Ombre Yogurt Pops

Summer is here and nothing says “Hello Sunshine!” like a frozen treat. Growing up we always loved any kind of frozen treat to cool off.  it was hot and we had very little patience.  A frozen treat took advantage of both.  We could eat it fast and be happy to run back outside after instant gratification.  I remember refusing to leave the store without the tri-coloured rocket Popsicle.  I loved that I got to try three different flavours all at the same time.  I was all for that. Summer wasn’t summer unless our fridge was jam-packed with frozen treats. Anecdote…

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I am Here for You – How to Help Someone Struggling with Mental Health

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. For the last 5 years I have been diligently promoting it on social media every year because I was one of those individuals that was touched by mental illness.  I had postpartum depression right after having my son. I had always been a fun loving person who didn’t have an ounce of sadness in my every day.  But after having my son, I was not able to regulate the hormones in my body and I began to feel things I had never before.  Sadness, doubt, suffocation. All these things that were happening to my…

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Small Eco-Friendly Swaps to your Daily life

I am not a resolutions girl. I don’t trust myself on the follow through. Can you relate? But I know when I need to make a change.  Something that has been weighing heavy on my heart the last few years is the amount of single use plastic that is in my home. I have done a lot of thinking and research and I realize now how important it is to do your part. So this year I started being more mindful of my environmental impact.  I know I was one of so many of us who wonder: how are my…

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Facets of December 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

The last month of the last year of the decade.  On the cusp of the new year, I was on the path to preparing for a successful start to January.  November had created a great foundation for me to start December off well, but as it were, I am not the master of my own month, nor can I control all the factors of my life to work in tandem. *Sigh* such is the life of a mom.  You know? No matter how much planning, scheduling, organising, manifesting you put into play, the unknown will always have a way of…

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Tips for Getting Teacher Gifts – Holiday Edition & A FREEBIE

Are you one of those folks who always struggle to figure out just what to give your kid’s teacher for the holidays? ME TOO. This year the struggle is real because this is the first time Azu has teachers! He never went to daycare so this will be our first time giving his teachers gifts for the holidays. I love giving gifts, it makes me take a moment to acknowledge what a significant role a teacher plays in the life of my little one. There are some things I keep in mind when I think about what to get for…

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