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2016’s Best Date Night Restaurants In Toronto

January 19, 2016 by Sonya Leave a Comment

It's no secret that hubby and I love to eat out in restaurants with the kids but there are times when we just need a little us time. While last year's list is still tried and true, I wanted to bring you even more great places to enjoy your next delicious date night. BAR RAVAL, 505 College … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Life Tagged With: Bar Raval, Cafe Boulud, Jamie's Italian Kitchen, L'unita, La Carnita, Pai Northern Thai, Parcae, Patois, Patria, Playa Cabana, shoto, Sweet Jesus, The Good Son

Dear Friends With An MLM Business: I’m Your Friend, Not Your Mark

January 19, 2016 by Guest Author 6 Comments

Want to read another perspective on MLMs? One mom shares why she never really wanted to sell to you at a party anyways! There was a period of time when I was unemployed. A friend I literally had not heard from since high school but had as a Facebook friend reached out to me and said we should go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: friendships, mlm, mom rant, mom rants, multi-level marketing, relationships

Let Loved Ones Know You’re #StillHere During Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

January 15, 2016 by Sara Leave a Comment

Last night I watched Will comforting his giant beanie boo monkey, Cocoa Jr. He was hugging him, rubbing his back and whispering into his ear, 'Sssh my love, sssh. It makes me sad when you're sad, tell me why you're sad.' He was mimicking me and all the times I've rocked him back and forth in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness Tagged With: 2016 walk for memories, Alzheimers, letting go, losing a parent, mental health, parenting, raising kids, single mom blog; mom blog; 9/11 tenth anniversary; losing a parent;

Fun And Creative Workshops To Get You Through The Winter

January 14, 2016 by Sonya 1 Comment

We've been seeing a whole wave of fun and creative classes popping up all over the city from colouring to ukulele playing, and guess what? They aren't for kids! Yes, adults are signing up and we're loving it all!  Here are a few that are worth checking out in Toronto. Hey, why not? Here's how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Adult Colouring, Apple, Art Gallery of Ontario, Beyography, Brass Vixens, burlesque, Hooked Inc, imovie, Improv, Knife Skills, knitting, le dolci, Nella Cucina, Passionknit, Second City, The Gladstone Hotel, The Knit Cafe, Toronto, ukulele

Ten Things Every Mom Should Do For Themselves In 2016

January 12, 2016 by Tanya Cruz Leave a Comment

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New Year, new start. If there's any new year's resolution you should be making this year, it should be to be more selfish. Sounds backwards, right? Well, think about it. As a mother you put everyone, especially your kids, ahead of yourself—it's basically embedded in your DNA. But sometimes, that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: me time, motherhood, new year new you, new year's resolution, time for you, you time

Canadians In Power Take Action To Provide Work-Life Balance

January 12, 2016 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Work-life balance in this day and age seems as attainable as owning a rainbow coloured unicorn. It’s something people high up in organizations seem to give some lip service too, but in practice? It seems like it hardly ever plays out the way it’s promised to, or at least desired to. It certainly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Work & Career Tagged With: balancing family and career, balancing family and work, balancing work and life, canadian work-life balance, catherine mckenna, work-life balance

Eight Delicious Crock-Pot Recipes To Keep You Warm All Winter

January 7, 2016 by Marianne Litman 11 Comments

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There is nothing better than coming home and having a freshly made meal, except maybe coming home to an already cooked, homemade meal. In the winter we rely on our trusty Crock-Pots and slow cookers to get us through these long, cold months filled with short, dark days. It’s as easy as pulling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Recipes Tagged With: Crock Pot recipes, crockpot recipes, how to cook in your crock-pot, recipes, slow cooker recipes, what to cook in your crock-pot, winter food

Why Do We Still Have To Remind Companies Not To Be Jerks?

January 5, 2016 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

It happens all the time: a company says or does something and the world cringes in unison. If it isn’t Zara and their racially insensitive t-shirts, it its Value Village selling “sexy” Halloween costumes for toddlers or Target selling sexist pyjamas for kids. I am not sure why this continues to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, News Stories Tagged With: girls can do anything, offensive tshirts, old navy tshirts, sexist tshirts

My Mommy’s New Year Resolutions

December 29, 2015 by Alison Tedford Leave a Comment

They say when you make a resolution or a goal, you should make it SMART. After I've had my morning coffee, I think I'm pretty smart, but this SMART has a different definition. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound. These are a few things that I am planning to work on in the New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: New Year's Eve, new year's resolutions, NYE, resolutions, resolutions for moms, SMART resolutions

Amazing Cocktail Recipes To Help You Ring In The New Year

December 29, 2015 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Whether you celebrate the New Year with a hundred of your closest friends or prefer to cozy up and reflect quietly, we've got a few delicious cocktail recipes to say Cheers to the New Year... or good riddance to the old!  GLAMOUR Our famed mixologist friend Julien Salomone at East … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Life, Recipes Tagged With: Bacardi, East Thirty Six, JP Wiser, Maman, POM Wonderful, Siempre Tequila, SodaStream, Sunkist, Tealeaves

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