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Now that all four of my kids are riding, (Post on how we made that happen coming soon!), it was time for Mama to get a new bike.  My bike was pushing 25 years and it was just time. I couldn’t be happier than the moment I opened up the Canadian Tire flyer to find [...]

Like so many people, I try to remember my reusable shopping bags all the time.  When I forget I end up with a bunch of plastic that I end up reusing somehow (at least those that make it home without developing holes in them) The bags I have a hard time putting to good use [...]

Anyone who has ever moved knows all about the box hunt. Collecting what we can from the office, grocery and pharmacy. Asking friends and family, etc, etc. Some are too small but the worst are those that are too big and end up being sooooo heavy. We walk by the stack of boxes on sale [...]

I am so excited about my Mother’s Day gift that I was just busting to share with you! I got an AeroGarden!!! “An Aero-what?” you ask? An Aero-Garden. It’s an indoor hydroponic garden that allows you to grow herbs, lettuce, even tomatoes & peppers. You can grow flowers as well…but I’m all about the food [...]

There was a time that I would never have even entertained the thought of cloth diapering.  I bought into the argument that the detergents & water required for washing were worse for the environment that the dirty disposable diapers themselves. I have since been enlightened and I WISH I had cloth diapered my children. Cloth [...]

We teach our kids about recycling.  We teach our kids about giving back to the community.  This initiative is one that allows them to do both and doesn’t cost a penny. The students at Centennial Academy are collecting metal tabs from soda cans, soup cans or any cans with pull-tabs and they will give them [...]

There are certain times of year we are in super-drive for various reasons : Holidays, Back-To-School, prepping for camp. Now that the kids are in school and December is fast approaching, we’ve all got gifting on the brain. Some have their holiday gifting down to a science and have been carefully tucking away gifts found [...]

At Shoreline Cleanup, it really does.  Every cigarette butt collected is logged & accounted for and every human butt that shows up makes a difference. As those of you who read my blog post last week already know, I was recently asked by Coca-Cola Canada to get involved in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (GCSC) [...]

Did you know that in 2010 over 365,000 cigarettes & filters were found on Canadian shorelines? They were found alongside over 100,000 food wrappers and containers and close to 75,000 plastic bags. How do I know this? Because they were found during the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup of 2010. I was recently contacted by Coca-Cola [...]