Celebrating

Being a part of social media for work allows me to research and try out new ways of sharing information. Today I shared my unboxing on Instagram Live. But since many of you reading the blog might not be there (yet ;)) I thought I would show you it here.…

Oh, Montreal. Why you gotta be so cold?! Seriously, I am in full hibernation mode here. My boys are braver than me and can handle the cold better, for short bursts of time. But at -30°C no one should be outside for long. My poor husband was dreaming of skiing…

Christmas is just around the corner and I know some of you might be looking for that extra special “wow” gift for your kids. Hasbro has stepped up its game in the tech department and I have three suggestions that are new and amazing. DropMix – Created in collaboration with…

Looking to build your Christmas library so that you can have the best books for this time of year? Take a look at our carefully-curated list! We have these books in our Christmas library and we pull them out each year to read and enjoy together. It takes time to…

It is with greatest pride and happiness that I announce my biggest holiday giveaway for this season: a family-pack (4 tickets) to see Cirque du Soleil’s new show, Crystal! If you have not heard about this show yet, it has been an idea in the minds of the Cirque du…

It’s that time of year again when we get to celebrate with family and friends! Have you done your holiday shopping? Oh, I see. Have you started? I know, it’s a busy time of year. I’m in the same boat as you. I still have a few teacher gifts to…

This morning, I had the pleasure of sitting down on the Breakfast Television couch with Derick Fage to chat about feel-good gift giving. I’m all for gift giving and making my kids feel extra special on Christmas morning, but I can admit, and so can they, that we have way…

When holiday shopping, there may be a few people on your list that are hard to buy for. Maybe they have everything. Or maybe they have some likes that you know of but you don’t know exactly what kind of gift you can get in those categories without searching the…

Every year, since the boys have been just little, my husband and I have taken them to a local farm to choose our Christmas tree. Quinn Farm is family-run it has been part of our family traditions for years in every season. They have activities going on all year round,…

In our home, Advent means a great deal. I actually make it into a great deal, because growing up, it was a big deal in our home. And the older I became, the more it meant to me, and the more meaningful we made it as a family. On the…