I got a t-shirt at a conference I attended last fall that has a picture of bacon on it underneath the words “BACONISTA” I. Love. It. Because I love bacon. And its funny. The first thing I decided to do with it was wear it to the gym. For real.
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I have a nasty habit of skipping lunch. I don’t do it deliberately; I just honestly forget to eat. Not only is this is uber bad for the old blood sugar levels (read: cranky lady) but it makes me crave the stuff I shouldn’t be eating (chocolate) and over eat
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Demolition, by Sally Sutton (published by Candlewick Press) is a terrific book for children fascinated by the world of construction.  Our two boys had the priviledge of watching a building demolished in our neighbourhood.  They revelled in reading this book as it reminded them of seeing the big machines crumple
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The Mother of the Year Award 2013 is officially safe from this mom… That’s right folks, there is a little less competition this morning after I failed spectacularly yesterday. What did I do? Drove my son to his classmate’s birthday party at 3 pm; which is when it ended. Disappointed
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I have been thinking a lot lately about working out. I think about how keeping up with my kids when they were toddlers was hard but now that they’re school age kids, they run faster and longer.  I think about what kind of example I’m setting for them when I’m
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We are happy to have Deb Lowther, a founder of Adult Essentials Gummies and Iron Kids Nutrition as our guest today. Deb is a mom of 3 who knows how hard it is to get meals on the table that are healthy and full of good nutrition for kids and
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Corduroy (by Don Freeman) was published before I was born but was a treasure from my childhood.  I was thrilled my sister gave the book to my boys as part of their Christmas book box (now that is a lovely tradition….a box FULL of books at Christmastime….my mother was the
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Did you know that the reach of social media extends all the way to outer space? Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency is currently on a mission living on board the International Space Station as Flight Engineer on Expedition 34, and will be the Commander of Expedition 35.
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One of our favourite Funny Mom’s gives us her take on the Royal Announcement! Read Kathy Buckworth’s version of life for Baby Wales… The announcement that royal couple Catherine and William are expecting their first child has many speculating about how this baby and his or her famous parents will
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When kids come into the picture, a lot of things change- mostly for the better, of course. One change that can be difficult for new parents to adjust to is the added strain children place on family finances. Yes, they’re adorable and you love them to pieces, but there’s no
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