So, I just read The Great Gatsby for the first time (yes, because of the movie!) and I realized that I really haven’t read many English classics. I was a French major, so most of my English lit was studied in high school, where I remember poetry, a lot of modern selections, and Shakespeare (specifically […] Read more…
Okay, sure, one might argue that the two purchases I am discussing today are clearly unrelated. If I were not just finishing EQAO with my brain a little bit fried, I might even try to argue back and somehow make the two connect (save money reusing containers, have more money to put in wallet? Or better […] Read more…
I’ve always wanted to take the girls to Centreville Amusement Park, and the beautiful long weekend gave us perfect opportunity. I dragged out the surprise for a couple of days, giving clues for good behaviour (I know, I’m a great mom). Clue # 1: It’s in Toronto but we’re not sleeping over. Clue # 2: We […] Read more…
Today I welcome Vasavi Kumar, a certified life coach with dual master’s degrees in social work and special education, as my special guest blogger. (She’s also co-author of the bestselling book Succeeding in Spite of Everything.) I love Vasavi’s topic about shining, because it connects to one of my favourite Gospel passages, which incidentally I just heard […] Read more…
Stuck On You wants to help get your family ready for camp (or anywhere the kids may be venturing this summer!) With their extensive line of labels, tags and personalized items, Stuck On You can help to make sure that your kids can easily find all of their belongings, and that you don’t have to […] Read more…
As the weather heats up (at least let’s hope the mercury continues to move in the right direction) it’s time to take entertaining outside. We were lucky enough to do a huge backyard reno last year (pool, deck, hot tub) and I intend to take advantage of it. I plan on stocking up on books, […] Read more…
(This is the continuation of a series where I sort through old stuff, and you – lucky, lucky you! – get to see what I have found. I do such good work here, don’t I?) As a child, my answer to the “What do you want to be when you grow up question?” was “Actress, writer and […] Read more…
Today I’m welcoming Nancy from Life Takes Over as a special guest blogger here at This Mom Loves. I think you’ll enjoy her tale of her daughter baking almost independently, and it’s a good reminder to me that I need to let my girls get messy and have fun in the kitchen, even if it’s […] Read more…
Hello dear readers, I’m working on an article about second pregnancies for a national magazine (I’m trying to act cool about it but really I’m super excited!) and I’m hoping you can help me with two things: 1. If you’ve had two pregnancies, how was the second different from the first, physically? Was it better or worse? […] Read more…
You know how I love my magazines, and last month Walmart launched a brand-new (and free) publication. Walmart Live Better, a multi-platform lifestyle magazine, is now available at Walmart Supercentres across Canada, and online through mobile devices and an iPad app. I haven’t picked up a hard copy yet, but I’ve spent lots of time checking it […] Read more…