This week’s five things is brought to you by my obsession for bags, shoes and jewellery. I love the latest trinkets and cute ballet flats so I went in search of five sites that offer up just that, but on a discount, (and ship to…
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Whistler family recommendations
Whistler is an ideal family vacation destination. With both summer and winter activities and a world-class reputation, it’s a real Canadian star. (If you’re looking for a romantic weekend, it’s also a fabulous choice.) Getting there: From Vancouver: 2hr drive on the Sea to Sky…
Read More...5 things – recipes
For this week’s five things, I picked five recipes I want to try! I adore Pinterest. You all know that by now, I’ve been raving about it since I first discovered it a year ago. I’m not a foody, but you can’t help be swept…
Read More...parenting in the french
Let me start off by saying nobody sent me this book, I didn’t receive a press release or a publicist outreach email. I bought this book because I was curious about what could possibly be different about parenting across the pond in Europe, more specifically,…
Read More...Fall 2012 guide
brought to you by: Fall is just around the corner, and we all know what this means: new clothes, winter gear, new activities to register for, classes… and all of these things require new ‘stuff’. So we picked out some of our faves, just for…
Read More...Mama Blogs: it’s here!
Are you a ‘blogger‘? Would you like to be? Or would you just like to meet some fabulously talented bloggers and local influential moms in the social media world? We have a stellar lineup of panelists, both in Edmonton and in Vancouver, this September to…
Read More...5 things August 9
My five things this week are family-friendly travel sites, and my top picks for booking, researching or simply daydreaming about your next family vacation. 1 | Trip Advisor The very best in travel reviews are found on this site. I have used this site for…
Read More...Acura RDX Car Review
I recently took a business trip to Edmonton and Honda Canada was generous enough to give me a car to drive while in the city. They delivered an Acura RDX and I was excited to get out of my usual, a Honda Odyssey, and try…
Read More...five things July 27
My picks of this for July are …. 1 | Josline (Spruce Grove’s Modern Mama) wrote about things she gives herself permission to do now that she’s a mom this week. We all know life changes, dramatically, after kids. Something as simple as a haircut…
Read More...inspired to plan a party
Our kids all have birthdays, every year! While I love to daydream of throwing the most fabulous bash ever, I usually resort to a simple shindig or party at the local community centre so I don’t have to deal with a house-full. However, that doesn’t…
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