Let me make this clear: if you have young children, you want them to experience the magic and fun of Santa’s Village in Bracebridge, Ontario. Last year, we took the girls (for the third time) and they had an absolute blast! (You can read the full review of our visit to Santa’s Village here: http://thismomloves.ca/2013/07/23/win-family-pass-to-santas-village-2/) Did […] Read more…
Do you hate shopping for a swimsuit? Or wearing one in general? Today on the blog I’m pleased to share a special guest post with some great swimsuit-shopping tips from fashion expert and celebrity stylist Alexis Honce (you may have seen her on The Marilyn Denis Show, which you know I’m very familiar with!) But […] Read more…
Behind-the-scenes interview with Cynthia Loyst Behind-the-scenes interview with Melissa Grelo Behind-the-scenes interview with Traci Melchor Behind-the-scenes interview with Lainey Lui The first season of CTV’s new talk show THE SOCIAL has been a hit. Launched last September and hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui and Traci Melchor, the series was touted as “what […] Read more…
So, it was just a totally normal weekend for us. Do some laundry, run some errands, cuddle some lion cubs. Wait, what??? Yep – we were invited to a very special blogger event at the Bowmanville Zoo, and I’m going to skip right to the highlight: the opportunity to play with, cuddle and get photos […] Read more…
My momterview with Canadian interior designer Sarah Richardson was my first post to “go viral” (ish). After she shared it on social media, I watched one night as my stats absolutely skyrocketed. She’s that big. Now, she has partnered with Hallmark to design an exclusive collection featuring greeting cards, stationery and gift wrap (with accessible […] Read more…
I have to admit that I had fairly smooth pregnancies. Morning sickness was horrible (drugs were helpful) but I had it much easier than many moms-to-be. No matter what I tried though, I could not escape the common pregnancy issue of varicose veins. They appeared a bit on my calves at the beginning of my […] Read more…
Exciting note almost totally unrelated to this post: In the next few weeks, I’m going to have the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at two of my (and maybe your) favourite TV shows. I’ll be posting here after the fact, but I’ll be live-tweeting and Facebooking while I’m there, and I don’t want you to miss […] Read more…
As many of you know, I grew up out in the country, a 20 minute drive east of Peterborough, which we always referred to as “town”. Then when I started teaching, I lived right in the heart of the city (Charlotte Towers to be exact) for three years, before building a house out in the […] Read more…
For the month of July, author Gretchen Rubin focused her Happiness Project on “Money (buy some happiness).” Specifically, her goals were: Indulge in a modest splurge Buy needful things Spend out Give something up *Please note that this was one of twelve months devoted to an exploration of happiness, and in my mind not at […] Read more…
Last night was my first trip to Lainey Lui’s annual SMUT Soiree, held in Toronto at The Evergreen Brickworks, and it was a blast! When my friend @sarahnewk from Sleeping is for Losers – whoops, I mean Sarah, she has a real name – invited me to go, I jumped at the chance…even though it […] Read more…