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    Easy Homemade Lemon Sorbet with Breville Super Q

    August 19, 2019 - By 

    Homemade lemon sorbet? Yes, please. I received product for consideration here. Be a Kitchen SuperStar Listen up because I am about to make you feel like a kitchen superstar able to make fresh handcrafted treats, soups, smoothies, savoury sauces and elegant desserts with the Super Q by Breville. True story – The Super Q by Breville is making me feel more competent in the kitchen than I ever have before. I mean, on what planet is this social media consultant and travel writer making homemade lemon sorbet and salad dressings from scratch? Planet Breville. I Need All The Help in…

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    No Mess Foam – A New Sensory Toy

    August 15, 2019 - By 

    I received product for consideration. Post contains affiliate links as a service to my readers. Are you SO over the DIY slime phase? Is it all over your house? Is it contained in a dozen old small margarine tubs in your laundry room? OH I feel your pain. So, why not replace it with a new sensory toy? On the one hand sensory toys are useful for so many reasons and so many kids. But slime has had its day. I think we can all agree on that. But, it is also useful in calming and soothing sensory seeking children…

  • family - Parenting

    What Does Your Child Need to Know About Bus Safety?

    August 12, 2019 - By 

    If your child is starting school soon and they are bused then you need to teach them how to ride the bus safely. Both of my kids rode the bus for years and we know a thing or two about busing. I will never forget how nervous I was that first year my daughter started riding the bus to her French immersion school. Because it was a French immersion school out of our neighbourhood all the kids were bused. I had so many bus safety concerns. Ride the Bus Safely In Junior Kindergarten we walked down the street to the…

  • Health

    Honeybird Weighted Blankets for Anxiety Relief

    August 12, 2019 - By 

    Honeybird weighted blankets offer comfort, relaxation, and anxiety relief that’s clinically proven to work. For a host of reasons, weighted blankets work. Post contains affiliate links and I received product for consideration. Insomnia? Yes, they help. Anxiety? Yes also. Simply need to relax? Yes indeed, also useful. Five Reasons to Choose Honeybird Weighted Blankets For Sensory Issues Both of my daughters have varying degrees of anxiety, which can also cause some issues with sleep. My youngest daughter has used a weighted blanket on and off since she was 4 years old to help with sensory processing disorder. Her weighted blanket…

  • Travel

    51 Summer Things To Do at Smugglers’ Notch Now

    August 6, 2019 - By 

    Bring your family to Smugglers’ Notch in the summer and never hear I’m bored again. Oh, believe me, I know it takes all of five seconds into most holidays for kids to launch into that familiar refrain. But, there are hundreds of summer things to do every single day at Smugglers’ Notch. A Vermont Summer Vacation Story I’ve been back for three weeks and I am still getting text message alerts about the activities at Smuggs. Why? Maybe I am a bit of a masochist as I live nine hours away and can’t exactly drop everything and race right back…

  • Food

    Everything You Need to Know About Apple Varieties Now

    August 5, 2019 - By 

    Post may contain affiliate links. Purchases made via qualifying links mean I make a small commission. Apples, or Pyrus malus, are a member of the rose family. Bet you didn’t know that! They have been cultivated for over 3,000 years and appeared on the menus of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians. A cool weather fruit, the availability of all types of apples has expanded to year-round as they are now grown in southern hemisphere countries like New Zealand and Chile where the seasons are opposite to those in North America. In Ontario apples are readily available and fresh at…

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    10 Easy DIY and Upcycled Crafts to Make

    August 4, 2019 - By 

    DIY and Upcycled crafts can be so much fun to make together. Or perhaps even on your own. There is no need to toss things in the garbage or the recycling if you can give them a second life. That spares money and materials and is simply better for the planet. One of my kids is a natural at this. She always has been. I think it might actually be a generational thing, as in Generation Z seems to be naturally inclined to care for the environment and reuse things a bit better than we ever did. That might just…

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    Eat Healthier Using Natural Sugar Substitutes Now

    July 31, 2019 - By 

    Are you striving to eat healthier? Natural sugar substitutes could help you refine your diet. Healthy eating tips frequently suggest cutting back on processed and refined foods and reducing or eliminating sugar or sugar substitutes or artificial sweeteners from diets. No big news there. With so many foods showing high fructose corn syrup on the labels–even foods one might not expect to contain sugar or a substitute like canned tomatoes or green beans—North Americans are more accustomed to the taste of sweet than probably any other flavour. Sugar, in moderation, isn’t unhealthy for most people. The problem comes with the…

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    Fishing, Flying, Golfing and Food – Fun Things to Do at Lake of the Ozarks

    July 30, 2019 - By 

    We were guests of Central Missouri while visiting the area. Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. We are perched on a fishing boat in Lake of the Ozarks, sun beating down relentlessly, when I feel the tug on my line. The first time I reel it in, the worm has disappeared. Deflating slightly, we all chatter about this one, as if it is THE ONE that got away and maybe five minutes pass before I feel that familiar tug again. Stay Where We Did – > Old Kinderhook Fishing Impossible, I think, and yet something is pulling…

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    Make Your Mark with MOO Premium Printing

    July 29, 2019 - By 

    I received product for consideration here. My opinion is all my own and it is also truthful. It’s closing in on fall conference season and you know what that means, right? Time for new business cards and stationery. Time to take stock and level up on the cute custom printed business tools. True story. My fall and winter are packed with conferences and travel opportunities. I am looking forward to it. The networking part though….oh, I know I need to work on that. Sometimes, business cards are a good bridge to a conversation. Who knows, they might even prompt a…