I'm so excited to be joining LittleEcoFootPrint as one of their Green Living experts. The team of experts includes yours truly, Stephanie from Good Girl Gone Green, Natasha who is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist who blogs at The Healthy Ginger and Ange who is a Personal Trainer and Holistic Nutrition Coach who blogs at Hol:Fit! Each month your membership box (did you sign up yet?!) will contain tips from us to help you transition to a cleaner, greener more healthy lifestyle. Missed my post … [Read more...]

Two moms, Kristy and Lisa, are passionate about helping other moms discover safe and eco-friendly brands and are launching LittleEcoFootprint - an exciting monthly members-only subscription exclusively for Canadian moms who are interested in non-toxic, eco-friendly products for themselves and babies (newborn to 3 years old)! Your monthly box will contain 5-7 product samples ranging from cosmetics, personal care and wellness, organic foods, safe and non-toxic toys, natural home care and … [Read more...]

It wasn't that long ago that my husband are I were planning romantic getaways for two when all we had to worry about was each other and if I packed enough bikinis to get me through the week. I remember both of us saying things like, "ugh, I'm bored...let's go do something." while laying in the sun - something that hasn't been uttered in years now that we have children. There's never a dull moment but life with little boys is perfect. Vacations are awesomely busy, hectic, loud, exciting and just … [Read more...]

No matter how many times the tape got caught up, I'd ever so gently pull it out a little bit, straighten it out and hope our beloved VHS of Cinderella would play again just one more time....and it always did. My little sister and I would watch, rewind, watch again, rewind, sing the words even harder, dress the cat up even more ridiculous than one of the stepsister's, all while my mom was busy in the background folding laundry and likely trying to hang on to an ounce of her sanity during the … [Read more...]

Who doesn't enjoy going to dinner and a movie or shopping at your favorite store using a gift card that your received for Christmas? I do! Sadly though there's always a few un-used gift cards piling up in my wallet that I forget about and end up carrying around for upwards of 6 months! Did you know: - 1 in 2 consumers received a gift card this holiday season - $6B gift cards are sold annually in Canada - 1 in 5 gift cards go unredeemed - Gift cards are used in the first 2-3 … [Read more...]

Now that Christmas is getting closer (with each passing day), our friends at Disney Junior Canada are happy to share all of the magical plans they have in store for you and your children this month. Online the Disney Junior videos section is feeling even more cheery (if that's possible?!) with extra holiday episodes for your little ones to watch. There's also lots of fun new games and printable holiday coloring sheets that have been keeping my boys busy at the kitchen table while I'm twirling … [Read more...]

Taking care of our tresses with little ones under our feet isn't always the easiest. I'm always throwing a diaper bag over my shoulder and often get my hair caught under the strap leaving me with snapped ends.  Conditioning treatments that I know I should be doing are being left under the bathroom counter even though my dry hair is just begging to soak up some extra moisture! When I remember I try to use my heat spray before flat ironing and curling, but it's usually an extra step that I tend … [Read more...]

Every once in a while a nicely packaged, sweetly scented product from the drug store gets the best of me and I end up bringing home something I almost always regret - a chemically laden body product that leaves my kids in a bumpy, rashy, irritated state. The last product I brought home with me, without looking at the ingredients list, left my little guy with puffy, red, watery eyes for two days after putting the "natural, soothing, oatmeal moisturizer" on his face before bed. I got lazy and … [Read more...]

It's never easy to sit and think about those less fortunate than us. In fact, most of us don't until there's a certain holiday around the corner or the commercials start playing or if there's a call for help in a church bulletin. Sadly our busy lives usually get in the way of taking notice especially in a busy city where it seems like everyone is in such a hurry. Smiles and "come agains" are rushed and doors are rarely held. Some people go most of the day without seeing a friendly face or … [Read more...]