Toronto Midtown Archives

10 Ways to Save on Your Next Local Getaway

Looking for tips and tricks to save money? If you are like me, getting away on a trip that is more than a few hours away is just not in the cards for us right now. Having two kids of a “bickering age” in the…

Verbal Diarrhea – Part 1

For the last while I have what many call, writers block. I have been really stressed out. In part by the things going on in my personal life and at work that I just have not had the time or energy to put into figuring…

Wellness Trends 2023

As we look to 2023, what trends will we see in fitness, food, self-care, beauty and sustainability? The Wellness Show has been at the forefront of wellness trends for the past 30 years, and here’s what we think will shape the future of the wellness…

2022 Modern Mama Holiday Cocktail Advent

It’s time for my annual cocktail advent. 2022 has been a busy year as everyone got back into the new normal and started to learn to live with COVID. Thankfully (so far) this year BC has not have the magnitude of natural disasters we had…

Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without

Lessons that were learnt from the 1929-1933 Great Depression in Canada were instilled in many of us who are Baby Boomers and Generation X’ers, as children. Those same lessons have been gradually lost over the last 30 years. We now live in a very “disposable…

6 Browser Extensions That Will Save You Money (&Time)

I know I am looking at all possible ways to save money these days. With the holidays coming up, being able to save money and get cashback on purchases I was already going to make, is a win-win. Saving me time and money by finding…

Giving Tuesday – Peace Collective

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Giving Tuesday was born and incubated at the 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday is…

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Movie & Giveaway

PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK ONLY IN THEATRES JULY 15, 2022 SYNOPSIS: A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais)…

Hey Google, Thank you for Making my Life Easier

My life is pretty hectic and anything that I can do to make my life even a little bit easier, is a welcome thing. Several years ago we discovered Google Home assistant. We started off with a few Google Nest mini devices and expanded to…

Easy DIY = Saving Money

Do you find yourself spending a lot of money on items for their convenience. There are lots of items that are cheaper to make at home but some items are just might not be worth the time it takes to make them yourself. There are…