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My Early Steps™ Wins Gold award from Mom’s Choice Awards® (Giveaway)
My Early Steps™, a soft structured baby walker, was named among the best in family-friendly products by the Mom’s Choice Awards® program. It was recognized with a Gold award in the Gear &...
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Definitely MY Daughter
I'm on a few mom groups on Facebook. Sometimes I find these groups very helpful, sometimes I find members to be a bit neurotic, but I always find being a part of these groups entertaining.The other day...
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Update Your Outdoor Space for $100 #WalmartFrugalHeroes
This is the first place Chris and I have lived in that’s had a working balcony. When we first started dating, neither of our places had balconies (although Chris’ did have a pretty nice roof top patio...
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New Signature McWrap tasty addition to McDonald's Canada menu
I'm a little obsessed with McDonald's. As part of my travelling, I've eaten at a McDonald's in every country I've visited (save Cuba and Jamaica, of course, since there are no McDonald's restaurants...
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#IAMSSoGood Canada's first ever concert for dogs! (#PGmom Giveaway)
Full disclosure: I am a cat person. I have always owned cats and will always own cats.Booyah (or Boo Bear as I fondly refer to him), is a cat with a dog's love. And by this I mean, he greets me at the...
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When Honour Roll Students Attempt to Parent
Today was Hannah's last class for her spring swimming lessons. Since we moved this past winter, it was the first session at a new pool, and we took the classes through the City of Toronto.In our...
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Pure Via sweeteners (Review & Giveaway)
I didn't start drinking coffee until my working years. I got through university by drinking Coke. But now that I'm a parent, I don't know how I could live without coffee. Once I moved in with Chris, I...
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Tim Hortons #CampDay is Wednesday, June 5th!
Stopping for Timmy's is a daily routine for most Canadians. In fact, I plan my lane changes on Tim Hortons location en route to work (thankfully we have many Tim's locations on the university campus I...
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Dine & Dish with Dawn (#PGmom)
With a toddler who eats everything (and I mean everything) with her hands because it's faster than using a fork or spoon, poutine is a food we have yet to let her try.But I love poutine. Especially...
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On Gender (AKA Why I Let My Daughter Play With Any Type of Toy)
Hannah wears pink, likes bracelets and enjoys brushing my hair.She also loves Thomas & Friends, playing with Duplo (the regular, primary colour kind) and pushing around toy cars.I will never tell...
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Octaspring Evolution Plus pillow provides a better night's sleep (Review &...
In the last weeks of my pregnancy, when I was itching to meet my daughter, people told me to enjoy the sleep while it lasted. Ha, I thought. I have a watermelon in my belly, I get up every three hours...
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Fundraise with Mabel's Labels
School is almost out for the summer, but back to school season will come before we know it. Did you know you can start a Mabel's Labels fundraiser for your child's school or daycare?Once the fundraiser...
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Netflix Canada - The Perfect Gift for Every Dad
This Sunday, we celebrate Father's Day.Chris is a hands-on Dad who loves cooking meals for Hannah, playing Duplo with Hannah and being in charge of the bedtime routine - bath, bottle, bed (I get to do...
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Bye bye dishcloth, Hello Bounty #DuraTowel (#PGmom Review)
What Swiffer did to the mop and broom, Bounty DuraTowel will do to the dishcloth.I never really understood the dishcloth. Why would you want to use the same rag to clean multiple and different...
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Affordable Family Fun at the Bowmanville Zoo
One of Hannah's favourite noises to make for the past few months is trumpeting like an elephant. You ask, "What sound does an elephant make?" and she responds with such a convincing noise that you...
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Getting my fibre a delicious way - Fibre 1 Almond & Cluster Delight #Fibre1ACD
I think I might be the least enthusiastic bride out there. At least, that's probably what the staff at the store I bought my gown in thought a few weeks ago. They wanted to know if I wanted to try it...
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Destination Fun: Toronto's Centre Island #Centreville4Fun
One of the coolest things about raising your child where you grew up is that you get to revisit fun places and experience them again as if it were your first time.As a child growing up in Toronto,...
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Back-To-School Ready In June With Future Shop
Chris recently attended the Future Shop Showcase Must-haves for Back-to-School. His findings are below.It’s late June, so naturally most kids are thinking about – or already on - summer vacation....
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For the Love of Zed #TGCBB
When I write, I make sure to use the Canadian spelling of words. (I am so ecstatic when I type the u in words like favourite, neighbour, favour, honour, etc. and it doesn't result in the red squiggly...
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Save on Mabel's Labels Ultimate Back to School Combo
It's never too early to begin planning for the next school year and as the saying goes "the early bird catches the worm!" Help the little scholars in your life stay organized with Mabel's Labels....
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