Disclosure: I was compensated to facilitate this blog post. My opinions, however are honest and my own, as always. I remember it like it was yesterday. That baby smell. Long before I had my own babies, I was the daughter of a mama that founded a center with “that baby…
Healthy Living
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Have you watched the Netflix’s series, Chef’s Table? It is a pure delight for the whole family. If you appreciate food, this is the series for you. Now with six volumes for chefs from all over over the world, Chef Massimo Bottura was showcased in the first episode. What I…
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On July 1st, only in Quebec, is what is considered “moving day”. It’s when most leases to apartments are up and students in the city decide to move back home for the rest of the summer. Here in Montreal, moving trucks are double parked, if you can get a moving…
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One thing I have always strived for, is finding toys and games that encourage healthy living. This looks different to us all, but to me, it has meant showing my boys, through pretend play, how to live well. It can be a board game, a family activity, or a toy.…
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If you are feeling like winter will never end, you are not alone. Living in Quebec, the winters are long and cold. I can honestly say, I am always shocked when winter is still around with such strength at the end of February and early March. By mid-February, we have…
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Last weekend, we took the boys for a ski day at one of our favourite family hills, Owl’s Head, in the Eastern Townships. We knew the hill was bought last year and was going to have 200 million dollars in renovations over the next 10-15 years. The hill had been…
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I’ll admit, I was one of the thousands of people that jumped up and squealed when I saw that Marie Kondo launched an original 8-part series on Netflix. Perfectly timed for all of us after-Christmas cleaner-uppers, the series aired on January 1st. My Christmas decorations were still up, and I…
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Tidying up, decluttering, whatever you call it, the amount of stuff we have is taking over our homes and our minds. If you have not binge-watched the new Netflix series with expert Marie Kondo, one thing I can tell you is the one major influx of items across all families…
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By now, you will have heard, no matter where you live in the world, that Canada has officially legalized the possession and use of marijuana for adults. Truth be told, October 17th was not something I marked down on my calendar to remember, but it was clearly a “high-light” for…
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Now that we have settled into our school routines and after school activities, I feel like we are getting our groove back. Although I have to mention, our change in weather is not a motivator in the least. Literally days ago, I was in our pool. And even though it…