Guess what I did on Victoria Day? Organized closets! Fun, eh? It all started when we realized that we were running out of room in our kitchen. The food cupboards were packed to overflowing, and you had to be careful when opening a door that you weren’t hit in the head with a falling bag […] Read more…
Wow…it’s hard to believe that I published my first post here at This Mom Loves four months ago — although I didn’t get the nerve up to actually give out the address until a couple of weeks later! In honour of this monumental occasion, I wanted to direct your attention to some of the first posts […] Read more…
In the staff room the other day, a couple of teachers were discussing Feng Shui, and on way back to class one of my colleagues suggested it would make a good post topic for my blog…so this is for you, J! (Although I’m not touching the whole ‘hammer-under-the-bed-for-fertility’ thing.) I have to warn you that some of my points will […] Read more…
Last week we attended Welcome To Kindergarten night at the school. Yes, our little Frannie is starting JK in 4 short months. Not only did we go to this function, but we actually argued over who was going to get to take Frannie, as siblings were discouraged from coming, and someone had to watch Maggie. […] Read more…
Thanks so much to Tracy over at The Daily Mom Diaries for sharing this award with me! I’m passing it on to Elizabeth at New Adventures of Motherhood, who’s currently sharing with her readers the joys and challenges of being a new mom, and navigating daycare struggles while trying to launch a freelance writing career. Check […] Read more…
As a few of you have noticed, I have another new sidebar item: you can finally follow This Mom Loves! I’m going to be totally honest: I did have this feature set up the first day I launched my blog, but the “No followers yet” notice was kind of a downer…so I waited a while to […] Read more…
Okay, the free time thing was a joke (you’re here because you’re a mom, right?), but today I’m sharing three sites that I like to visit just for fun. Obviously, if you only have a little bit of time you should stay right here, but if you happen to be on bedrest, or your boss […] Read more…
So I like gifts. Is that a bad thing to say? My husband is an excellent shopper (he strikes the perfect balance of responding to hints and using his own good taste) and it’s nice to open something new and special and just for me. So while I will soon switch gears to the whole […] Read more…
Did you know that this week was Emergency Preparedness Week? Neither did I, until a couple of days ago! Read on for more information, and to find out how you can win a Red Cross Emergency Kit for your family. Okay, so I consider myself a pretty organized person. Some people have other words for it, but to spin it […] Read more…
Is it ever too early to learn how to manage your money? One of Frannie’s favourite birthday gifts this year was her Moonjar Moneybox, purchased at a local retailer for $29.99 (less expensive versions are also available.) There are three compartments in this savvy-kids’ piggybank are labelled “save”, “spend”, and “share”. At first I thought the easiest route was to teach […] Read more…