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Can Gadgets Help Kids Be More Active Or Are They Just Gimmicks? 22 May 2013 | 07:51 pm
There’s a whole lot of talk lately about kids and their low fitness levels in Canada. This week, as example, Healthy Active Kids Canada just released their annual report and gave Canadian kids a grade...
I Can’t Handle It. I Need Deodorant! (Lady Speed Stick Review) 20 May 2013 | 02:00 pm
As I mentioned in my post on henna hair colouring, one of the most difficult things (for me, at least) has been trying to transition from mainstream deodorant to more “green” options. Over the past fe...
It’s Friday, Friends. Let’s Shoot for the Stars! 17 May 2013 | 03:27 pm
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is just so darn cool that he has my kids shooting for the stars. I love it because it gives me an excuse to remind them to study hard in their maths and sciences if t...
My Cosmetics Quest, Hair Colouring, and Henna 15 May 2013 | 06:49 pm
So far, my “cosmetics quest” (an effort to minimize the number of toxins I willingly apply onto my hair and skin each morning) has been a combination of hits and misses. The two most challenging items...
Mother’s Day Play-by-Play (Or alternatively titled: Read, Nap, Repeat.) 14 May 2013 | 01:03 am
1. Wake up, but pretend to keep sleeping so I don’t ruin the breakfast-in-bed “surprise.” 2. Start to develop caffeine headache while pretending to be asleep, consider ruining the “surprise.” 3. Surpr...
Old School and New Skool: Two New Blogging Tools for Moi! 10 May 2013 | 07:23 pm
It feels strange to put the words “blogging” and “business” together. But that’s what it has turned out to be in many ways. It’s a labour of love since I put far more effort and energy in than I get o...
Three Fun Games for Pre-Schoolers (and their Parents!) 8 May 2013 | 05:29 pm
First things first, I don’t enjoy games. I think it’s because I’m too impatient … I don’t like the time involved in reading through all the rules, nor do I like it when a game drags on and never ends ...
Saturdays with Stella: The Dragon’s Story, St. George and the Dragon 4 May 2013 | 04:25 pm
Okay. I’m the dragon that you all know from St. George and the dragon. Or you think you know. First things first, my name is not “the dragon”, its Clive Harmonia. My life’s ambition is to save the wan...
I Never Thought I Would Say This: Britney Spears and I Have Something in Common 2 May 2013 | 08:36 pm
This is crazy. But apparently Britney Spears and I have something in common. Unfortunately, it’s not her insane wealth, nor her bikini-worthy body. (Although fortunately it’s not her bad taste in men ...
Saturdays with Stella: The Not-So-Awesome Things List (Part 2 of 2) 27 Apr 2013 | 11:33 am
Continued from last week’s first 5 not-so-awesome things, here are the last 5 I have to share with you. #6: When my little brother opens up the bathroom door when I’m using the toilet: I’m trying to ...
