Woo hoo! It’s December 1st again (seriously, how did that happen so fast), AND it’s Friday – that means FREEBIE FRIDAY, and today I’ve got a cute Santa Beard Countdown for you. It also means Christmas is officially right around the corner. How are all of you doing with your Christmas shopping? I’m a little…
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How to survive a long road trip with little kids
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.#CanadianTire #QuakerState #CollectiveBias It’s not easy going on a long road trip with kids. The miles drag by slower and slower the longer you’re in the car. The kids get more wild with every passing state. If I’m…
Cheers to putting family first in our lives, and the kitchen
I’m so excited to get to share with all of you the awesome day I had with the kids and Maple Lodge Farms a few weeks ago coming up with our signature sandwich. Spoiler: It was a dragon (of course it was). Cheers to always putting family first! #FamilyFirst #NaturallyFromTheFarm
When life gives your family type 2 diabetes, make sugar free BBQ sauce
When life gives your family type 2 diabetes, make sugar free BBQ sauce – coping with my husbands diabetes diagnoses and first steps
How Resolve Gold Saved My Sons Favorite Pants
I’m a deal shopper. My rule with the kids’ clothes is that I never spend more than 50% of original cost – doesn’t matter how cute it is, I just bide my time until the right sale comes along. Sometimes, those deals are just too good to pass up. Sometimes, you find a pair of what…
The Adventures of Napkin Man Free Interactive Episodes and a $100 Giveaway
It’s family day in Ontario today, and I thought that would be the perfect time to tell you a bit more about what’s been going on in ours lately. The good: yesterday was Sophie’s 2’nd birthday, and we celebrated over the weekend with a few small parties with family, and some amazing cake (always the…
Look at me, being a dick Mom
Saturday Anna got sick. My second thought was “Ohhh, poor little thing”. My first thought was “Shit”. That was my first thought because whenever one of the kids gets sick, my lack of sleep combined with a piss poor immune system (I’ve decided to blame my mother for not putting me in daycare, something my…
Get your kids in the kitchen!
Saddle up folks, I’ve gotten out my soapbox and I’m looking to rant a little bit… or maybe this is just an excuse to show some adorable pictures of Sophie baking cookies with me. She’s helping me write this post right now too (blogging is so easy with a baby sitting on your lap). First for…
How to Finish® Taking Care of Your House After the Holidays
I saw something the other day that really stuck with me: “My goal for 2016 is to accomplish the goals of 2015, which I should have done in 2014, because I made a promise in 2013, and planned in 2012”. Does this sound familiar to anyone else? Yeah, I thought it might. It’s why I’m doing things…
Fun Budget-Friendly Ways to Get Your Kids Eating at School
For me, back-to-school is the most bittersweet time of the year. And this year marks the first time two out of three of my kiddos will be in school – making it extra tough on the heartstrings. I’m lucky to be able to stay home full time, but probably not so shocking to other moms…
How to have an awesome day with your kids for free. Seriously.
I’m only three weeks into summer and I’m already starting to feel burned out. How could this possibly be happening. Already. Sigh. I’m a planner. I constantly have lists running through my head about what I want to do, and where I want to take the kids. I constantly guilt myself for being a stay…
Resolve Gold and the Five Day Stomach Flu
Laundry and I are close, really close. As a family of five I’m clocking a solid seven to eight loads of laundry per week, and dealing with stains on a constant basis. On top of the kid’s clothes (food, grass, did I mention food?), I have my husband who has worn the same self-appointed “uniform”…
Our Crazy Life – June 2015
I swear, I don’t know where the last 30 days went. Everyone got sick, then as soon as everyone got better it was just balls to the wall non-stop insanity for an entire month. Here’s basically what went down: I filmed this a few weeks ago (I still can barely talk about it, because, nerves)….
May 1 – You
I thought it would be fun to sign up for a month long commitment to blogging. Every day, one quick little post, a way for everyone to get to know me a little better, and a way for me to start blogging with more frequency. Bonus – this month the daily “themes” were written to go…
The day Pepperidge Farm® reminded me to take care of myself, too.
I’ve been feeling stretched pretty thin lately. It’s hard trying to be everything, and do everything, and still feel like you’re finding the time to make the right choices for you. I haven’t been. Then, a few weeks ago I was asked to work with Pepperidge Farm® Cracker Chips, and it was the push I needed…
Anything “can” happen. Until it actually does.
As a mom of three kids under 5, I’m the first one to joke about how many cuts, bumps, bruises, stitches, and trips to the emergency room we’re going to have in our future. Especially with a son who’s taken to playing hockey. I’m pretty sure that just last week I made a joke on instagram,…
