Imagine the following monologue in the style of an overly enthusiastic late-night infomercial: Are you tired of throwing your money away on products that disintegrate within weeks? Do you hate that Jeff Bezos added $67.9 billion dollars to his net worth in a year when the rest of us common folk were barely getting by under the pressures of a … [Read More...]
The Top 3 Reasons Your Brand Needs an Editor
Guest Post by Laura Bontje You’re a communicator—even if that’s not your job. Whenever you write a product description, a social media post, or a story for your website, you’re using the power of your words to inspire your readers to act. And whenever you write, you should edit. Not all companies have dedicated editors (or writers!) on … [Read More...]
Lil Helper Cloth Diaper Review
Lil Helper Cloth Diaper Review My first experience with Lil Helper cloth diapers was way back in 2013. I was enticed by their free (or not very expensive?) first diaper trial offer I saw advertised on Facebook. It was purple. It was one of a bazillion diapers I amassed as I fell deep into the cloth-diaper-collecting-craze that was my first … [Read More...]
Why You Need Polar Stroller Skis for Winter
Polar Stroller Skis Review I’m an optimist. Maybe you follow me on social media because my bubbly personality and glass-half-full outlook are just what you need to break up the monotony of your daily doomscroll. Or maybe you’ve blocked me because I’m not what you need right now. Either way, what matters is you’re here with me today to … [Read More...]
Graco 4Ever Car Seat Review (Including Headrest Redesign)
Just a note if you are new here, I am a Child Passenger Safety Technician, certified through CPSAC. You can find me at Calgary Car Seat Cubs. The Graco 4Ever is an “all-in-one” car seat marketed as perhaps the only seat you’ll ever need to buy for your child. Is that too good to be true? How does it stack up in terms of fit to child, fit to … [Read More...]
Take a Peek at PEAKBWA: Kids’ Clothing that Lasts
As Canadian treasure Joni Mitchell would say, “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” Except in my case, it goes something like “you don’t know all the cool people living near you and you don’t realize the impact of affordable daycare till you move away.” But those lyrics wouldn’t fit in a Big Yellow Taxi. (There’s a reason I write blog … [Read More...]
Unique Slow Fashion Gifts from JORD {+ Giveaway}
In a world of fast fashion, JORD is a family-owned, high-end accessories brand that is striving to innovate with ethically made designs from reclaimed and natural materials. It would come as no surprise then that their name is not an homage to a favourite New Kid on the Block (mine was Joey, anyway) but rather a Norwegian word meaning “of the … [Read More...]
LPO Cloth Diapers Review: Now Available in the US of A, Eh!
As a kid, I remember being excessively jealous of American kids. Thanks to the domination of American media in the lives of Canadians, it seemed like American kids got all the cool stuff. All the fun contests were only open to US residents. Shipping from the Delia’s catalogue was so expensive. So many delicious looking chain restaurants only … [Read More...]
Book Recommendations from My 8-Year-Old
Alright, he’s not quite 8 yet, but by the time I get around to publishing this list, he will be very close. (Spoiler alert: He has, in fact, turned 8 since I wrote that intro.) My son reads two to four books a (non-school) day on average, so since the libraries opened up here, I’ve been a frequent visitor. Of all the books he’s taken out … [Read More...]
6 Activities for Minecraft Lovers
It’s hard to remember a time in my parenting life without Minecraft. It would’ve been around age 5 that my son requested we download it for him on the iPad because he’d seen older kids at his daycare playing it. Admittedly, I knew very little about the game, but moms with older kids had raved about it being educational and fueling their … [Read More...]
How Writing a YA Novel Helped Me Come Out at 39
Guest post by Dani Jansen Is it weird that I’m sometimes jealous of the main character in my own book? Don’t get me wrong! I do NOT want to go back to high school. Okay. You might argue I never left—I’m a high school teacher—but there is a big difference between watching the show and being in the show. Being a teenager is hard. I’m exhausted … [Read More...]
Graco Nautilus SnugLock LX Review
Car Seat Techs have a certain lingo that may be incomprehensible to the non-tech crowd, and this incudes nicknames for different car seats. The Graco Nautilus is a staple of tech-recommended lists in its category, and we affectionately refer to it as the “Nauti.” Cue the joke here about how I’m a Nauti girl. Because I am. I loved this car seat … [Read More...]