Okay, I must start by saying that I am really not a brand-name person. My kids wear few labels, and I shop for myself at chain stores in the mall. (This leads me to end up at school wearing the same outfits as the Grade 8 girls, but I digress.) When it comes to handbags though, […] Read more…
This is a special guest post brought to you by the editors of Prevention magazine. (As soon as I read it, I knew I had to share it!) Come Friday, we’re ready to relax and recharge—but too many of us sabotage our weekends by cramming in a month of chores or going zombie in front […] Read more…
This week’s “Wednesday Words” come from my book club’s latest selection: Little Bee by Chris Cleave The first words that struck me were actually on the book jacket: “We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need […] Read more…
Don’t forget to enter to win the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides gift pack! The contest ends tomorrow (May 26th) at midnight, and entries are extremely low! http://thismomloves.ca/2011/05/20/pirates-of-caribbean-on-stranger-tides/ Read more…
Giveaway open to Canada and U.S. Part of me didn’t want to like “The Naked Mom”. I knew Brooke Burke as the host of Dancing With the Stars, as well as a media mogul with a website – ModernMom – and a ridiculously high number of Twitter followers (1,775,785 as of this writing, though she […] Read more…
Giveaway open to Canadians. Yes, that’s right: Captain Jack is back and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES sails into theatres everywhere on May 20th! Walt Disney pictures tells us what we can expect from this much-anticipated film: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” […] Read more…
I’m back again with another party plan from my creative friend Krista. This theme idea could work for whatever the birthday girl’s or boy’s favourite colour happens to be, but the examples here all work with the colour purple. (Not to be confused with the movie, which is not appropriate for young children!) Here are some […] Read more…
Apparently, my magic number is 91 years of age, if you can believe the multi-step life-expectancy calculator at Living to 100. I realize this is not an exact science, but I still found it fascinating to input my information for the various categories (personal, lifestyle, nutrition and medical) and see what verdict I received. Not only […] Read more…
Today’s edition of Wednesday Words comes to you from my book club’s latest selection, “Annabel” by Kathleen Winter: “A child’s worry was not like an adult’s. It gnawed deep, and was so unnecessary. Why did people not realize children could withstand the truth? Why did adults insist on filling children with the deceptions their own parents had […] Read more…
Congratulations to the winner of the $50 RONA Gift Card, thanks to the BMO Eco Smart Mortgage: # 98 Shepherd C. of McKellar, ON Enjoy your prize, Shepherd! P.S. The first winner didn’t leave an email address, and her profile wasn’t available…so I had to choose someone else. Let that be a lesson! 🙂 Read more…