years and we were ready to start a family. But, we couldn’t. We tried. We did all the tests to determine why we were infertile and eventually we discovered that a surgery my husband had as a baby for hernia repair had actually left…
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Disney Live: Make Your Own Mickey Mouse Ears
I am so happy to be able to share another amazing Disney Live family show with you all. Stay tuned next week for a giveaway here on Thrifty Momma’s Tips. But for now I wanted to share a discount code in case you want to go buy some tickets to see this fun family show. Disney Live Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show takes place in March at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. March 16th to be exact. Use Discount code MUM4 to save. Come back next week to win. Join Mickey and all his pals as they take a road trip to visit Woody and Buzz Lightyear along with many other…
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Family Day and Five Tips for How to Advocate Effectively
This Family Day it’s important for all Albertans to remember not everyone has family to share special days, or events with. In Alberta, as in many other provinces of Canada, 1 in 6 people struggle with infertility. For them, Family Day can be a painful reminder that something important is missing. How to Advocate Effectively This Family Day Generations of Hope, the Alberta infertility patient advocacy group, is urging all Alberta infertility patients and supporters to call their MLAs, write their MLAs and most importantly get in to see their MLA in person to share their experiences and remind them why public funding for IVF is so important. They are…
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Four Fantastic Valentine’s Day Zoku Recipes
Have you discovered the Zoku yet? We love ours and use it a lot actually. My kids are quick to pull it out of the freezer and build a popsicle treat in five minutes. There are many ways to experiment with this fun gadget. This time of year we enjoy these Valentine’s Day Zoku Recipes. One of our favourite gifts this year was our Zoku popsicle maker. Honestly we have used this baby almost daily since it was given as a gift to my oldest daughter. Not sure what a Zoku is? A Zoku is a funky cross between a toy and a grown up Easy Bake Oven for popsicles. It’s super simple…
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Mark The Date: Genesis Fertility – Ground-breaking IVF Technology
Maybe you are one of the one in six struggling with infertility in Canada. You’ve been through a devastating diagnosis and an initial consultation and now you are weighing treatment options. In vitro fertilization is one of those options. The cost can be $10,000 or higher, depending on whether medications are included, so it’s natural to wonder is there anything more I can do? Well, now Genesis Fertility in BC has a solution that can help. Genesis Fertility Clinic has EEVA, cutting edge technology that helps people venturing through the difficult terrain of infertility. EEVA, the early embryo viability assessment technology, is ground-breaking and it’s now at Genesis Fertility. Learn…