Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
A long, long time ago parents were able to connect with their children through fun and meaningful activities. Throughout the land time-honored experiences delighted both parents and children as they fostered pride, confidence, creativity and connection. Then one day the safety of tangible, tactile tradition was challenged by a whole new – virtual – world. A spell was cast […]
Last week I had the pleasure of being flown out to Toronto and put up at the AMAZING Four Seasons for a night to attend a one day event (and lovely dinner) with P&G Canada. P&G make a lot of products and brands that we all use daily, it was amazing to look through […]
After speaking to the ladies from Smart Cookies and listening to advice from Gail Vaz-Oxlade, I was happy to have Consolidated Credit share their thoughts on debt management and sticking to it to free yourself of crippling debt. You CAN do it. I am now working hard at budgeting and watching where my money goes, to ensure […]
My life line has always had a big mark in it that indicates the time my mother and I made the move from Scotland to Canada. It sometimes feels like two different lives, my childhood in a land far far away and the life here and now. The people involved feel so different – that […]
A short while ago, I was asked, due to the menagerie we call our pets here, if I wanted to chat briefly with a veterinarian connected to Iam’s and P&G Pet Care. I said sure, despite the fact that we currently don’t feed our animals Iams Pet Food. I thought that any advice about our pets […]
Our children (and I) have been spoiled testing all these lovely top of the line touring edition vehicles. The leather seats and auto this and that had us all brimming with excitement. So when I arrived in the shiny and pretty but NOT top of the line 2012 Chevrolet Orlando, they were not that excited […]
My kids have been very excited to see Wreck-It Ralph due to it being set in a video game world. This world is not an X-Box though, but the local arcade, where when the kids go home, the denizens of the games get to relax a bit until being called on for their next quests. […]
I gotta admit to being very happy that we have a nice big Canadian Tire store near where we live. It seems to be our go to for every season, and Halloween is right in there. Our family loves Halloween and we have a lot of fun collecting and decorating our home inside and out. […]
We just got our first notice home about lice from the school. Our kids had a horrid time getting rid of them last year. We felt like we should have had a BIOHAZARD sign on the door. But we did get rid of them. I managed by reading about various tips and ideas on the […]
