As a member of Hallmark’s Press Pause panel, I am lucky enough to receive regular shipments of their latest offerings. If you’ve been reading This Mom Loves for a while, you know I’m a sucker for holiday-themed decor, and here are my favourites from Hallmark’s 2013 Halloween collection: All The Goodies: Alive and Talking Pumpkin […] Read more…
Attending the Toronto International Film Festival has been a lifelong dream of mine, but I never thought I could make the early September dates jive with a back-to-school teaching schedule. This year, I made an effort to get on the website and really figure things out…and realized that I could get tickets just for weekend […] Read more…
I love all three of these quotes, and for me they link together in a common theme. I hope they’ll mean something to you today. “Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” Russell H. Conwell “To be happy […] Read more…
If you’re a regular here at This Mom Loves, you know how much this mom loves Marci Ien, cohost of CTV’s Canada AM. She was my very first Momterview, and even let me go behind the scenes at Canada AM last summer which was a very exciting experience for me. I thought Marci would be […] Read more…
Ever since I got my first BlackBerry (a Torch, over two years ago) I’ve been hooked. Sure, I was a little bit behind the original CrackBerry crowd, but being able to access email and internet on my phone? Awesome. The time was approaching for me to look at an upgrade (as most of us do, […] Read more…
{In honour of this special occasion, Grammarly is giving one lucky winner – Canada or US – a $100 Amazon gift card! Read to the end for details!} Uh, hello, where’s the confetti? After three and a half years of blood, sweat and tears (at least two of those literally, I’ll keep you guessing which), […] Read more…
I never go crazy with back-to-school shopping. Maybe a few new outfits for myself, of course, since I also go back to school, but I don’t go nuts for the kids. This year, I was determined to be very practical, and buy only what the girls really need. I was excited to be again part […] Read more…
Disclosure: I received some free/discounted accommodations and attractions while in Nashville for review purposes here on the blog. Opinions are, as always, my own. In case you missed the rest of the trip: Nashville Day 1: Country Music Hall of Fame/Museum and General Jackson Showboat Nashville Day 2: Belle Meade Plantation, Bluebird Cafe and Honky […] Read more…
Disclosure: I received some free/discounted attractions and accommodations while in Nashville, for review purposes here on the blog. Opinions are, as always, my own. In case you missed them: Nashville Day 1 – Country Music Hall of Fame/Museum and General Jackson Showboat Nashville Day 2 – Belle Meade Plantation, Bluebird Cafe and Honky Tonk Central […] Read more…
You know how excited I get about organization, and today I’m thrilled to welcome Jessica Johnson from http://www.extraspace.com, here to offer her back-to-school organizational tips! ************** Shift Your Organizational Gears for Back-to-School Time With summer’s end on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking about ramping back up for school. But instead of groaning, approach […] Read more…