Mango, Black Bean & Avocado Salad

Kudos to all the single moms out there.  I’ve been getting a taste of what life would be like as a single mom with two kids and it is tough (HUGE understatement).   Here’s the detail that I neglected to mention for fear of being judged…I have only...

Every mom’s dilemma

I couldn’t sleep last night.  There was too much excitement knowing that our amazing nanny was back, after visiting family for 5 weeks in Indonesia.  Five weeks with a 2 year old, a newborn, and a new business was more than I could (or wanted to) handle alone. ...

No-Bake Sunflower Seed Balls

As much as I adore living in Canada, our summers are much too short.  With only three months of solid summer weather, we are in our boots before we get our bathing suits on [sigh]. My husband and I try to squeeze the most out of the season, and this weekend we headed...

Expect this from your toddler

Our daughter, the selective eater, made history the other week.  She ate sausage for the first time and enjoyed it.  This was a big deal for a chipmunk – I  mean a child – who was notorious for holding hard-to-chew foods in her mouth.  I almost cried tears...

Our first MAGIC Convention (and the 3 lessons learned)

It was mid-June and our short Canadian summer was about to make an appearance. It’s no surprise that my husband and I anxiously agreed to an annual cottage weekend in the Muskokas (the Hamptons of the North) with close friends who we only see twice a year.  A...

My secret to surviving motherhood

  During my first maternity leave I rarely ventured far from home.  My first daughter (Sienna) despised the car seat.  Whether it was 5 or 50 minutes, the drive would end with her screaming and mommy covered in vomit.  So I opted to stay out of the car and close...