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Determined Kid In The Kitchen: Guest Post
Today I'm welcoming Nancy from Life Takes Over as a special guest blogger here at This Mom Loves. I think you'll enjoy her tale of her daughter baking almost independently, and it's a good reminder to...
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Look What I Found: My Acting Career Edition
(This is the continuation of a series where I sort through old stuff, and you - lucky, lucky you! - get to see what I have found. I do such good work here, don't I?)As a child, my answer to the "What...
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Summer Entertaining From Target Canada - $50 Gift Card Giveaway!
As the weather heats up (at least let's hope the mercury continues to move in the right direction) it's time to take entertaining outside. We were lucky enough to do a huge backyard reno last year...
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"Stuck On You" For Summer: 2 x $50 Gift Cards - US and CAN
Stuck On You wants to help get your family ready for camp (or anywhere the kids may be venturing this summer!) With their extensive line of labels, tags and personalized items, Stuck On You can help to...
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The Real Deal About Shining: Guest Post from Vasavi Kumar
Today I welcome Vasavi Kumar, a certified life coach with dual master's degrees in social work and special education, as my special guest blogger. (She's also co-author of the bestselling book...
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Family Fun at Centreville Amusement Park
I've always wanted to take the girls to Centreville Amusement Park, and the beautiful long weekend gave us perfect opportunity.I dragged out the surprise for a couple of days, giving clues for good...
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Shopping: Burberry Wallet and EcoKids Sandwich Containers
Okay, sure, one might argue that the two purchases I am discussing today are clearly unrelated. If I were not just finishing EQAO with my brain a little bit fried, I might even try to argue back and...
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What's Your Favourite Classic Book?
So, I just read The Great Gatsby for the first time (yes, because of the movie!) and I realized that I really haven't read many English classics. I was a French major, so most of my English lit was...
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I'm On The List! The Most Influential Canadian Mom Blogs
This morning, SavvyMom released a list of The 75 Most Influential Canadian Mom Blogs...and I'm on there!The description for This Mom Loves reads: "Best Momterviews: Kate is a mom to two young girls but...
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"The Search Angel" by Tish Cohen (Review)
So, I'm a little embarrassed to say that this is the first book I've read from Canadian-born Tish Cohen.The funny thing is, when publishers contact me about adult fiction, I usually pass, since I'm...
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My Entertainment Tonight Canada Audition
So, remember back when I changed my profile photo, and I mentioned that I was all dressed up for a reason? Yeah, so this was the reason. And I've finally worked up my nerve to tell you all about...
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Time To Take Your Family Outside: Guest Post on Outdoor Fun
I will admit that I'm not great at getting outside with my girls. I'm an indoor girl myself, and too focused on productivity and multitasking to just stop and smell the flowers (though now being able...
View ArticleWednesday Words About Control
"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within your control, and some things are not."Epictetus, 1st century Greek philosopher
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Real Mom of Los Angeles: Special Guest Post
I'm really excited today to bring you a guest post from Virginia Cunningham, a Los Angeles-based writer and mom. While I think I would fit in better in New York than California (except for the weather,...
View ArticleWednesday Words on Endings
I have to thank Sandra E. Martin for tweeting out this quote last weekend (since I haven't read the book or seen the movie myself). As soon as I read it, I loved it:"Everything will be alright in the...
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Sedentary Mom To Active Mom: Special Guest Post
Today as my special guest blogger I'm welcoming Jennifer from Real Clear Cool, who is sharing her inspirational story about becoming active, for her own health and for her...
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Personalized Backpack From Stuck On You~Giveaway (Can and US)
Giveaway open to Canada and US.Preface: I am loath to refer to "back to school" the first week of July, but for this, I will do it.The mail lady showed up at our door yesterday with a package...
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Happy 80th Birthday, Grandma!
Today is a very special day in our family, as my beloved maternal Grandma turns 80!Last week we threw her a garden party luncheon (my Aunt Jane has a gorgeous backyard, perfect for the occasion) and...
View ArticlePhoto Shoot For My Magazine Article
I was super excited when Jackie Kovacs, Editor in Chief of Professionally Speaking (magazine of the Ontario College of Teachers) tweeted out this photo on Friday:Another nice moment on the @CTVCanadaAM...
View ArticleTeaching Kids Independence: My Walmart Mom of the Year Post
I was honoured when asked to write a post for Walmart's Mom of the Year website, and took some time to ponder my topic.Finally, I settled on a parenting issue that's very important to me (not only as a...
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