When Maple Leaf Foods drew my name as the winner of a social media conference sponsorship about this time last year, I was awestruck. I had only been blogging a short time and had never been to an industry event before. Not long after, I went to the ShesConnected conference. And although I used a…
The Little Mermaid emerges on Blu-ray for the first time
The movie: The Little Mermaid (Disney) When it’s available: October 1, 2013 What it’s about: The most famous mermaid of all time, Ariel, desperately wants to shed her fins and walk on two legs among the humans – namely, Prince Eric, with whom she falls in love after saving his life. She trades her beautiful singing voice with evil…
Gliding Shelf Solutions – for serious home organization
When we moved into our newly built home three years ago, I thought we’d spend less money from year to year than we did when we lived in our 80-year-old tumble-down semi in an old Toronto neighbourhood. News flash: having a new home costs as much to make your own as it does to repair…
Tieks by Gavrieli – the last ballet flat you’ll ever buy
There I was, innocently reading through my Twitter feed, when someone mentioned “comfy shoes” and “Oprah” in the same breath. Er, tweet. Now, I love me some Oprah. But what I love even more are comfortable shoes. And if you’ve watched even just one Oprah season, you know she calls her shoes by the amount of time…
Healthier snacks from Puritan’s Pride (mini-review)
THE PRODUCTS Sensible Foods’ Crunch Dried Cherry Berry Snacks and Glenny’s Organic Brown Rice Marshmallow Treats (Chocolate). THE GOOD Both products are certified organic. The Marshmallow Treats contain nine whole grains in every bar, which is pretty impressive for something that’s so kid-friendly in terms of taste and presentation. You’ll be able to pronounce every ingredient, and you…
Wordless Wednesday: 3M’s new ScotchBrite Ultra sponge cleaners
Bubble Bamboo Wraps (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT Bubble Bamboo Wraps – bamboo swaddling blankets. About $45 to $50 for a three-pack. THE GOOD These swaddling blankets are super-thin, which means you can put your babies into onesies or light jammies, swaddle the heck out of them and not worry about overheating their little bodies. Bubble Bamboo Wraps are nice and…
Abundance Naturally Baby products
I love/hate it when a company contacts me and tells me how “natural” its products are. More often than not, I can’t even review the products because they contain ingredients that I generally won’t put in or on my kids. This has happened with lower-priced products like Boo Bamboo, and even higher-priced products like those…
TomTom VIA 1605 TM GPS device
I have directional issues. I’m that person who will be walking in one direction in the mall, go into a store, walk back out not five minutes later and not know which way to turn. Put me in a foreign environment, and I’m completely disoriented. It took me at least three years of driving in…
“Super Buddies” now available on Blu-ray combo pack and DVD
The movie: Super Buddies (Disney) When it’s available: August 27, 2013 What it’s about: The goldens of Fernfield Farms – Budderball, Mudbud, B-Dawg, Buddha and Rosebud – are each bestowed with super powers thanks to some mysterious “rings” they come across. When a shape-shifting brute from outer space threatens Earth, the dogs come to the rescue. What…