This is the time of the year when I usually start making lists and packing for Christmas at Walt Disney World. Over the course of the holidays we like to camp at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, cramming into our travel trailer for two weeks of uninterrupted family time. This ye...

Are you looking for the perfect gift to give someone you love? In my opinion, nothing is better than gifting and/or receiving gifts that give back. After all, that’s what the holiday season is all about!  So, in this post, I’m sharing my personal favorite Canadian non-profit orga...

Warm and gooey, start your day of with something sweet and healthful too! Ingredients 2 cups flour 3 tbsp sugar 1 cup cold milk 1½ tbsp baking powder ¼ cup cold butter 2-4 tbsp LYNQ Empowdered Cinnamon Filling: ? cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 3 tsp cinnamon &frac...

Carrie Mazoff is the mom of a 16-year-old daughter and lives in Westmount. Not only is she a natural performer and avid supporter of the Segal Centre, where she has been performing as well as acted as the co-chair for the annual musical fundraiser event, but she is also a fan of videography. "T...

We could all use a little something to look forward to, and advent calendars are a super fun way to countdown the days to the holidays. Whether you have a kid or you're a kid at heart, here are 6 of the coolest advent calendars you've ever seen - for kids and grownups! ...

* Disclaimer: I am not going to hold back here... This is a brutally honest post from someone who had one child and stopped because she was so freaked out by the process of birth and the ickiness that followed... We had only one child for many reasons: we started a bit later in life wit...

Warm, creamy and satisfying, this soup is easy to make and is filling enough for a meal. Serve with crusty French bread. Ingredients 5 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms 1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 chopped onion 1 tsp fresh thyme or 1/8 tsp dried thyme 3 tbsp butter 3 tbsp fl...

This is the first book in a magical chapter-book adventure series by the Governor General Award-winning author of Sweep. Auggie Pound is 8 years old and has the greatest job of all time: He cares for all the animals in the Fabled Stables. The Fabled Stables house the rarest creatures in exis...

For almost 30 years, the Toy Tea has collected toys for children in battered women's shelters across Greater Montreal. A day-long celebration would take place annually where attendees could drop of new toys and stop in for awhile to listen to the sweet, festive sound of school choirs while ...

I recently started taking a closer look at the time we spend looking for things. The studies I looked up which evaluate time spent looking for misplaced items vary between 10 and 55 minutes a day. This means that even if we are extremely conservative, 10 minutes per day times an average of...

Have you ever felt guilty - like you weren’t doing enough for the people in your life? Are you the type to feel bad if you can’t attend a birthday party, or stay late to help a colleague, or return a phone call promptly? If this is you, it’s time to switch this up fast! ...

What was the first thing everyone did when they found out I was pregnant seven years ago? Yep: started doling out advice, giving me their pregnancy and parenting books, emailing me articles and blogs and links to "must-have" baby products, etc. I had peed on the stick less than a week b...