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 »
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 »
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God. Day 26. TWENTY-SIX! As my 4 year old daughter said this morning when I got up, “Mommy! You only have four days left until you can eat SUGAR!!” So it’s been twenty-six days of being incredibly mindful about what I eat. I ... Read More »
Hi! My name is Jennifer, and I’m addicted to sugar. I don’t say this lightly. It’s not in the fun facebook meme way that moms talk about hiding in the bathroom to eat a chocolate bar: I literally have a serious sugar addiction, and I knew that I needed to do something about it soon or I’d end up with ... Read More »
My body does something really interesting: It doesn’t sweat when I work out (I turn into a giant, perfectly ripe tomato), but it sweats profusely from the armpits when I’m just a little bit chilly. Ugh. So, in spite of the fact that I don’t get crazy stinky when I exercise, I have always gravitated towards pretty powerful antiperspirants for ... Read More »
There comes a point in any relationship when the romancing stops. What was once fresh and exciting enough to have you bounding out of bed in the morning becomes routine and background noise. When the romance began, you found yourself checking in more often than you checked the time. You went to bed after a late night walk with a ... Read More »
Until 3 years ago, I never had any issues with my skin. Nothing. Ok, I had to moisturize a LOT, but that was pretty much it. And then, I had our daughter. And we ended up bottle feeding after 2 months. And I ended up hand washing bottles at least an hour a day…. which is when my eczema first ... Read More »
Take a deep breath, everyone: life’s about to get crazy. Places, everyone! Cue the present shopping, Christmas baking, work parties, family gatherings, Santa pictures, turkey cooking, wine drinking, chocolate eating, late nights, early mornings, strung-out children, messy houses, Christmas concerts, and so on… It’s hard to get a good night’s sleep, let alone take care of yourself when so many ... Read More »
Every time I’ve been at my mom’s house for the past 4 years and I’ve exhibited signs of cold or flu (or anything else, for that matter), she has pushed Oil of Oregano on me. I tried it once. It smelled awful. I misunderstood her directions and put it on my tongue, not under my tongue, and I tasted it for ... Read More »
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