Today as my special guest blogger I’m welcoming Jennifer from Real Clear Cool, who is sharing her inspirational story about becoming active, for her own health and for her children. ******************* Sedentary Mom to Active Mom: Modelling Good Health Behaviours for my Kids Here’s my truth: for most of my life I have been a […] Read more…
I have to thank Sandra E. Martin for tweeting out this quote last weekend (since I haven’t read the book or seen the movie myself). As soon as I read it, I loved it: “Everything will be alright in the end. And if it’s not alright – it’s not the end.” #BestExoticMarigoldHotel — Sandra E. […] Read more…
I’m really excited today to bring you a guest post from Virginia Cunningham, a Los Angeles-based writer and mom. While I think I would fit in better in New York than California (except for the weather, of course!) I am totally into Hollywood happenings, and have many preconceived notions about what it would be like […] Read more…
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within your control, and some things are not.” Epictetus, 1st century Greek philosopher Read more…
I will admit that I’m not great at getting outside with my girls. I’m an indoor girl myself, and too focused on productivity and multitasking to just stop and smell the flowers (though now being able to read/work poolside is definitely a huge draw). I love that my daughters have reached the age that I can send […] Read more…
So, remember back when I changed my profile photo, and I mentioned that I was all dressed up for a reason? Yeah, so this was the reason. And I’ve finally worked up my nerve to tell you all about it. Back in March, Entertainment Tonight Canada put out a call for guest cohost audition videos, […] Read more…
So, I’m a little embarrassed to say that this is the first book I’ve read from Canadian-born Tish Cohen. The funny thing is, when publishers contact me about adult fiction, I usually pass, since I’m quite picky about what I like, and don’t want to waste my time. When I was asked if I wanted […] Read more…
This morning, SavvyMom released a list of The 75 Most Influential Canadian Mom Blogs…and I’m on there! The description for This Mom Loves reads: “Best Momterviews: Kate is a mom to two young girls but also spends her days as a grade 3 teacher in Ontario. On top of that, she is a freelance writer […] Read more…
So, I just read The Great Gatsby for the first time (yes, because of the movie!) and I realized that I really haven’t read many English classics. I was a French major, so most of my English lit was studied in high school, where I remember poetry, a lot of modern selections, and Shakespeare (specifically […] Read more…