African Lion Safari
I was about seven or eight years old the first time I visited African Lion Safari. We owned a grey Cutlass, or something equally domestic, and the one and only recollection I have of that day is of the baboons. One yanked the antenna off of our car, while two of his little friends cheekily…
Aruba: one of the best island getaways you’ll ever take
I first went to Aruba four years ago when The K Man was a week shy of two years old and Miss Q was growing in my belly. We got a killer deal from TravelZOO and stayed at the Occidental Grande Aruba. Loved it. Loved Aruba. It’s one of those places that feels like home to…
#FamilyTravelCA chat: vacation photography
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a picture from vacation must be worth a million. Join this month’s #FamilyTravelCA Twitter chat on Tuesday, May 27 from 9 to 10 p.m. EST with hosts @Listen2Lena, @ChildMode, @SassyModernMom and @FeistyFrugal alongside moderators @kidsumers, @RossanaWyatt, @Candace_Dx and me! We’re talking pics, photographic memories and tips to make…
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana
Big B and I went to Las Vegas for our honeymoon in 2007. It was a wild idea: get married in The Bahamas and honeymoon in Vegas. Kind of backwards, but we’re weird like that. It was January, and I was totally unprepared for how frigidly cold it would be. I mean, it’s the freakin’…
Xyla review
Wordless Wednesday: Shake up your mornings
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Not Yer Granny’s Granola (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT Not Yer Granny’s Granola homemade granola. THE GOOD Made in Canada (about an hour away from us, in Barrie, Ont.) by a couple who look like they’re having an awful lot of fun in this lifetime. Four ridiculously addictive flavours: Maple Me Happy, Pumpkin Pizzazz, Hello Orange and Javanola. And trust me, every…
Garden of Life mind/body rejuvenation challenge: update No. 3
Now that I’m half-way through my mind/body rejuvenation challenge (which you can read more about here, here and here), I have started to notice a bit of a plateau. The weight is no longer dripping off of me like it did the first few weeks and I’m not inching back into my old clothes as quickly….
Garden of Life mind/body rejuvenation challenge: update No. 2
I fell off the wagon this weekend. It happens, right? It started with divine French food full of delicious, fatty goodness on Saturday night and ended with a carb-and-grease overload at Boston Pizza on Sunday. But I got back on track today, and I’d been very disciplined so far, so I’m not feeling very guilty….