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sponsored post: sarah’s 8 week fitness challenge with ‘fitness on the week’ week 6
Filed Under fitness, sponsored posts | September 29, 2009
Week 6: Running Machine Here it is week 6 and I am doing something I swore to myself I would never do: run! My boyfriend has been training this past year so he could run in 1/2 marathons and triathlons and I felt it was my turn to try running. My trainer Breanne has [...]
make it your own
Filed Under Uncategorized | September 29, 2009
After all the talk of water bottles of late, we also wanted to share this crafty idea from Keri of Craft Caravan: Though there are an abundance of stainless steel water bottle designs available, your child will likely encounter at least one teammate or classmate with an identical bottle. Mark your child’’s water bottle clearly [...]
sponsored post: meet & greet
Filed Under sponsored posts | September 29, 2009
Want to connect with other mamas in your hood or with similar interests? Then look no farther than meetup.com. Here you can find and create local community groups that regularly meet face-to-face. These are just a few of the local meet up groups for mamas in the Lower Mainland: Queen’s Park Baby and Toddler Playgroup [...]
greenwashing, obfuscating & contemplating part deux
Filed Under eco friendly, faces & places | September 20, 2009
So in my initial post I promised I’d update you on how sending back my SIGG bottles for BPA-free replacements went but here’s the thing, I decided not to send them back. When this all started someone on twitter said that Whole Foods would be exchanging them for people – rather as London Drugs did [...]
sponsored post: sarah’s 8 week fitness challenge with ‘fitness on the go’ week 5
Filed Under fitness, sponsored posts | September 16, 2009
30 extra minutes keeps the inches at bay! I have been walking every day for an hour with my dog, I have been working out with Fitness On The Go twice a week and I have been attending a kick boxing class once a week. I think I am doing a lot of exercise, but [...]
sponsored post: don’t label me
Filed Under sponsored posts, things | September 11, 2009
As a mother there are a lot of things I mean to do. The road to hell is well paved with all my good parenting intentions. I’ve always planned to get labels for my kids’ stuff for example, but I usually just end up relying on indelible markers. So when I was offered a chance [...]
year of the swine addendum
Filed Under eco friendly, parenting | September 9, 2009
When I wrote our article about hand washing being key in preventing H1N1 this fall the key to the flu prevention was washing your hands with non-antibacterial soap and water. But when soap and water aren’t available you can always opt for an alchohol-based hand sanitizer, as long as it doesn’t contain Triclosan. (See our [...]
PNE – a tradition throughout the ages… for all ages.
Filed Under events, faces & places, parenting | September 3, 2009
There’s something about the cooler mornings that mark the end of the summer. Fall is around the corner and evenings are gradually being cut short. But nothing marks the end of the summer quite like the annual trip to the PNE. This year my children are ten months and three years old – so although [...]
greenwashing, obfuscating and contemplating
Filed Under eco friendly, parenting | September 2, 2009
I got a surprise phone call during the summer I launched yoyomama from Bridgitte, the very savvy proprietess of Natural Pod. Her knowledge of what’s safe, eco-friendly and green puts mine – and I’ve learned a LOT in the past few years – to shame. One of our very first articles was about SIGG Bottles [...]
