This contest is now closed. Thank you for entering. What’s better than a delicious breakfast that will please even the pickiest eater? (Spoiler alert: Nothing!) We’re hooking up with Sally’s Cereal to bring you their yummiest offerings and help you create your very own DIY breakfast table at … [Read more...]
World’s Best Wildlife Photography of the Year
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but this new exhibition will leave you speechless. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens to the public tomorrow (November 23) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and it's stunning! The exhibition is based on an internationally … [Read more...]
Battle is Back!
Last week I posted about not really being a fan of autumn and that there's not much about it that I like. I overlooked one thing - fall t.v. I love that all my favourite shows are back. Fresh new episodes. No repeats. Survivor is back. Amazing Race is back, although Amazing Race Canada was... … [Read more...]
Cheerleading and Lessons for Life
"Why don't you ever write about our cheerleading?" Charlotte asked me the other day (after blog-stalking me until the wee hours late one night, but that's another other bottle of wine, as one of my dear friends is fond of saying).It's a fair question, actually. I write about a range of different … [Read more...]
Ballet Slippers, Medals and (Surprisingly) Fun
The first time I ever heard the term, I thought it was a joke, or at least a chuckle-worthy oxymoron: competitive ballet.I mean, really? Dance -- and maybe particularly ballet -- is an art. And the very nature of art (at least in my understanding) is so rooted in personal expression that I couldn't … [Read more...]
Your baby isn’t walking yet? The milestone competition.
All you need to do is listen in on a group of mothers and I can guarantee you they will be talking about the color of baby poop. When they are done competing over whose baby has the greenest most explosive diaper, the conversation will turn into yet another competition of whose baby slept the … [Read more...]
“it’s not your best work”
Once upon a time when my kids were little people, we were leaving the soccer field with yet another medal, ribbon or trophy. I like the idea of reward and tend to lead my life around it, but my children were lousy soccer players. The oldest wrote poetry in the back field and once, while in goal, … [Read more...]