THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. There was a time in my life when St. Patrick’s Day meant nothing more than an excuse to drink green beer and do silly things with my friends, but now that I’m a parent, the holiday has taken on much greater meaning to me. Whether my daughter and I […]
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. My daughter’s preschool teachers recently added a science component to the program she’s in, and if I had a nickel for every time she asked if we can do a science experiment, I would be a very rich woman. Of course, I wasn’t overly interested in science when I
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. I recently purchased this LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box for my daughter, and while I spend most of my day silently cursing to myself when I step on pieces of it, I have to admit I really like making different creations with her. I didn’t enjoy our DUPLO days quite as much as
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. About 7 years ago, I gave up coffee. Cold turkey. My husband and I had been HUGE caffeine junkies up until that point in time, and were known to drink 8 cups a day (A DAY!!!), but when he fell very ill and needed to cut coffee, booze, sugar,
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. Growing up as a Canadian in an American school in Singapore was pretty fantastic – we wore shorts every day of the year, we learned about different countries and cultures, we had friends from all over the world, and Canadians like myself weren’t required to take French all through
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of summer. I love spending afternoons at the park with my 3-year-old. I love blowing bubbles on our terrace after dinner. I love wearing maxi dresses and flip flops. I love weekend trips to the beach. And I love the sound
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. Busy bags are a great way to keep little ones occupied on bad weather days and sick days, while traveling, or during the witching hour leading up to dinnertime, but coming up with fresh ideas to keep them interesting can be challenging. And that’s why I loved Pinterest. My daughter
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. My daughter started kindergarten this year, and while she isn’t really a fan of desserts and sugar, she absolutely loves Halloween, and I am beyond excited to show up at her school with a few Halloween treats for her classmates on October 31. I can remember a couple of
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. One of my fondest Halloween memories from my childhood happened in Girl Scouts. I was about 8-years-old at the time, and we were living in Singapore where Halloween didn’t exist, so the Leaders (is that what they’re called?) wanted to make our Halloween extra special. We used to meet
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. When we first moved to Singapore, my parents warned me that things would be different, and while I missed my grandparents terribly in the first few months after we left Canada, I adjusted to the move without any issues and didn’t understand why my mother and sister cried all
