Author Archives: Amanda

Tackle It Tuesday: Drink Your Water!

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We all know that drinking water is good for you! The challenge is making sure that you drink enough! Sometimes, we get busy, distracted or we don’t want to have spend our day in the washroom. However, regardless of all of the challenges and reasons why you don’t drink enough water, I am encouraging you today to…. DRINK.YOUR.WATER. Here is a cute printable worksheet for you to track your 8 glasses of water a day from Wild Olive (see the “download the printable list here” at the bottom of the blog post). Thanks to a discussion with my blogging friend … Continue reading →

Get in the Kitchen and COOK! by Emily Richards {Cook Book REVIEWS}

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Emily Richard has a Bachelor of Science, Home Economics specializing in Food and Nutrition from the University of Western Ontario and over 15 years experience in the food world. She has written her own CookBook called Get in the Kitchen and COOK!. This simple Cookbook has a variety of recipes including Appetizers, Soups, Salads and Dressings, Pasta and Pizza, Chicken and Fish, Beef and Veal, Pork and Shellfish, Sandwiches and Sides, Eggs and Vegetarian and Cookies and Desserts.The recipes are very easy to read, in a good sized font with detailed instructions on the side. Some of the recipes feature … Continue reading →

The Great 2012 Sandals Hunt

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Two years ago, we made the terrible, TERRIBLE mistake to buy my son (1.5 at the time) a pair of sandals that weren’t leather. They were what I like to call them “FisherMan” style sandals so that his little toes wouldn’t get scuffed when he was running around (and doing a lot of tripping too!). After one day of wearing his new sandals, they stunk so bad, I thought I was going to be sick. We tried everything. We put them in the sun, we sprinkled them with foot powder (I was DESPERATE people!) and I even broke down and … Continue reading →

Will “Noni Says No” Win the Blue Spruce Award? {BOOK REVIEW}

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Not only has Noni Says No received the Picture Book Honourable Mention for the Ontario Library Association’s (OLA) Best Bets list, but it is also in the running to win the Blue Spruce Award this year. What is the Blue Spruce Award? The Blue Spruce Award is a provincial reading program for children in grades Kindergarten to Grade 2. The children read 10 nominated Canadian picture books and then vote for their favourite book. Noni Says No by Heather Hartt-Sussman is a book about having confidence in yourself. It features a little girl named Noni who can do many things, … Continue reading →

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 15: % Daily Value of Food Nutrients

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week 1: 185 pounds End of Week 1 BMI: … Continue reading →

MTM is Partying with the Ultimate Blog Party 2012 #UBP12

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I am super excited to be linked up at the Ultimate Blog Party 2012 this year! What a fun time we are going to have together. Welcome to Multi-Testing Mommy! There’s coffee (my favourite drink ever!) and red wine (a close second to the coffee) to drink and some delicious treats to eat (even though I’m currently on a Get Healthy kick, we all deserve a treat sometimes! Let me introduce myself…. My name is Amanda and I am Multi-Testing Mommy. You can find me around the web on Twitter, Facebook, Google +, Pinterest and more! I also can be … Continue reading →

Pfister Needs Your Help to Help “Rebuilding Together” #PfisterHop

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Do you want to support a good cause? Did you know that April is Rebuilding Month? Rebuilding Together is a nonprofit organization providing critical home repairs, modifications and improvements for America’s low-income homeowners. Pfister has teamed up with Rebuilding Together and for the month of April, they will donate one dollar worth of product for each new “Like” on the Pfister Facebook page received during the month of April. I also encourage you to visit Friends of Pfister to join the effort for Rebuilding Together. If you are not a blogger, but you would like to support this campaign, please … Continue reading →