I’ve long been a carry-only-one-credit-card kind of gal. I like to be loyal — and I like my points even more. But in the 10 years that I had my old credit card, I never stopped to research if I was still getting the best bang for my annual-fee buck. Ten years is a long…
Things to do in Toronto for May long weekend: JUNIOR, Toronto’s International Children’s Festival
If you’re looking for things to do around Toronto during the May long weekend, Harbourfront Centre’s presentation of JUNIOR (an International Children’s Festival) should definitely be on your list. The best part? Most of the activities are F-R-E-E! (And who doesn’t love finding free things to do in the GTA?!) From May 18 to 24,…
Best smartphone for photography: Google Pixel 3XL
After I left the iPhone world, I was a Motorola phone fanatic for many years because, for me, my phone is often my camera. But when the Google Pixel came on the scene, I made the switch. However, after using the Pixel 2XL for a short time last year, the poor battery life had me…
Breville Sous Chef Peel & Dice review
This Breville Peel & Dice review has been months in the making. Because like any complex, multipurpose appliance, I believe you have to use it in all kinds of real-life situations, put it through a few cleaning cycles and make a whole variety of things with it before writing about it. One of Breville’s latest…
Mia & The White Lion review
If you’re looking for a movie review of Mia & The White Lion from both a parent’s and kid’s perspective, you’ve come to the right place. We were invited to an advanced screening before the film opens nationwide on Friday, April 12, and went with five adults and seven children! I’ve heard that the sun…
A spare pair of underwear, anywhere: Undigo (sponsored post)
Ladies: this post is just for you. Gents, #TMIalert — I invite you to bow out now. Because we’re going to be talking about the reasons we women might need to carry around a pair spare of undies, and review how a new brand called Undigo is helping us do it more discreetly than ever….
Installing your smart home devices with electrical care (sponsored post)
When it comes to tech in my house, we toggle between being early adopters and late-to-the-party folks. In every instance, we sort of muddle our way through the installation and set-up process — though lately it seems like our 10-year old can figure anything out for us. And so it was with our smart home…
9 Orangtheory Fitness guidelines for proper gym etiquette
As a proud Orangetheory Fitness ambassador for nearly the last two years, I’ve had the privilege of visiting studios across Ontario, into Manitoba and even beyond our Canadian borders. So I’ve seen a lot of pretty cool things — plus a few things that make me want to shake my fist in the air…
The essential ski gear & skiwear guide (2019)
When I curated my first ski gear guide in 2016, we’d only just started our ski adventure. And you know me — I’m such a gear nerd that all I’ve done in the three years since is try out new brands and products over and over again in the hopes of locking down the secret…
Microsoft Holiday Wish List (sponsored post)
‘Tis the season and if you’re still looking for gift ideas for your resident gamer or entertainment nerd, I can’t say enough about Xbox. We bought an Xbox One, extra controller and a bunch of games three years ago after cobbling together gift cards the kids got for Christmas. As someone who grew up playing…