When Miss Q was five months old last summer and I was riddled with guilt about putting sunscreen on her one very sunny day, I sent Big B out the following weekend to buy a beach umbrella. With a copy of the Canadian Tire flyer in-hand, and two circled umbrella options (one for $19 and…
SwaggerTag custom ID tags
When I discovered personalized labels (the likes of Mabel’s Labels and Lovable Labels), I ordered one of those starter packs that came with a little bit of everything. One of the products was a dog tag-style ID tag; and I’ve had it on The K Man’s backpack ever since he’s had a backpack. But I…
Ever wish you could have had your second baby first?
You’ll have to wander on over to Life in Pleasantville to check out some of the reasons why I wish I could have had my second baby first. It’s my first guest blog!
BOOB Design: The B • Warmer & other best breastfeeding tops
If you told me a few years ago that I’d use my nursing wear for as long as I have – altogether between two kids, going on 30 months (with no end in sight) – I’m not sure I’d have believed you. See, although I always planned to breastfeed, I was met with this recurring…
Nature’s Aid – the remedy for…everything
When a friend reached out today through the resource that is Facebook asking for diaper-rash remedies, I was inspired to write. She said she’d tried Burt’s Bees and Sudocrem – which happens to be a personal fave – but neither worked. So I sent her a link to Nature’s Aid. About a year ago, I…
Organic Lifestyle shredded rubber pillow
I never was much of an environmentalist. In fact, in my university days (back in the ‘90s…sigh), I admit that I even littered on occasion. Some of my more progressive friends were in planet-saving mode, and while I respected their point of view, I certainly didn’t share it. I was just ignorant. I did a…
ergobaby Original Carrier: babywearing at its best
I have owned every conceivable type of baby carrier. Let’s start there. Slings, wraps (of both the three-part variety and the nine-feet-of-material variety), facer-inners, facer-outters. I love love babywearing, and the right carrier makes all the difference. I don’t believe that you’re going to find one carrier that works right from birth all the way…