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4 Clothing Brands Actively Helping the Planet

September 18, 2020

Climate change is real, the forest fires are getting worse and the planet needs our help. We still have to buy new clothes and food though. It looks like it’s up to us to show big business that we’re spending our money with brands who are making a very real difference by either being sustainable, environmentally conscious, or making the Earth better than they found it. Finnley Finnley is a lifestyle clothing brand made in Toronto, Canada. Their products are designed for ...

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Her First Day of School – What it Looked Like and What’s New

September 11, 2020

My daughter is growing up and while that’s a terrifying concept in itself, she’s just had her first day (2 hrs) at kindergarten. Since we’re still very much in a pandemic, and the number of cases is rising again here in British Columbia, things have to be very different. ...

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Huawei Launching A Few New Beauties – Just in time for Christmas (hint, hint).

September 11, 2020

The majority of this post is via a Huawei press release. Having said that, I flippin’ love their products and have been since I bought the Huawei P20 Pro (astonishing camera!) HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro: ANC and immersive audio on demand HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro are the world’s first true wireless ...

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Encouraging Hands-On Learning with STEM Toys

August 31, 2020

My daughter seems to be bored almost instantly, unless she’s either getting messy or putting something together and I’m running out of ‘fun’ experiments to share with her. We’ve done the milk and food colouring with a soapy Q Tip, we’ve done drawing with ...

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Dealing with Clothing Sensitivity

August 29, 2020

My daughter always has issues with new clothing, whether it’s soft or not, if it’s not a loose Summer dress that she’s already worn in, there’s going to be issues and even then it’s hit or miss. If it’s new, remotely tight or snug, or if she’s just not ...

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WIN $100 Starbucks Card to Celebrate #PSL season!

August 28, 2020

Hooray for Fall! Soon the Summer Sun will be replaced by a wonderful nip in the air, cool evenings and wearing scarves even though the daytime highs are still in the 20.Cs. Phew! I’m sweating in this hoodie, but I’m so cozy! Fine, I’ll keep this bit brief. You’re here ...

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Free Early Learning Resources from the BC Ministry of Education

August 28, 2020

Back to School season is just around the corner and it all seems very tentative. That being said, any hand we can have in the joy of learning is a good thing, so the BC Ministry of Education recently sent out a few useful resources for teachers and parents alike. The following early learning ...

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Missing B – Get Informed about Meningitis B

August 27, 2020

I had no idea that being a parent was this much work! Sure, I knew there’d be lots of playing, letting her plaster her Mum’s makeup on me, and carrying her for miles on my shoulders (my poor back!), but nobody told me I’d have to keep myself so informed. As a parent, it’s my job to do ...

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Editing in the Wild – a Laptop that keeps up with adventure + 3 Lightroom Presets

August 19, 2020

Disclaimer: Huawei Canada provided the Matebook X Pro for honest review British Columbia is beautiful and perfect for exploring and heading out for adventures. Whether it’s an afternoon road trip up to Squamish or Whistler, or a week-long hike or camping retreat, you need tech that can ...