In my latest Momterview I chat with Sangita Patel: Entertainment Reporter with ET Canada, wife (her husband Samir – she calls him Sam – is Chief of Radiology at Guelph General Hospital) and mom (daughters Ava and Shyla are eight and five and a half). Here Sangita opens up about her engineering background, growing up […] Read more…
I recently went behind the scenes at Global News Hour Toronto with the new anchor team of Alan Carter and Farah Nasser, and I had such a great chat with them that I couldn’t even fit it all in one blog post! Here, the anchors get personal about parenting, social media negativity, and if they […] Read more…
Back-to-school has become very commercialized over the years, so it’s easy to forget the things that really matter when it comes to preparing our kids for a new school year – like an eye exam! It is recommended that all children get an eye exam from a Doctor of Optometry before starting school for the […] Read more…
I became a talk show junkie at an early age, something I blame firmly on my mother. Kathie Lee, Dini, Marilyn…if we were at home on a weekday, they were chatting in the living room. As an adult, I’d be happy with the TV on all day long, whether I’m actually sitting and staring or […] Read more…
On the third and final day of our Niagara adventure, we enjoyed a beautiful half hour drive from our Niagara Falls hotel to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where we hopped on a lunch cruise on the Niagara Belle (from Niagara Sunset Cruises). We boarded at the Navy Hall, right near Fort George National Historic Site, and set sail. […] Read more…
Last night on CHEX Daily I chatted with hosts Teresa Kaszuba and Mike Judson about three non-academic areas you can focus on to make sure your child is really ready to head back to school (or head to school for the very first time): prioritizing sleep, building independence and easing jitters – theirs and maybe […] Read more…
On our second day in Niagara Falls, we enjoyed a leisurely buffet breakfast at our hotel, Courtyard Marriott, and then took a short walk to Clifton Hill, the hub of cheesy tourist action! The girls were very excited about their first visit to a wax museum, which was Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks. (The kind lady working […] Read more…
I have a jam-packed edition of Kate’s Favourite Things for you this month, because when I’m on holidays I have the time to soak a lot up – especially books! To save time and space, I’ll spare you a personal review of each book (I’m linking to Chapters so you can find them), but rest […] Read more…