Author Archives: Jenn vanOosten

Mandala Sky Jolene Jacket Giveaway ($125 Val)

Mandala Sky is a Canadian business that makes beautiful active wear for all shapes and sizes. Active women of all ages were sporting her gear all weekend, participating in Yoga, dance classes and workshops. Sky has this to say about her creative process:  When designing I am always thinking about women who will benefit from feeling comfortable, relaxed and put ... Read More »

Cute & Easy Father’s Day Card

Full disclosure: I stole this easy Father’s Day Card idea from my cousin, who posted this card on Instagram for Mother’s Day. Thanks, Megan!! 🙂  It’s pretty straight forward, and it’s REALLY easy. If you’ve got one child, use both of their hands (same or different colour paint). If you’ve got multiples, everybody picks a different colour of paint, and ... Read More »

It’s Twitter PARTY Time! #WhishParty June 17, 7pm PST/10 EST!

Do you love a good party?  be it a BBQ, or birthday, WHISH.ca has the answers.  Join us at a lighthearted and fun twitter party on Tuesday June 17th at 7PST (10pm EST) to get all your party planning questions answered and learn a little bit about the best tips for hosting (or attending) a party this summer.  Follow the Hashtag ... Read More »

Girl About Town – Busy is the New Black

I’m still here! Sorry, it’s been a busy week –  beautiful weather during the day has pulled us outside (and therefore away from my computer!) during the day, and then I headed into Toronto on Monday AND Tuesday nights this week for fun & glamorous events – then, when I finally had a minute to sit down at the computer, it ... Read More »

Another Birthday Come & Gone…

I used to be a huge fan of birthdays. How can you not be a fan of birthdays when you’re growing up? You get a special breakfast, and presents before school! You hand snacks out to your class so that everyone knows that it’s your special day. Mom makes what you want for supper, and there’s cake & ice cream and POP!  Then, on the weekend, 17 of ... Read More »

Dollarama: It should be called the $22 Store #FavouritesFriday

How many times have you been to Dollarama in the past 6 months without forking over at least $20? Especially when you just went for 2 things?! I was skeptical – actually, downright annoyed – when Dollarama introduced $2 & $3 items a few years ago. Just another one of those dollar stores that now sold items for $3 that ... Read More »

No Bake Grasshopper Pie #LMDConnector

This no bake Grasshopper Pie isn’t so much a pie, but it’s definitely a very tasty dish. We were headed to a Holiday Monday BBQ and I left myself too little time to make dessert, so I headed straight to my No Bake Treats board on Pinterest.  Follow Jennifer VanOosten’s board No Bake Treats on Pinterest. I used the recipe from ... Read More »

A Boy & His Trucks: A Maple Leaf #MonsterJam Adventure

Last month, Feld Family Entertainment gave us 4 tickets to see the Maple Leaf Monster Jam tour at First Ontario Place in Hamilton. I needed to stay home with our Little Lady, so we arranged for Brian to take Hendrik and our friend Marty took his 5 year old son along.  I wasn’t sure if there was going to be ... Read More »