Today I’m sharing a special guest post from a beautiful blog, Viva la Dolce (you should definitely check it out on Instagram too – gorgeous!) Enjoy! ******* My name is Danila and I am the founder and editor of the blog, Viva la Dolce (www.vivaladolce.com). I started my blog with the intention of creating a […] Read more…
Today’s post is very special to me, because it’s the seventh anniversary of the very first Momterview here on This Mom Loves – an interview with TV journalist (then news anchor and eventually cohost of Canada AM), Marci Ien, who was generous enough to make time for someone unknown, and to pave the way for […] Read more…
I may be biased, but I believe the teachers in our publicly-funded education system in Ontario are pretty great. I have a particularly special place in my heart for our Catholic teachers, and considering I’ve spent almost my entire life inside the system (as a student, teacher candidate, teacher, and parent), I do know what […] Read more…
Last night I headed to the big city (yes, on a school night!) to appear in my first ever Facebook Live, in conjunction with SavvyMom.ca, to help spread the word about the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation, and to answer questions and give tips about how to instill the love of reading in kids, how […] Read more…
BOOKS The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware “In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, […] Read more…
We celebrated our school’s 4th annual Wigs For Kids Hair Donation Day and it was another huge success! Seven generous girls between Grades 2 and 6 donated their ponytails – a great number of participants considering the size of our small (but mighty) school, and the fact that many of our students have already given […] Read more…
I’m a sucker for great school supplies. I’ve been going to school all my life, from before I was born (my mom was a teacher) to the present day, with time off only during my preschool years and when I had my own babies. I am magnetically drawn to pretty pens and notebooks – which […] Read more…
This month’s list of my latest recommendations is a short one: BOOKS Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute In this book, Canadian mom Alexis Marie recounts her struggle after the loss of her newborn son, and the mixed emotions of her following pregnancy. It is so beautifully written that it had a “literary” feel, while […] Read more…
Not long ago, I had promised Eva that I would take her to see a movie at the theatre on a day that Liv was going to visit a friend. When I woke up that Sunday morning, what I really wanted to do was spend the day at home, however I didn’t want to bail […] Read more…
I have officially made it. I now receive mean tweets. Now, that’s not to say I’ve never faced any negativity as a blogger before. On a couple of occasions over the years I have been called to task because I didn’t ask tough enough questions of my celebrity interviewees (for example, about political/religious beliefs that […] Read more…