Jennifer Abdulezer is a healthy mummy who has her hands full (to say the least!). With a daughter aged 16, and three sons aged 14, 13 and 9, Jennifer is a dietitian in private practice, and also works with a multi-disciplinary team at Brain Friendly Learning and Wellness Centre in Westmount, where t...

Check out this exciting new book series from DK Publishing. DK findout! Solar System is full of amazing images, incredible quizzes, and cutting-edge information kids need to know. The DK findout! series helps kids become experts on their favorite subjects-from dinosaurs to space. Learning doesn'...

One of the key ways to optimize your efficiency when working from home is having a functional home office. Without the proper setup that is conducive to your work habits, your time will be wasted and you'll find that you're not nearly getting enough done. So here are some home office essenti...

Happy New Year! January always feels like such a fresh start. You have a clean slate to write your year the way you so wish. Often, this brings so much excitement that all we can do is think about the future. We tend to plan, visualize and set intentions for the new year, and although that is immens...

Winter is here, and although it may be cold and snowy outside, that is no excuse for a wasted winter season. One winter activity that you can do is create a bucket list with a bunch of fun activities to do, either alone or with family, throughout the season. Making a bucket list excites me for the s...

Everything's better in cupcake form! Ingredients For the cupcakes 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened 1 1/2 c. sugar 3 large eggs Juice of 3 limes, plus zest of 1 lime 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 c. all-purpose flour 3 tbsp. cornstarch 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. kosher salt ...

Can someone explain why we got soft with competition? Mindset is so important when you’re dealing with life issues, so winning when you don’t deserve to isn’t going to help with coping skills. Everyone today gets a participation ribbon and it’s softening society. We can...

The five steps to giving your cat a bath are simple, right: Step one: fill the bath Step two: put the cat in the bath Step three: put shampoo on the cat Step four: rinse the cat Step five: dry the cat  However, what if the kitty doesn't want to follow any of these steps? This is a...

We all hope to have perfect little angels that act like little princesses and princes, that eat only the best of the best and have every toy their heart desires but let’s be realistic. There is a lot of unhealthy food out there, there are a lot of not so kind people that we encounter on a dail...

A little soft peach fuzz is starting on my head. Whatever used to be there felt like crispy pine needles when I’d rub it. My eyebrows and eyelashes are starting to grow! Neat! My discoloured nails are growing out. Yes, signs of normalcy are popping up. I was able to put mascara on today. It...

Yep, I make New Year's resolutions, but not just because it's the New Year... because it's a good time to work on some goals. I do this not only on January 1st but throughout the year. It's a good way to keep things in check. An annual resolution list could easily be forgotten. But n...

Lettuce leaves filled with strips of chicken breast, pepper, cabbage and carrot in a ginger-garlic glaze. Ingredients 1 lb(s) thin cut chicken breast meat, available packaged in meat case of market Grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick) 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tur...