First Aid Hero

Small Business Sunday With First Aid Hero

This is a very challenging and pivotal time for so many people and so many small businesses.  We love supporting local and wanted to do our part in showcasing some fantastic small businesses. . . This week we are speaking with Jessica Powell, she is…

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Magic link handwriting

Do Your Kids Struggle with Handwriting?

With cursive no longer a part of the British Columbia or Alberta curriculum, many kids are growing up without knowing how to sign their own name.  Many others have illegible handwriting.  If you are looking for a way to help your children develop their ability…

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Don’t Get Booby-Trapped – Milkbud Lactation

Don’t Get Booby-Trapped: The right support can help you achieve your infant feeding goals. Written by Sheena from Milkbud Lactation. “My mom couldn’t breastfeed, so I won’t be able to.” “I wish I could breastfeed but I can’t because I’m taking an antidepressant” “I just…

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Yowochas

Yowochas Learning Academy

 **Disclaimer – I did receive compensation for this article** This school year has been a very rocky one, to say the least. From not knowing what the school year would look like during the summer, to now having schools open while COVID numbers are raging…

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Back to School

Back to School 20/21: Returning to School During a Global Pandemic

The year 2020 has brought a lot of new challenges with it. I don’t know if any of us thought sending our kids back to school would look so different this year than it has in previous years. We are in unprecedented times sending our…

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Summer

Small Business Sunday with Summer Adventures in a Box

We are all in the middle of practicing physical distancing, and while this time is very challenging for everyone right now, it is especially difficult for small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them however we can,…

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stretch

8 Easy At Home Stretches To Alleviate Back Pain

Back pain. I don’t know about everyone else, but as a new mom it is hard to find time to stretch daily! I have been suffering with back issues for over a year now, and these stretches have been recommended to me from a Qualified…

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anti-racism

Now Is The Time To Focus On Authentic Anti-Racism Practices

I am a 35-year-old white woman. The small suburban town that I grew up in was predominately Caucasian and East-Indian families. I am lucky enough that my family raised me to know that the colour of a persons skin doesn’t define how we should treat…

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Meditation

5 Meditation Apps

***Disclaimer – All opinions in this article are my own opinions*** Meditation Feeling anxious? Struggling to sleep at night? Given all that is going on in the world right now, that is totally normal and you are not alone. Personally I have struggled, for a…

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Science

5 Science Projects to Keep Kids Busy During Physical Distancing

5 Science Projects for Kids With everything that is currently going on in our world, there is a good chance that our kids can sense the stress we are all feeling. Parents who used to go to work are now staying home with their children….

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