Healthy Living

As parents, we can talk the talk, but can we walk the walk? Telling our kids that going to school will be OK is the right thing to do. Encouraging them by saying things like “you got this” is great but when they look up at you and say, “how…

Looking for ways to stay eco-friendly for back-to-school season? Why not reuse school supplies? This is not another blog post trying to convince you to buy more reusable bags, water bottles or containers. Don’t get me wrong, we use all those things already, so our family is already being less…

Take a look at this no-nonsense list of family beach gear must-haves. With this list, you’ll be fully prepped for ALL of your summer adventures! When the boys were little, we took road trips to beaches in Canada and the US. Through our experiences, I wrote a post about what…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…