Here I am resting at my mom's place, recouping from my recent hysterectomy, and I found myself thinking about all of the things I brought with me for my post-surgery hospital stay and all of the items I wish I had packed to take to the hospital with me. So, in case this proves helpful to anyone else that is preparing for a hysterectomy, based on my recent experiences here is … [Read more...]
WARNING: Take the Batteries Out of Your Kids’ Toys!
When is the last time you checked the batteries in your kids' toys? The other day I was at my mom's house hanging out with my third grader and we got a pile of TAG books out to read. I was still recouping from my hysterectomy and Gigi offered to read to me while I rested in a chair. Her plan, she informed me, was to read all of the books out loud to me and then to play … [Read more...]
10 Easy Steps to Decluttering Today!
Spring has sprung and we feel the need to start opening windows and throwing out junk. That’s the way most people start thinking when it’s time for a good spring cleaning but we always seem to get stuck. We lose focus or lack motivation once we look at that spare room, the basement or the playroom. We become overwhelmed or we just don’t know where to start. So we start to … [Read more...]
Map Out When Your Brain is at It’s Best, Just By Playing Games
So I discovered something a little zany while playing one of my favourite time wasters. I think I've come up with a way to map out when your brain is at it's best, just by playing games. Yep, I am saying that you can play games on your cell phone to figure out when you're at your smartest. Wordament is one of my favourite game apps, one of the ones I play almost daily … [Read more...]
No Wifi? Netflix to the Rescue!
A bit over a year ago now, Netflix unleashed this new download feature where instead of streaming as you watch you can preload shows into your device. Last summer, they pointed out how handy it would be for road trips or for stays in cottage country. You can download a show before you hit the road and you’ve got a handy distraction for the kids. At one point they even had these … [Read more...]
What Exactly Does an Optician Do? Let’s Meet an Optician…
Okay, so I am totally guilty of this... for the longest time I thought that the people that helped me pick out frames and sold me a pair of prescription glasses were just sales clerks. At one point I actually thought an optician was another word for an optometrist or eye doctor. Nope. Wrong answer. So, who are those people working in the eyeglasses department? What … [Read more...]
Mama, Give Yourself Some Grace – Tips For Dealing With Serious Illness
A year ago I wrote about my experiences living through a bout of severe anaemia. I made it through to the other side, and I feel 210% better than I did a year ago. I think you probably have to have a debilitating experience like that to know just how absolutely fantastic it feels to NOT be ill, because, seriously, not having anaemia is pretty much the best thing ever. I'm … [Read more...]
Knitwear Care Tips from the Experts, #FabricConditioner
We Are Knitters sells DIY knitting and crochet kits that they design and create themselves (there are some super awesome kits on their website that I've got my eye on, like check out this Beginner Level Chewing Gum Sweater). They are one of the leaders of the handknit revolution, that is seeing people's perceptions of knitting change from something you think of your granny … [Read more...]
No Longer One Paycheque Away From a Rainy Day, Saving With a TFSA
This post was sponsored by TD but, as always, opinions are my own. Are you saving your pennies for a rainy day, or just struggling to get by? A recent study revealed that many Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque, and nearly half are only $200 away from not making their monthly bills. A Tax-Free Savings Account from TD can be the perfect solution for your rainy day … [Read more...]
Do Cold Medications Help, Or Do They Make You Sick(er)?
How do you feel about cold medications? Do you start popping tablets at the first sign of a sniffle, or do you try and avoid taking them all together? I remember sitting with my husband, at the time my boyfriend, in our apartment, watching this news expose on cold tablets. Feels like it was last month, but I'm doing the math and it was more like fifteen years ago. At the … [Read more...]
Tips on How to Survive a Cold {Plus GIVEAWAY}
"I'm going to stop at Shopper's on the way home, do you need me to grab anything?" My spidey-sense went off. I knew something was up as soon as my husband told me he was going to stop at Shopper's on his way home from work. See, he has a compromised immune system. It's one of the many not so lovely side effects of living with colitis, and it means that he catches … [Read more...]
Delete or Memorialize? How to Control What Will Happen to Your Facebook Page When You Die
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your Facebook page when you die? Will it just sit there? Will it get deleted? What would you like to have happen with your page? Would you prefer to have your page turned into a memorial? Or would you like it all to just disappear? I discovered that you can have a say in the matter if you make the choice now and let Facebook know your … [Read more...]
On making the dreaded upgrade to Windows 10…
So last week I admitted to the fact that I bought a laptop a few months back, and that I named said laptop Fred. Fred is mine and mine alone. No one else is allowed to touch him. Not the kids, not my husband, no one. It is absolutely glorious being able to leave reminders and notepad files open strewn across my virtual desktop and know no one is going to close them without … [Read more...]
Take the Pantene Beautiful Lengths #8or8 Challenge for National Donate Your Hair Day
If you've been following my blog for any amount of time you are probably aware of how much I adore the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, that's the amazing program where Pantene has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society to take donations of cut hair and turn those ponytails into real hair wigs for women battling cancer, which are … [Read more...]
Coming from overseas to work in social care in the UK…
The following is a guest post. I actually have a friend who worked in the UK as a social worker for a while. That's where she met her husband. What a great way to see the world, right? Social work is one of the most varied and rewarding careers you can go into. Social work jobs are dynamic, challenging and diverse, and no two days are ever the same. However, despite this, … [Read more...]
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