Disclosure: This post was generously sponsored by IHG. Opinions are, as always, my own.I’ve always loved a good road trip, which is not surprising since I started travelling at such an early age. At only a few weeks old, my parents buckled me up (or, probably not – it was 1977!) and took me to […] Read more…
I was thrilled to be invited back for my fourth (can you believe it?) appearance on CTV’s THE SOCIAL, this time sharing insider back-to-school tips for parents. The video is below, but first: the fashion! Thanks to Le Château for providing the dress, shoes, bracelet and earrings – based on the compliments, the look […] Read more…
While in the big city recently, the girls and I were invited to tour the Toronto waterfront headquarters of Corus Entertainment…and had so much fun! Since we arrived early (shocker, right?) we spent some time on Sugar Beach (adjacent to the Redpath Sugar Factory) right outside the building. No swimming allowed, but what fun to […] Read more…
“North America’s only full-sized castle and Toronto’s premier historic attraction” – how could we resist the opportunity to take the girls to Casa Loma? Photo courtesy Casa Loma We started our self-guided tour on the lower level (full disclosure: because we were hungry and that’s where the cafe is!) and worked our way up. The […] Read more…
Once the first of August arrives, we take the girls out almost daily to practise their cross country running, ahead of the family of schools meet that usually takes place at the end of September. We start at the high school track for the first few days, so they can get a true sense of […] Read more…
With the new school year right around the corner, there are many parents getting ready to send their little ones to school for the very first time. To help make that big step easier, I hit up my social media friends and gathered words of wisdom from the trenches: from educators, parents and educator/parents…including some […] Read more…
Yes, I live a pretty blessed life that I have the time and money to spend on my eyebrows. Let’s get over that one and move on. And to be fair, I am not expecting that my kindergarten students will be paying any attention to the shape, colour or thickness of my brows. Partly because […] Read more…
I’ve really appreciated the downtime in the last month, and I hope you enjoy these recos as much as I did! By the way, if you do appreciate my suggestions – especially books – please consider following me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, as I share reading material as I go…and you won’t have to […] Read more…
We’ve been east and we’ve been south, but until now my husband and I had never traveled to western Canada. (Yes, I realize I left out a cardinal direction, but unless I get invited to Santa’s actual workshop that one isn’t high on my list.) A few months ago, we decided that to celebrate our […] Read more…
Today I’m opening up the blog for a special guest post from Chris Markham, Executive Director and CEO of Ophea. ******* Come September, if you walk through the doors of one of Ontario’s certified Healthy Schools, you’ll see student leadership in action—plus some serious fun underway. Students might be whipping up healthy smoothies, leading heart-rate-raising […] Read more…