I am ridiculously loyal to some of my beauty products; I used the same shampoo from age 14 until I started coloring my hair and had to switch. My hairspray has been the same for 10 years. And I wore the same mascara brand for the last 18 years. I’ll
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Do you read in the bathroom? I wouldn’t say everyone does it but I suspect it’s pretty prevalent. I have a friend who can’t, ahem, ‘go’ without reading material and resorts to reading the back of shampoo bottles in a pinch. Moms especially like reading in the bathroom because the
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Christmas baking has started in my house. Shortbread cookies are one of those treats I grew up enjoying over the holidays. I don’t think my Christmas would feel complete without indulging in some melt in your mouth shortbread cookies. Here is one of my favorite recipes I’ve adapted from Cook by Deborah
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One of the biggest complaints families tend to have as their children grow older is the chaos that ensues with everyone’s conflicting schedules. Between hockey practice, ballet lessons, school council meetings, and, if you’re lucky, an occasional date night for the parents, keeping things organized can feel impossible. Me in
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When I was a new mother, at home for the first time with my new baby, there were days when I needed to get out of the house or I would have lost my ever loving mind. The feeling amplified in the winter months when it gets so darn dark
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Two of my kids have Post It notes stuck to the fridge which read “Money Mom Owes Me.” The irony of this is not lost when I’ve know that the average cost of raising a child in Canada is approximately $300,000. That’s for one child. As the volume of children
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