#PeriodTalk First Annual Online Menstrual Party

In celebration of one year of monthly online educational chats, Be Prepared Period and You ARE Loved are proud to announce the First Annual Online Menstrual Party will be held on Friday, July 13 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. I have attended quite a few #PeriodTalk Twitter Chats and have always learned something new! I even won a Lunette Cup at one which I was VERY excited about! This public event can be accessed via Twitter using the hashtag #PeriodTalk.With the goal of doing more AND better menstrual education, Be Prepared Period and You ARE Loved joined together to … Continue reading

KIDS’ CBC DAYS July 18 & 19, 2012

For the past few years, I have been taking my children to KIDS’ CBC DAYS in July each summer. Both the children and I have had a blast at this well organized event! This event draws a large crowd, so remember to take extra precautions to keep your children safe (I always like to give my children a safety wrist band to wear with their name, phone number etc. on it just in case we get separated. Here is some more information for you…On July 18 and 19, KIDS’ CBC DAYS invites parents and young children to experience two special … Continue reading

BBQ Turkey Drumsticks and BBQ Prize Pack!!!

Check out the blog post over at Canadian Moms Cook for an amazing BBQ Turkey Drumsticks Recipe. They look very yummy! You can also enter below to win a BBQ Prize Pack from the Turkey Farmers of Canada! Giveaway is open to Canadian Residents and closes on July 24, 2012. GIVEAWAY TIME! a Rafflecopter giveaway Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Current Giveaways

#Keurig B40 Single Cup Coffee Maker G!VEAWAY!

Recently, I was introduced to a great place for coffee lovers called Home Coffee Solutions! They sell everything from brewers to K-cups, Tassimo Discs and single serve pods as well as other treats and accessories and more both online and at their retail stores, located in Toronto. When you order online, you qualify for FREE SHIPPING if you spend $59.95 or more! I wrote a review of some K-cups that I received from Home Coffee Solutions. If you’re interested to hear my thoughts on four varieties of K-cups as well as my experience with Home Coffee Solutions, please feel free … Continue reading

Sliderties ~ a teaching aid for tying shoelaces

My goal was to have my daughter learn how to tie shoe laces this summer, as she will be entering grade two and I figured it was time. Ironically, she came home in June announcing that she needed a new pair of shoes because hers weren’t fitting her properly and she requested tie up shoes. I was hesitant as I didn’t want her running around at recess time with undone shoes, but we gave it a whirl. Lucikly, Sliderties came to the rescue! We received these just in time to use them on her new shoes. After watching their amazing … Continue reading

Summer Sanity: Writing Activities for Your Children

This post is a part of Summer Sanity, a series of posts for parents to gain ideas and inspiration for how to keep their children happy, active, educated and having fun during the long summer months. Today’s Activity:Writing Activities for your Children The summer vacation is a long time for children to go without practicing their writing skills! There are many fun ways to get your children writing this summer, one idea is to set them up with a pen pal! This gives them a purpose to write, which should also provide them with some motivation to practise their skills. … Continue reading

KidSpot ~ personalized items for children

KidSpot is a Canadian, family run business that uses unique embroidery technology to personalize all of their gifts. They also have Sublimation Heat Transfer press machines that can transfer any picture or any saved file to a large amount of items such as :T-shirts, photo frames, stainless steel bottles, Jigsaw Puzzles, mugs, mouse pads and more.We chose to review an embroidered bath towel to give as a new baby gift! It was fun to be able to select the font as well as the font colour for the embroidering. The towel itself is extremely thick, made out of 100% Egyptain … Continue reading

Friendly Followers Social Media {LINKY}

Welcome to Friendly Followers Blog Hop hosted by The Knit Wit by Shair and Multi-Testing Mommy where our goal is: you will find some new blogs to read you will gain some more followers you will gain some more friends you will get a new genuine comment or two RULES: Follow the two hosts’ links and the featured friend link. Enter your link (any ONE SOCIAL MEDIA link you choose–NOT a direct link to a blog/website). Follow as many people as you can throughout the week. Try to make this genuine! Leave a genuine comment after following someone new and … Continue reading

G!VEAWAY: Chicken Soup for the Soul – Say Hello to a Better Body!

As you know, I have been on a “Getting Healthy” Adventure! A great book to read that includes both inspirational stories as well as medical advice for weight loss is the Chicken Soup for the Soul – Say Hello to a Better Body!. Would you like to win a copy for yourself? This just might be the motivation that you need in order to lose weight.Enter to win below… IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!Open to Canadian and US Residents. Giveaway ends July 31, 2012. a Rafflecopter giveaway Enter some more Chicken Soup for the Soul giveaways:Chicken Soup for the Soul – Say … Continue reading

G!VEAWAY: Chicken Soup for the Soul – Say Goodbye to Stress

Learn how to manage your problems “big and small”, every day! This Chicken Soup for the Soul book, as always, has inspirational stories with added medical advice for how to manage stress. Are you or is someone you know having difficult with stress lately?! This book would be a good read for you. Enter to win below… IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!Open to Canadian and US Residents. Giveaway ends July 31, 2012. a Rafflecopter giveaway Enter some more Chicken Soup for the Soul Giveaways:Chicken Soup for the Soul – Say Hello to a Better Body (CAN/US) 7/31Chicken Soup for the Soul – … Continue reading