• Beauty & Wellness

    Why Beautycounter & Choosing Safer Beauty

    As many of you know, after my accident a couple years ago and during my recovery a big focus for me has been on how to lead a healthier lifestyle for me and my family.  And it’s not just about what we eat anymore, it’s also about the health and beauty products we put on our bodies every day. I’ve…

  • Home Design & Decor

    Go Plaid or Go Home!

    It’s not even the middle of November yet and we already had our first snow storm of the year!  I know, crazy right!  Ah, life in Canada!! It’s a snowy day out there and I have to say all I want to do is stay indoors and get cozy!  And when I think cozy I also tend to think plaid…

  • Fashion,  Style

    Getting Ready for Winter in Style with Old Navy Deals

    Happy Wednesday everyone!  Maybe not so happy, because it’s Wednesday, it’s a bit gloomy out there, and it’s the dreaded middle of the week.  Last weekend is already forgotten, the weekend ahead just seems so far away.  Did I mention I also saw the first snowflake of the year and they’re calling for snow tonight?  Yup, it’s hump day and…

  • Entertaining & Food,  Living

    Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays!

    It’s only been a few days since Halloween and now that we’ve packed away all of our spooky decorations, of course it’s time to start planning ahead to Christmas!  It’s funny how as soon as Halloween is over the very next day it’s like Christmas has exploded in all the stores!  I don’t know if that’s why or if it’s…

  • Entertaining & Food

    How to Throw a Spooktacular Halloween Party

    I think by now you’re all in on the not so big secret!  I’m a big kid at heart, I’m obsessed with throwing parties and I have an equally big obsession with Halloween!  So of course, there must be a Halloween party!  And it must be loads of fun for the kids and the adults too!  We’re now going on…

  • Beauty & Wellness

    Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Make the Switch to Safer Beauty

    We’re nearing the end of October and I feel I’m a bit late for Breast Cancer Awareness month but better late than never especially with something this important. While I’ve been doing my own fundraising by contributing 100% of my Stella & Dot sales to the Canadian Cancer Society this month, I thought this is such an important time to…

  • Entertaining & Food,  Living

    Easy Halloween Decorations to Spook Up Your Home

    I can’t believe we are less than a couple weeks away from Halloween and I have to be honest I am so behind this year!  We usually get geared up to throw our annual spooktacular Halloween party – we are going on year 7 now!  And of course no Halloween party or trick or treating for that matter is complete…

  • Food

    Easy & Delicious Pumpkin Pie

    Hi everyone! A bit late getting this one on the blog but better late than never!  And plus it’s never too late for pumpkin pie!! The kids and I decided to do some family baking for Thanksgiving and made both Pumpkin Pie and Apple Pie to share with our families for Thanksgiving dinner!  I’ve had a lot of people ask…

  • Entertaining & Food

    Easy & Beautiful Thanksgiving Table

    Thanksgiving is just a few days away and if you’re hosting you may be thinking or even stressing about how to decorate and set that Thanksgiving table.  Well stress no more!  It’s actually pretty simple, doesn’t cost a lot and won’t take much time either!  Here are my top tips on how to decorate your Thanksgiving table and a few…

  • Living

    Celebrating the night that changed my life

    We’re celebrating once again.  It feels like we’ve been celebrating a lot of things these days.  No, it’s not my birthday – that was a couple weeks ago.  And it’s not our wedding anniversary either.  Today marks a special day for me.  Although I usually don’t post on weekends I couldn’t not recognize the day two years ago that changed…