Sponsored A year-long subscription to the Jelly of the Month club isn’t what your Dad (or husband, brother, uncle, or friend) wants. Sure, it might be kind of funny to see him feign excitement over a delivery of lingonberry or fig jam, but it’s not what he wants. There are always magazine subscriptions, but they usually get left unread on the coffee table and eventually … Continue reading The Only Subscription Your Dad Actually Wants
My daughter is almost 18-months (or a year-and-a-half for the strangers who ask and to whom I don’t want to provide a math problem) and I’m loving every minute. There have been some challenges and soul-searching, as well as many times that I just can’t believe how lucky I am. As IVF patients, our route wasn’t the most simple, though I’ve written plenty about … Continue reading 5 Lessons I’ve Learned in My First 18 Months as a Dad
#Spons Aside from my daily multivitamins, I’m pretty bad at taking any supplements. To be honest, I only take them because they’re basically candy. I know we’re constantly reminded that a balanced diet is the key to a healthy life, but living that mantra isn’t always the easiest thing. As a recent expo for the BMO Half Marathon, which I ran last week, I met … Continue reading My 30-day Sea-Licious Challenge & Giveaway
I remember in my youth, going to HMV and buying tape cassettes with just a few songs, then came CD albums and I was exposed to a whole new world of possibilities. Then the mp3 revolution began. When the first iPod came out in 2001, music in its physical form was in trouble. CDs began their slow descent, music stores started to be replaced on … Continue reading Rediscovering Vinyl – My New Love for Old Music
#sponsored While I try look put-together in my typical British way, I don’t really know how to look ‘fashionable’, and I never have. I think that’s ok though. Dad’s don’t really need to look smart outside of the office, and wearing a suit or expensive fashion-forward threads isn’t practical when you’re carrying around someone who just loves to spill drinks and get her hands in anything … Continue reading The New Trend for Dapper Dads [and contest]
In the run up to the end of my wife’s pregnancy, everyone was a mixture of soundbite advice and warnings that it’s going to get so hard, while they smirked in reminiscence that they’ve passed that stage of their life. Of course, there’s everything to learn, sleep deprivation and endless smells and messes to clean. Once baby could sit up, it would be fine right? … Continue reading Baby vs Toddler – Who Knew?
Sponsored The first day of Summer is almost here and I can’t wait. Here in Vancouver, we got snow, more snow than usual, and the city was a mess. Then it melted, and oh look, more snow. After what seemed like months, it melted and turned to rain. We all ducked for cover and waited it out. Now, the clouds are starting to part and … Continue reading Celebrate Summer With Local Ale
Sponsored Why is it that the office coffee pot is either stale, cold, or just plain bad. You shouldn’t have to wait until your precious lunch break to grab a coffee, so why not make your own? My friends at Ethical Bean sent me some coffee to try out and to see what I thought when I made some right at my desk. I won’t … Continue reading Make Coffee at Your Desk
Fellow Dads, the chances are that the success or failure of the impending Mother’s Day is entirely in your hands. There’s only a couple of weeks left before the big day on Sunday May 14th, so let’s get to it. The Basics Breakfast in bed The night before, we need to head to the store and get everything she likes. The usual suspects are: orange juice, … Continue reading A Dad’s Guide to Winning Mother’s Day
Coffee is delicious, fact. We’ve all bought in, on some level to the feeling of routine, community, and indulgence when going to our favourite coffee shop and requesting our own specially made, ever-so-specific type of refreshment. The truth is, wouldn’t you rather have all the convinence of a to-go coffee, combined with the flavours and real coffee taste that you’re craving? Not sure where to … Continue reading Fire Your Barista – Make the Best Coffee in Your PJs
