Home Essentials

As a family, we spend many hours on the road. Whether it is commuting from school or family visits, long trips to the country, or even longer trips anywhere from 3-9 hours (or more). Since the boys were little, I made it a point to have an activity bin in…

After an extensive meetup with a health specialist at the end of last year, one of the biggest recommendations I had was to drink more water. Ok, let’s be honest, the recommendation was to drink water. I did not drink any water. Well, that has since changed. The benefits are…

I cannot tell you how much I simply love the artistic bouquets that my friends Carolina of Fleur&Sense creates. She is not just a florist, she is a floral designer. Here are some examples of her work for the holidays: Also, if you want to smile with inspirational bouquets, follow…

Dare I write the words down: Next week, summer is officially over. As hair-raising as I found the boys sometimes this summer, having them home with us is always so amazing. We learn a lot about them. In the midst of chaos, we get mini one-on-one conversations and discover their creative sides, thoughts…

If you love the smell of lavender, this will make you happy – the Quebec company, Bleu Lavande, known for their cosmetic creams and essentials oil, has now created a line of cleaning products with their lavender, called Loft. Bleu Lavande said is was an easy decision to add Loft…

We just got back from our amazing Walt Disney World vacation and the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, and it was everything we could have imagined and more! I have so much to share with you and I can’t wait to dive in. The first request I received was from…

This will be the second Mother’s Day without my Mama. It is so hard to believe that I cannot just pick up the phone and give her a call. I miss her all the time. In all my good moments and my difficult moments, I think of her and all…

There is nothing like flowers beginning to bloom, green grass starting to show through the muddy ground, and buds beginning to form on the trees above. I speak only from memory because here in Montreal, we are not really witnessing anything like that yet! In fact, we just received snow…

If you happen to be one of the over one million users on the new(ish) platform, Periscope, you might have caught my giveaway announcement last night. I’m so new to Periscope but I am giving it a shot, and I thought declaring how proud I am at being a Hallmark…

When it came time to decide on what furniture to keep from my parents’ home, it was a difficult task for me. Pretty much every piece of furniture had a fond memory. And if anything, they were pieces that my parents deemed worthy to have in their home. But there…