Who says people can’t change? I have long been a messy person. Not dirty, making-yogurt-in-your-closet-thanks-to-forgotten-cups-of-milk-dirty – but messy. The kind of messy that irritates others (parents, housemates, spouse), even if I know exactly where everything is. Organized chaos at best. I was the kid who didn’t keep her room neat. I’m the adult who struggles to…
President’s Choice: Healthy Insider’s Report favourites
Let’s get this whole full disclosure thing out of the way before I begin this post: I work for the Canadian PR agency that represents Loblaw Companies Ltd. – makers of the iconic President’s Choice (PC) brand. Between my two maternity leaves, I spent most of my week working on the PC business. I loved…
Sailun TERRAMAX CVR all-weather tires
I have been driving since 1991. (That’s particularly terrifying to write since babies born that year can legally drink. In both Canada and the U.S. Gulp.) I’ve owned two vehicles: a 1998 Pontiac Sunfire and a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. I replaced at least 14 tires on the Sunfire during it’s 12-year life. I never considered…
Crest 3DWhite Whitestrips contest
My family aside, there are two things with which I’m slightly obsessed: white teeth and the red carpet. If you’ve ever thought of trying Crest Whitestrips, I’m here to tell you that the product has really improved over the years. The new 3D Whitestrips are as intensive as many of the professional whitening processes out…
The Golden Opportunity of Child Development (DVD)
If you’re classic Type A, my guess is that you read everything you could get your hands on when you were pregnant with your first baby. I know I did. Books about sleep, books about age-appropriate stimulation, books about introducing solids, books about discipline, books about developmental milestones. But despite all the books, I’ve made –…
Inspired laundering: method Baby Laundry Detergent & my new laundry room
How much time do you spend in your laundry room? Between the sorting, the stain removal, the stuffing-into-the-washer, the re-stuffing-into-the-dryer, the hanging up and the folding, I estimate that I spend an average of seven hours a week in mine. Thankfully, I’d already had one child before we built our current home, and I knew…
Au Fait Mama Foster Breastfeeding Scarf (guest review)
When I received an email about the Au Fait Mama breastfeeding scarf, I couldn’t think of anyone better to test it out than Taya Griffin. You can read more about Taya – a lactation counsellor – on her website, and you can read more about her pre-natal breastfeeding class in this guest review. ************************************************************* I’m shocked…
Hunter-gatherer parenting on Global TV
Have you read Jared Diamond’s piece in Newsweek about the merits of a “hunter-gatherer” approach to parenting? It’s interesting to say the least. And while many of the current philosophies on attachment parenting are clearly evolved from hunter-gatherer times, it is – undeniably – evolved. I consider myself an attached parent in many ways: I…
Charmin Ultra Soft: that’s right – toilet paper.
I wipe a lot of butts. In fact, if you want to get all math-y, I wipe 75 per cent of the bums in my household. We haven’t been totally brand loyal when it’s come to toilet paper, but we don’t just buy the cheapest stuff on the shelf either. No – I don’t mind…
Milk Diary breastfeeding top & other nursingwear
As I nursed Miss Q off to sleep tonight, convinced that she managed to skirt the latest flu – that took down the rest of her family and most of her neighbourhood friends – because she’s still breastfeeding and getting all those delicious antibodies, I wondered just how much longer this would go on. I’d…