(Read to the end for an awesome giveaway!) I once attended a presentation as part of a course I was taking where the speaker critiqued the self-help industry, making a point of how selfish it is of us to spend so much time focused inward. While there were nuggets I agreed with (some hours spent […] Read more…
While in London celebrating my 40th birthday with friends, I was also on assignment for Today’s Bride magazine, researching an article on royal-themed honeymoons. One of my goals was to check out restaurants and pubs that one of the young royals (William, Kate or Harry) has been known to visit. One stop was Clos Maggiore, […] Read more…
As my Facebook and Instagram followers know, I just spent a whirlwind six days in London celebrating my 40th birthday with two of my BFFs (we became great friends when working together at our summer job at an insurance company throughout university). With our husbands’ blessings, we left our combined eight children behind and flew […] Read more…
Last week, Olivia, Eva and I (as a chaperone) attended the annual Leahy Music Camp in Lakefield, Ontario for the very first time. Long story short: the girls absolutely loved it and learned a ton from the world-class instructors, many of them members – and children – of the original Leahy family band. (Being from […] Read more…
In my latest article for Parents Canada, editor Amy Bielby asked me to tackle an age-by-age guide to kids and romantic love. It was a fascinating piece to research – particularly because it was extremely difficult to get an expert to go on the record to share developmental information about the different stages of love […] Read more…
First up, a beautiful memoir (and international bestseller) that casts an honest light on the impact of mental illness on marriage and family: My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach From the publisher: A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power […] Read more…
I was back on CTV’s The Social yesterday chatting with hosts Cynthia Loyst and Marci Ien about the wrap-up of the school year: what to do with all the work that came home, how to keep kids’ brains active through the summer (including some fun apps), tips for high school students, how to start prepping […] Read more…
Last summer I had a fantastic experience with eyebrow microblading from Permanent Beauty By Kalyna, and I recently asked Kalyna if she’d be willing to hook me up with my first set of lash extensions to get me TV-ready for my latest segment on The Social. She was totally on board, and I’m excited to […] Read more…
Holidays are here and it’s time for parents everywhere to figure out how to entertain their children – and for keen teachers to start thinking of great learning experiences for next year! Have I got an idea for all of you… My nine-year-old was thrilled when we were invited to try out some 4-ingredient slime […] Read more…
Netflix has just launched a neat new feature that allows kids to help control their favourite characters and the storyline they’re watching – putting them in the director’s seat with Interactive Storytelling. They’ve started with Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (a new story incorporating beloved characters), available now on iOS and TV […] Read more…