I wear clip-in extensions every day. Well I did, until I recently got permanent Hot Heads tape in hair extensions from Salon Sorella & Day Spa. About 10 years ago I had bonded extensions applied (they used a glue and were round bonds). The technology wasn’t perfected, meaning my hair was damaged. After I had my … Read more
Life and parenting has changed since I was a kid. Parenting today focuses a lot more on listening to kids rather than just seeing them. We are a safer society for sure. We have car seats and actually wear seat belts. Recently my kid got into trouble for throwing snowballs at school. It made … Read more
Winters not coming: It’s here. We live in Canada. IT SNOWS! But I feel like every year we all forget how to drive in the snow. I think we all forget that getting out of the house takes at least 15-30 minutes longer. If you have kids in snowsuits that number can be closer to … Read more
Until I met my husband, I truly thought “Roasting chestnuts on an open fire” was just a song lyric, not a real thing. It is a real thing and they are delicious. My hubby was roasting some the other night so I hit record on the camera. Here’s the VLOG. Fireside chats with the Italian … Read more
I got an email a few weeks ago from a reader, here’s what it said: Hello Michelle! My name is Andrea Hatton – I am currently employed with Savage Arms out in Lakefield. I’m a wife and a mother of two incredibly amazing little humans – Eli my son is 4 and MJ my daughter … Read more
I recently over heard some parents complaining about the unbalanced shifts and lack of ice time their kids were getting. Shortly before I overheard that conversation (one I’ve heard MANY times before), I volunteered to help commentate for my son’s hockey game. I watched the coaches on the bench. I watched the referees. I watched … Read more
I love swimming. I love swimming with my kids. I don’t love wearing a bathing suit in public (especially in the winter) and I don’t like getting my hair wet. The struggle is real OK. It takes 45-50 minutes to make my wet hair look good dry. Does this sound ridiculous when I write … Read more
Who doesn’t remember Hal Johnston and Joanne McLeod of Body Break? Jer and I thought it would be fun to recreate the epic photos from the 90’s and do a Body Break photoshoot. Pat Jilesen of www.patjilesenphotography, who is primarily a landscape photographer jumped on board with our idea, AND even supplied the … Read more