Women to celebrate

A while ago I spent a Friday evening sharing some of my favourite women to follow on Twitter – with the hashtag #WomenToCelebrate.  I enjoyed it so much that I want to expand on the idea.  After all, not all of you are on Twitter, or perhaps that’s not where you find connection most easily. Every so often, I want to spotlight women who I feel are worth your time to celebrate.  Some may have given me a moment...

How to teach your kids about money AND not to figh...

When did you start teaching your kids about money?  Have you started yet?  How did you know where to begin? In some cases, talking about money can come easily with kids.  We start simple:  learning the names of coins, discussing how much something costs, and so on.  But for many people, it can be hard to figure out how to take the conversation further – or how to make the topic interesting enough that their younger...

Knowing her own mind

We all know the signs, don’t we?  A certain set to a tiny jaw; the undeniable stamp of a small foot. My youngest is three, and there’s no denying she is going to have her own opinions.  I can already tell she’s going to be willing to express them, insist on them, and defend them.   As parents, what do we do?  Is it easiest to just insist she do what we want?  Should we expect her to meet our expectations, bend to...

Connecting families with KINDER® Canada’s &#...

I remember the first time I heard about the Children’s Miracle Network. I was working in one of my first full-time jobs and found out we would be supporting the Network in our workplace.  We wore T-shirts, decorated, and both raised and contributed money.  I had no idea what it would be like to have kids of my own, and worry about their well-being. How little I knew back then. How have I come to be so fortunate?  My...

Happy Easter, everyone!

That right there is one of my favourite Easter cartoons.  I can’t help it, it’s funny. “My butt hurts.” “What?” And just like that, Easter arrived!  The children awoke to find baskets full of goodies, and eggs hidden throughout our main floor.  I’ve never seen two kids run so fast – they were tripping over each other to find the eggs. It was all I could do to keep our seven...

Celebrate all you’ll save with Fisher-Price

I have a question for all you parents out there. How many times a month do you pop out to pick up a gift for a birthday party, a baby shower or a new baby gift?  (Never mind the gifts for your own kids…eek.)  In the fall, when I have so much shopping to do (two birthdays and Christmas within about two months, thank you very much), I tend to shop in bulk more often.  I’ll pick up a few gifts at a time, or make...

Who did you forget to look after today?

Today I stopped at Starbucks and ordered a latte. I had an hour or two to run some errands and thought a treat would be nice. Recognizing a mild pang of hunger, I added a package of dry roasted almonds to my order. Out I walked, treat in hand. Or did I? Would you call that a treat? You see, two months ago, I would have ordered a caramel macchiato. Four months ago, I would have ordered a caramel macchiato, with an...

How simple are the things that bring you joy?

Magic is lost every day. We lose it when we forget to love life, forget to trust, and neglect to see what is around us.  Something that has been right under our noses can be lost before we even realize we have it. How simple are the things that bring you joy?  Sometimes we look for change, even when good is all around us.  What happens that we stop seeing things clearly?  When did we decide we were too jaded for our rose...