Every time I see my family doctor she asks if I've been getting enough sleep and I always dodge the question. She tells me, "You must practice good sleep hygiene! Are you practising good sleep hygiene? How many hours of sleep did you get last night?" There is always an excuse for why my answer is not enough, the preschooler wet her bed, the baby woke up, my husband's on … [Read more...]
Make Life Pure & Simple with Ivory {Review & Giveaway}
I recently had the chance to try out Ivory's line of body washes. Ivory's body washes come in Lavender, Aloe, Waterlilly and Simply Ivory scents. My fav of the bunch is the Lavender, though the Water Lilly is a close second. And I have to say Water Lilly is not a scent I expected to enjoy. I was pleasantly surprised. All of the Ivory body washes have a clean, pleasant, scent. … [Read more...]
Donate Space on Your Social Media Streams & Help the Missing Children Society of Canada
Did you know that today is International Missing Children's Day? The Missing Children Society of Canada has created a simple tool that allows you to "donate" space on your Facebook feed or Twitter stream. It's super simple, you sign up HERE and authorize their app, allowing them to auto-post missing children alerts to your networks for your followers, fans and friends to … [Read more...]
Repurpose, Remix & Resurrect Your Stuff with Stained by Sharpie Brush Tip Fabric Markers
Sharpie has released a new line of fabric markers called Stained, and they are really pretty darn cool. Why Sharpie’s new Stained markers rock: they don’t stink fabric ink with a brush tip available in eight bright colours washable and designed not to fade or run in the wash Some mysterious marks appeared on one of Rocket’s favourite outfits. … [Read more...]
When was the last time you had an eye exam? #DarnImportant #Health
I was incredibly disappointed when OHIP stopped covering the cost for eye exams for adults. I'm always nagging my family members to get their eyes checked. It's such an important part of your overall health. Sure, routine eye exams can detect common eye diseases, but did you know that an eye exam can detect problems with diabetes or high blood pressure? Just because you think … [Read more...]
Don’t Touch That Button! or how to get a computer virus without really trying…
I royally screwed up and managed to install some sort of lovely virus on our desktop computer system. It sort of feels like karma is having a laugh at me, I put out an April Fools prank threatening to retire and the next day my computer stops working. Ha. Somehow I'm not laughing. $50 dollars later (and a two night luxury vacation at the local computer shop) and my computer … [Read more...]
Twelve Tips for Eating Out With Young Children
We eat out. Often. On average we eat out as a family at least once or twice a week. We eat out at a wide variety of places, from sports bars, and diners to fancy Italian restaurants. We don't tend to eat at big chain restaurants. We take our kids to the same places we enjoyed eating before becoming parents, and this doesn't usually involve balloons, candy or clowns. What I'm … [Read more...]
{ Safety Recall Warning } TASSIMO Brewers and T DISCs
I felt obliged to share this, as I've given away TASSIMO machines on here in the past, and have many times publicly declared my love for their brewers. TASSIMO issued two huge product recalls yesterday, one for their brewer machines and one for some of the T DISCs as well. The brewer recall is for TAS100x, TAS451x, TAS46x, TAS200x and TAS651 machines with date codes FD … [Read more...]
Looking for Some Unique Holiday Gift Ideas? Check out www.sammygs.com!
Holiday shopping? I've got a couple of quick suggestions... Check out www.sammygs.com for unique personalized gifts. SammyGs.com was one of my sponsors who helped me attend BlissdomCanada2011. While in Toronto I had a chance to meet with her and see (and touch!) all of the many items that she carries. So many lovely, well made, high quality, things! So based on that, … [Read more...]
Five Oddball Things You Can Sell Online for Good Cash
I have been selling on eBay for over a dozen years now, and in that time I have discovered a couple of odd things that people will buy. You can find a little surprise cash within your own home by keeping an eye out for these unlikely items. 1. Toys. You probably wouldn't throw out an antique tin toy, or a rubber doll from the 50s. But you might be surprised to learn that … [Read more...]
How to Calculate Value on Ebay
Thinking of selling something on eBay? Wondering if it's worth your time to try and sell it? Wondering what price to start the bidding at? The best way to get an idea of how much something may sell for is to look at completed auctions. How do you look at completed auctions? Well first head to eBay.com. (Canadians, if you are willing to ship outside of Canada look on the … [Read more...]
My experiences last weekend at the Mom2Mom sale…
Last weekend for the first time I attended a Mom2Mom sale as a seller and overall it was a disappointment. While attending sales in the past it has seemed like the sellers were doing really well, with lots of empty or near empty tables at the end. I expected to sell the majority of my stuff. Instead I went home with 95% of what I brought. Pre-Sale As a seller I had chance … [Read more...]
Shop Local, Shop Little — It Matters, Here’s Why
To me “shop local” means more then just looking for local produce in the nearby chain grocery store. It means more then shopping at the local farmer’s market (which I do so love). It means supporting the little guy. It means choosing the local independent store, over the nearby big box store. Photo Credit: Sam Saunders Recently, my parents closed down the … [Read more...]