Healthy Living

As a parent of a child with allergies, I am hyper-aware how something as fun and playful as Halloween night can become a very nervous and fearful event for children of allergies, as well as their parents. We want all children to have the best time on Halloween night and…

Recycling is not the same as a zero-waste lifestyle. Read my journey in learning the difference and why you should care about it too. I used to love telling people that my family recycled so much. Our large recycling bin is front and center in the kitchen and our smaller…

Children are full of emotions – and it takes time for them to learn how to deal understand them. Here are some of strategies to help your child cope with anxiety. Do you ever feel like your child is having a meltdown for no reason? Like, it just comes out…

It comes with the territory. People see mamas as wonder women, getting all the things done. I mean, face it, we are rock stars in our own right. We are taking care of other little humans, and there is nothing more rock star than that. So, others see all the…

Do you ever put together a bunch of ingredients and hope to make something delicious, or do you always follow a recipe to the specific ingredients? Lately, I have been experimenting a bit more in the kitchen and coming up with some great new meals for my family. These recipes…

Maybe you are one of the lucky mamas in the know about this amazing baking revelation. If not, read on. This is life changing! I stumbled on this method of preparing foods over on Pinterest. And while I had heard about prepping casserole or freezer meals on weekends to save…

True confession: I wanted to be an orthodontist for a larger part of my grade school and high school years. I knew I was fascinated with the biology of teeth and every time I went to the dentist or orthodontist for my braces, I studied the posters on the walls,…

In many ways, we have paired down our needs versus our wants, even more so since the pandemic began. At the same time, we have gotten really good at knowing what things we use the most, and what things we require for our road trips, back and forth to our…

Family water safety is an incredibly important topic. Setting rules and boundaries to keep your family safe is a MUST, especially with pool season in full swing. Take a look at my water safety tips and how you can keep your family safe by the pool this season. When the…

Here it is, the moment you have been waiting for! I have tried Dermadry Total and the results are in. So many of you reached out to me on comments public and private to know more about this FDA-cleared and Health Canada-certified iontophoresis machine. I took time to try it…