Looking for a few unique Father's Day gift ideas? Check out www.handstampedpendants.com. Liz, the artisan behind this small Canadian retailer, creates lovely one of a kind handstamped items. I just wasted a good chunk of time browsing through the gorgeous designs on her site. This isn't the first time I've found myself looking through a handstamped jewellery site, and aside … [Read more...]
Keeping the Dads in Our Life Healthy with Adult Essentials
One of the many reasons I'm crazy about Adult Essentials is the fact that I've finally found vitamins my husband will actually take. For years now I've been buying vitamins for my husband in hopes that he would take them.... and then eventually tossing them away as they expire. I had pretty much given up hope when Adult Essentials came on the scene. As I was writing this … [Read more...]
The Great Mystery Boxes Event ~ May 14th to May 24th! {Giveaway}
I've teamed up with a few of fabulous fellow Canadian bloggers, Did You Know Canada, The Knit Wit by Shair, and Talking Momcents, to do a truly fun and unique giveaway event. The four of us have sifted through our secret stash and pooled together our goodies to come up with over ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in prizes!! We're divvying up the loot into four themed mystery boxes,with … [Read more...]
Celebrate Any Day with Beanitos & Wholly Guacamole
So since I finally found a local source for my Wholly Guacamole addiction, I've been going a little crazy with the guac. I spread it on my sandwiches, I mix it into rice, I dip chicken in it, I mix it into my tuna salad, and yes, I even eat it with chips. I had read a suggestion to try using guacamole as a "healthier" substitute for mayo, and I've been totally loving using … [Read more...]
Headline Shirts
Several times now T-shirt companies have asked me if I'd like to do a review and I've passed because they simply didn't have any designs I liked. Enter Headline Shirts. They make cool t-shirts that look like this: They JUST started offering kids sizes. As in when I picked my shirt it wasn't an option, or I probably would have grabbed something for Rainbow. As … [Read more...]
I’m Retiring, Could YOU be the next Maple Leaf Mommy?
I'm stepping down. I just can't keep up with this blogging thing. Don't get me wrong, I love blogging, but it's time intensive. I've received a ridiculously lucrative job offer, and because of the hours involved I don't believe I will have the time required to blog. I've been wondering what to do with my site. I thought about putting it up for sale, but after much debate … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning with Green Works
Back in October I ran a cool giveaway for Green Works were you could win an eco-friendly professional home cleaning. The idea was that a professional cleaner would come in and use Green Works products to clean your house, and then leave the cleaners behind for you to continue using. The reality was I was too timid to set up a professional house cleaning for myself. I felt like … [Read more...]
Painting Just Got WAY Easier with SHUR-LINE
About six years ago now we bought this house, our first house. I was so ridiculously excited. It was quite the upgrade from our little two bedroom apartment, and aside from having no more creepy "I have the keys and I just let myself in" landlady to contend with, and no more noisy neighbours downstairs to worry about, I loved the fact that it was absolutely ours to do with as … [Read more...]
Paper Mate InkJoy
Once upon a time I wrote on paper, quite a bit; journals, stories, to do lists, you name it. Like most people I find myself using a keyboard more often then a pen these days, and the pens at my place are now mainly used to jot down grocery lists, or address the occasional envelope. Paper Mate did some research and discovered that now-a-days what folks really want are pens … [Read more...]
Turning No into Yes with Procter & Gamble
I think I'm probably in the same boat as most mom's here. I find myself saying "No!" to my kids about a hundred times a day. Now some are the absolutely necessary keep my kids from hurting themselves safety Nos. No, you can't put that up your nose. No you can't yank on the power cords. No, you can't dance when we're crossing the street. No, you can't hit your sister. However … [Read more...]
Disney’s TreasureBuddies Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack
On January 31st Walt Disney Studios is releasing TreasureBuddies. My four year old daughter loves the canine Buddies series of movies, and we can't wait to get our paws on a copy Synopsis: This sixth film in the Buddies franchise stars everyone’s favourite talking canine superstars as they journey to mysterious Egypt in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind, … [Read more...]
Browsing for Gifts with the new NOVICA Gift Finder
I have had this NOVICA giftcode in my hands for over a week now, and I've been stalling on ordering something because I simply can NOT make up my mind. Each time I think, ok, that's it, I am so going to go order that sugar bowl and get this giveaway posted... I head to the site to place my order and something else catches my eye. And now I can't decide if it's going to be a … [Read more...]
La Crème Cow Cheese {Review}
Parmalat Canada is introducing a new line of spreadable snack cheese, La Crème Cow. My husband has a real love affair with cheese and with his birthday coming up and a surprise party planned, I was super excited to be receiving La Crème Cow cheese for review. Along with cheese, crackers, and other goodies, they sent me a brochure full of lovely ideas for party appetizers. So … [Read more...]
Royal Canadian Mint – Silver Lunar Lotus Year of the Dragon Coin
When the Royal Canadian Mint contacted me asking if I'd be interested in doing a review and giveaway for one of their coins I immediately said, "Yes!" I had the chance to pick out a coin to review and I chose the $15 Fine Silver Lunar Lotus Year of the Dragon Coin , aka the 2012 coin for the "Year of the..." series based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Why did I chose this … [Read more...]
Bolshoi Ballet Live on the Big Screen at Cineplex
Thanks to Cineplex I recently had the chance to check out the Bolshoi Ballet live. No, I didn't travel to Moscow. I watched it live via satellite at my local Cineplex movie theatre. Pretty cool, eh? I brought my four year old daughter to see Sleeping Beauty. I had my doubts as to how this was going to work out. Like most little girls in her age group, G-Girl is fascinated … [Read more...]