When I opened a package from Renew Life last month in October, I didn’t expect my husband to be so excited about the contents of the package – namely, a bottle of Renew Life Ultimate Flora Critical Care 50 billion probiotic pills. You see, at the end of the first week of school way back in September, our two darling children ... Read More »
5.5 years ago when our strapping young man was but a wee toddler, Netflix was more portable than a DVD player, but only as portable as your data plan or wifi signal. Our little man was not a happy traveler once we passed the 2 hour mark in the car – and since both Grandmas lived farther away than 2 hours, ... Read More »
I am all for food that tastes good, is easy to make, and is HEALTHY. We like to make our own oven fries, and so we came up with a way to make them all of the above. It’s so simple, and it’s good. Disclaimer: there are lots of yummy, labour-intensive ways to make oven fries, including soaking the potatoes, tossing ... Read More »
Have you ever noticed that something as the simple whiff of a brand new binder can completely transport you years back? A few weeks ago on our way home from a European adventure, we stayed in an Amsterdam airport hotel. The hotel was cheap but so well designed. It was truly the first airport hotel that made it seem ... Read More »
I’ve got a new job! I finished up my time at WestJet as a Customer Service Agent last month – what a fun (and exhausting! and rewarding!) job, but at this point in life, I’ve decided that getting up at 3am to go to work is not so much what I see myself doing for the next few years, or ... Read More »
As I was running errands this weekend, I happened upon a garage sale where they were giving away four pairs of cross country skis for FREE!! And as I love anything with good value, I scooped them up. We’ve been wanting to try some cross country skiing for the past few years, but haven’t gotten around to buying any! So ... Read More »
It’s been almost a year since I got my Moto Z smartphone and my Moto Surround Bluetooth headphones. If you’ve seen me in person, you’ve seen me showing off the wonders of the Moto Z and the Moto Mods that can transform the phone – from the necessary extra snap-on battery pack (it has a 4k screen which means that ... Read More »
]If you are looking for interesting YouTube videos to watch with your family, you HAVE to check out some guys called Dude Perfect. We stumbled on them a few weeks ago while looking for basketball trick shots and we were not disappointed! Dude Perfect is a group of 5 former college athletes/roommates/friends who started with a few little stunts, and ... Read More »
What a couple of months it’s been! A new job with crazy hours (4am-7am? #yawn), a move, the Whole30 challenge, a road trip in the UK, and then class trips and the last week of school. And then the summer is truly upon us, as Canada Day is fast approaching! I wanted to do a bit of an update on ... Read More »
Well, here we are, Day 30 of the Whole30! I have to say, we did cheat a wee bit yesterday and today. Yesterday, we ran out of homemade compliant mayonnaise, so I made egg salad with non-compliant mayo. Today, we were out of compliant salad dressing, so I used the dressing that came with the Super 7 salad kit, which ... Read More »
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