Confession time -- I am horrible at doing the laundry. Both my mom and my mother-in-law are going to shudder when they read this, but I don't sort things by like colours. I don't sort things at all. I just dump dirty laundry bins into the basket by the armful, toss it in the machine and wash it. Everything goes in on the same setting, heavy, cold water, second rinse, extended … [Read more...]
How I’m Saving Money by Using Thermos Funtainers…
The school my girls go to offers a milk program. For $2 a day you can get a serving of milk to go with your lunch, in one of those wee personal-sized cardboard cartons. They offer both chocolate and white milk, though my eldest daughter confided in me that no one ever takes the white milk. I've been sending my daughter to school with milk in a bottle since kindergarten, and … [Read more...]
Remembering lunch and eating smart with Eat Smart salad kits…. #EatSmartVeggies
Okay now, don't laugh, but with both my kids in school full time I find I forget to eat. Apparently the only thing driving me to produce lunch each day is my kids incessant pleas to be fed. With them out of the picture I forget about lunch. I don't tend to get hungry either. My body likes to play a trick on me where it skips right past hungry to feeling ill and nauseous, and … [Read more...]
Back to School with Dell (and my surprising favourite use for my new Dell 2-in-1)…
September means back to school. For me this year, for the first time ever, this means both kids in school all day. Leaving me with six glorious hours to myself to work and clean house. At least in theory. The reality is our school has a delayed start for Kindergarten. Which means my S.K. kid started a week after her big sister. And then once she started, she was there for all … [Read more...]
Getting a #CleanSleep with the Dyson V6 Mattress Vacuum
How often do you vacuum your mattresses? For me the answer to that question was, "Wait, what? I'm supposed to vacuum the mattress??" But apparently I'm in good company -- Dyson recently surveyed Canadians and found 61% of us neglect to vacuum our mattresses. Seriously, vacuuming beds was something I've never even thought about until I got an email from Dyson talking about … [Read more...]
My Mother’s Day Experience with Stars on Ice
I had the most incredible Mother's Day, thanks to Jergens. Jergens is one of the sponsors of the Stars on Ice tour and they offered me tickets to the London performance of the 25th Anniversary show, which happened to take place right on Mother's Day. So I hopped in the car with my mom, my mother-in-law and my eldest daughter and drove to London for the afternoon. My … [Read more...]
Nerd Blocks Jr. Boy vs Girl Subscription Box Showdown
If you've been reading my blog for any length of time you may have noticed I am in to plenty of "nerdy" things. Superheroes, Star Wars, comic books, video games, board games. roleplaying, retro toys, Atari, Nintendo, 80s cartoons, anime, sci-fi, fantasy, you name it.... I dig nerd-type stuff. So of course when I first heard of a subscription box for nerds I was intrigued. It's … [Read more...]
The One Where I Turn 40 & Talk About Make-Up
I'm not a make-up kind of gal. Mostly I just I wear lip balm when my lips feel chapped, or the sunblock type when I know I'll be outdoors all day. Make-up has just never been my thing. Last month I turned 40. I spent the actual day of my birthday taking care of a sick kid and cleaning up puke. Woohoo, wasn't that a party. Thankfully by the next weekend she was feeling better … [Read more...]
Living Under a Rock, with Netflix
I'm out of touch with the world. You know that moment where you are staring at someone and saying "How the heck have you never heard of x? What rock did you just crawl out from under?" Yeah well, that person you're staring at is probably me. This isn't a getting old thing. My kid sister has been teasing me about how out of touch I am for, well, as long as I can remember. Pop … [Read more...]
Raccoon Eyes vs. The Magic Brush
Ok guys, time to tell you about one of my favourite products ever -- Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Anti-Ageing Eye Cream Line and Dark Circle Minimizing Brush. Yeah, I'm spontaneously raving about what basically equates to concealer a.k.a. make-up. Trust me, I'm as surprised as you are. As I've mentioned, I'm not really a make-up kind of girl. I don't usually go in for lotions and … [Read more...]
Fisher-Price Little People Animal Friends Farm {Detailed Review on this Newest Version of the Fisher-Price Barn}
Fisher-Price Little People is one of those brands I trust to be not just fun but also super durable. No matter how rough and tumble my kids get, these toys survive it all. Which means Little People play sets we received six or seven years ago are still in decent shape and getting played with regularly. Though the box says ages 1-5 I've found that my older kid still enjoys … [Read more...]
New Roll & Stow Makes Painting WAAAAYYY Easier
My mom has always been a handy sort who is very DIY when it comes to home renovations. Over the years whenever she wanted to repaint a room she'd just do it herself. Back in the summer she moved into a new place. The walls were a dark brown colour. She wanted to change them to a sunny creamy tone. But she did something crazy and decided to hire someone else to paint. I was a … [Read more...]
Buddy’s Pizza in Dearborn, Totally Worth Crossing the Border For
A little while back I went on a press trip to Dearborn, Michigan. A small group of bloggers got together and stayed at the adoba hotel Dearborn, visited the Henry Ford Museum, had a crazy scavenger hunt at the Fairlane Shopping Center, and enjoyed a few meals together. In standard press trip style the majority of our meals were arranged. We had two lovely breakfasts and one … [Read more...]
Shrek’s Puss continues his adventures on the small screen in Netflix Original Series: The Adventures of Puss in Boots
I stood in the doorway chatting with my mom as she got ready to take my kids away for an overnight sleepover. She mentioned there was a new Netflix series she was going to show the girls. "I put it on to check and see if it would be appropriate for them.... and I ended up watching three episodes by myself.", she said with a giggle in her voice. I was puzzled to know just … [Read more...]
Made Good Granola BALLS, Best Thing Ever {Review}
Twice a year The Healthy Shopper put out a list of seasonal picks, their personal top list of healthy products that they feel everyone ought to try. For the last few seasons I've been lucky enough to receive a review packet containing their chosen products, and while it's always a solid line up each season I find the ONE thing that I am super excited about having been … [Read more...]