I love to support new Canadian businesses, and was thrilled to have the opportunity to check out the July debut edition of the Canadian Originals subscription box. You can see the girls “unboxing” it in the video below. Good news for you: you can win one of these boxes, too! Read on for details! In […] Read more…
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…
If pressed, I would have to say my favourite thing about Netflix is the convenience. (Or maybe The Crown. So hard to decide!) I’ve always been a TV and movie lover, and while I swear my daughters have very full, rich lives, they have also taken after their mother in this regard. The problem always […] Read more…
Fans of Jillian Harris (from Love It Or List It Vancouver and previously from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette) can rejoice, as W Network is bringing audiences a raw, insider’s look into her and partner Justin Pasutto’s biggest life challenges with the four-part docu-series Jillian & Justin, premiering June 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The Canadian original program follows […] 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…
To celebrate Eva’s 9th birthday, Glama Gals generously offered to let her bring a friend for their “My First Day at the Spa” experience…and they had a blast! Eva had been Googling kids’ spas in advance of her birthday, and Glama Gals was her pick. We visited the Ajax spa (there are several more locations), […] Read more…
The smash hit original series Home To Win is back for a second season on HGTV Canada, and Canadians have a chance to win the fully furnished and masterfully designed (you know, by Sarah Richardson, Scott McGillivray, Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, Mike Holmes Sr. and Jr., I could keep going…) waterfront home being showcased this […] Read more…