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Summertime and the TV Watching Is Awesome
Ahhhh.. SUMMER. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the six best weeks of the year. This is where I get to pretend that I’m still 25 and childless. Like many parents whose kids go to sleepover camp, I get...
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Stonemill Chia Grilled Cheese with Avocado & Tomato
Every time I make the best sandwich I think to myself, Oh, wow. This is the best sandwich. And then I make another one, and it’s even better. And so on and so on. It’s a rough road. So what makes a...
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Sometimes It Sucks to be an Extrovert
Extrovert: adj: An outgoing or gregarious person. Someone who is energized by being around other people. My name is Mara and I’m an extrovert. If I’m being honest, being this way mostly is great....
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Beat Summer Boredom with a Kwaf Niagara Wine Tour
Summertime…and the livin’ is BORING! What? No jokes. We’re now into the dog days of the summer and while I enjoy sitting in my backyard reading (TBR pile is massive) and listening to music, and I’ve...
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For Your Canadian Pride Viewing Pleasure
With everything going on in the world, I’ve been a bit down. If you’re a regular follower, you’ll notice I haven’t been posting on this blog as much as usual. It’s just that I find it hard to be ME...
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Push Good Karma and Drink Up
Unlike a lot of people, I like drinking water. I have no problem guzzling buckets of it. That’s why I’m always Desperately Seeking (the nearest) Toilet. Good thing I don’t have issues with public...
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Pretty-In-Pink Watermelon Julius
This summer I’ve been craving two things: sunshine and watermelon. Not sure why. Maybe I’m dehydrated and starved for Vitamin D or maybe it’s just because I like watermelon. Surprisingly, since it’s...
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University Newbie? Your Essential Dorm Readiness Guide
I can’t believe I’m sending another kid off to university. It just boggles my mind. What’s unbelievably crazy is that I’ve now experienced every single kind of first day of school possible, from...
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IT’S MY BIRTHDAY AND I’LL PRIZE YOU IF I WANT TO
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! August 16th is Madonna’s birthday, the day Elvis died, and even better, MY BIRTHDAY. There’s nothing that makes a birthday better than presents. And there’s nothing...
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The FML Files: Good Things do not Happen in Threes
Welcome to today’s episode of your life is probably better than mine. Now I know that you think I live a charmed life with all my reading and cooking and witty repartee. You may be right-ish (not...
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The FML Files: A Sad Tale of Deep Tissue Massage
Old. I’m Old. I’m falling apart. Piece by piece. Grey hair by grey hair. Sneeze pee by sneeze pee. Ache by pain. Case in point, this weird thing has been happening to my back. I’ll just be just...
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Knowledge is Power When it Comes to Your Child’s Education
While I’ve just got one child left in the Ontario education system, I’m engaged more than ever in his learning and success. You’d think by now I’d be done with being so involved. However since he has...
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Mini Maple Pumpkin Pies with Coconut Whipped Cream
October means one thing. It means Pumpkin Pie. You know what? November means the same thing, especially because of American Thanksgiving And December is also pumpkin month because I said so, and to be...
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Butternut Squash and Beer
Ok I’m just going to come right out and say it. Sometimes I don’t feel like cooking dinner. Yes, even me. A person who loves to cook, and in fact even relaxes by cooking. But the fact is, I can’t get...
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Blind Taste Test: President’s Choice No Artificial Flavours or Colours
Hey folks! Guess what. You know how I like to feed my family as home cooked and natural as I can a least 80% of the time? And that while I believe in balance I also believe that humans need to eat...
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For Coffee (& Tea) Lovers: Cyber Monday at Cultured Coffee Bean
I’ve been remiss. Because I haven’t told you all about my hands down favourite place to feed my coffee machine (and my addiction). First, I’ll give you a little background. I love coffee. I even have...
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The Empty Space
Today is the 4th anniversary of my father’s death. If you’d asked me years ago whether this day, after so many years, would be more easy to bear, I would have said yes. I don’t think I’ve told a lot...
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Updating You and Then You Could Win Starbucks for LIFE!!
Alright folks. I’ve been a very bad blogger. This site has sat sad and neglected for a few weeks. And it’s not because I don’t love writing her or all of you. It’s actually because I was hard at work...
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Healthy Quick Meals: Easy Peasy Fajitas
This time of year we are all running to and fro and fro and to. It’s hard to even know whether our heads are upside or down. Plus, it feels like the family is just stuffing it’s collective face with...
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Apple Pie Bagels with Turkey, Cheddar, and Roasted Apricot Chutney
It’s been a busy vacation. We’ve just come back from a fun vacation with the in-laws in Snowbird land (Apache Junction, Arizona). While there we practiced what I like to call ‘eating our way across...
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