Win a Boudoir Photo-shoot, just in time for Valentines Day (GTA)

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I first met Liz at a friend’s wedding two summers ago.  She took some beautiful shots of my husband (a groomsman) and my son (the ring bearer) and I’ve followed her work ever since. While Liz is an amazing wedding, newborn and lifestyle photographer, her passion lies in taking headshots. In addition to other considerations, […]

Disney’s Saving Mr Banks, Review; Now in Theaters

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A fellow blogger, Susannah from Creative Mama on a Dime, recently attended a pre-screening of Disney’s newest movie, Saving Mr Banks.  Below is her review. Make sure to check out the movie over the holiday break. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you love Mary Poppins then you must make time to see Disney’s Saving Mr. Banks this holiday […]

Win tickets to see Bethenny Frankel (GTA) #BethennyUJA

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Everyone’s favourite reality-TV star, Bethenny Frankel, is coming to Toronto, Ontario this January. Bethenny is known for her role in Desperate Housewives of NY City and her SkinnyGirl product line that includes drinks, food, undergarments and workout DVDs.  She’s also a New York Times best-selling author and most recently she launched her own daily talk show “Bethenny.” With […]

Raincoast Books; Children Books Giveaway (Canada)

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While I love doing toy reviews, I think children book reviews top my list.  There is something special about children books. Perhaps it is because my oldest son absolutely love books or it is the way kids seem to get lost in their imaginary world while reading or listening to a story. More importantly, it […]

Holiday Wish List in Pictures & Sears Contest; Win Up to $10K in Prizes #SearsMom

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While the holidays are only a few short weeks away, gift planning actually started a few months ago at our house when the Sears Wish Book arrived at our door.  While the Wish Book helps most people to get in the mindset for the holidays, it helped us figure out what to get my son […]

Boomerang Kids $100 Gift Card Giveaway (Canada)

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The holidays are fast approaching (yikes) and if you have kids to buy for, I’m sure your list is never-ending.  However, that might also mean that you’re spending more than you’d really like. While I believe in consumerism as a great driver of our economy, I also like to think of myself as a savvy […]

CanadaHelps.org makes it easy to give back on ‘Giving Tuesday’

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There is Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Run all of your errands Sunday (yes I just made that up), Cyber Monday & now, most importantly, there is Giving Tuesday! I am definitely a consumer, a big one. I’m passionate about brands and quality but I’m just as passionate about giving back to those less fortunate. While […]

Hot Wheels Roto-Arm Revolution Giveaway (Canada) #UnwishList

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Our house often resembels a mini ‘Toys R Us’… or at least a toy store where a hurricane recently went through.  Luckily, we have tons of storage bins to put everything in for a quick clean-up.  Not surprisingly in our house of boys, almost a third of the bins are filled with vehicles. This year, […]