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Make a Kindness Calendar – a festive countdown + printable list

October 18, 2020

Since there’s something special waiting for us in a calendar’s pockets, waking up on December mornings are a little easier. The excitement is real but we can’t forget the philanthropy of the season and the message of giving and sharing kindness that is the backbone of all the Christmas TV specials, as well as something I try to impart to my daughter before the lights and gifts get too distracting. A twist on the traditional chocolate-filled advent calendar is a Kindness ...

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Stocking Fillers and Gifts so awesome you cross out Santa’s name and write your own

October 12, 2020

There’s no way you’re letting the man in red take the credit for these toys, gifts, and fun 2020 distractions. It’s time to write ‘love from Santa’ on the toothbrush, Old Spice gift box, and the Satsuma orange already back in the fruit bowl. You get the credit for ...

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So You Bought an Airfryer. Now what? – Start With These 20 Easy Recipes

October 11, 2020

Disclaimer: I was gifted this Easy Reach® Sure-Crisp™ Air Fry Toaster Oven from Hamilton Beach in exchange for a write-up. All words are my own. An air fryer is a counter top mini oven that cooks things super fast using convection and it’s small size to cook fast and evenly. It also ...

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We can’t sit on Santa’s lap this year, but we can video chat! Here’s how.

October 5, 2020

As we all know, this year is all kinds of different, but it doesn’t mean we have to miss out on the fun of Christmas, especially meeting Santa! Talking to Santa Claus (or Father Christmas as we call him back in England), is the start of the Holiday season. The problem is, lining up with ...

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The Great BC Getaway Giveaway

October 1, 2020

“Any plans for the weekend?” – whatsherface in the office lunchroom “Oh, just heading out of town for a quick break.” – you. That feeling of telling that workmate you never really liked that you’re going on vacation was incredible. Not that we have ...

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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 ...

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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 ...