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- April 11, 2016
Meal Plan April 11, 2016

Okay, let's get right to it! You've got birthday parties to drop a kid off at, soccer games to shiver through and by God you've got groceries to buy. This
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- April 4, 2016
Meal Plan April 4th, 2016

How is it time to grocery shop again already? Honestly, this week flew by. Because the kids had Monday off for Easter I felt behind all week long. Oh, well,
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- March 29, 2016
Meal Plan March 28, 2016

I'm starting to feel a bit selfish, creating these meal plans. They're making my life so much easier! I've been loving cooking along with you guys and I only had
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- March 21, 2016
Meal Plan March 21, 2016

Okay, how did you do last week? Were you able to make dinner at home four night? Pop the champagne, you are a superstar! Only made two dinners? You're a
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- February 10, 2016
Do I Need A Business Plan For My Home Daycare?

Jessica sent in a question asking if I had a business plan when I opened my home daycare. The answer might surprise you! Continue reading
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- November 27, 2015
How To Make Spontaneous Entertaining Less Stressful

What do you do when you and your friends want to get together, but no one wants to host? You could go to a restaurant – but they aren't ideal for kids, and they're always so noisy. Invite everyone over Continue reading
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- November 14, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 16

All the meals (plus brunch and dessert!) you need for the week in one handy menu plan! Can you guys believe it's the middle of November?! How did that happen? I'd like to say that my Christmas shopping is half done, but in reality? I haven't even th
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- November 8, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 14

It's that time again! Weekly Menu Plan #14 is here — full of all kinds of fall comfort food to keep you going through those chilly days! MONDAY (Meatless): Cherry Tomato and Tortellini Soup TUESDAY: Slow Cooker Honey Sriracha Chicken Tacos WEDNESDAY:
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- November 8, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 15

Weekly Menu Plan 15 is here! Happy weekend friends MONDAY (Meatless): One Pot Pasta Primavera TUESDAY: Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Cashew Cream WEDNESDAY: Corn Chicken Chowder THURSDAY: Spinach and Mushroom Tortellini Soup FRIDAY: Stuffed Baked Potato C
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- June 13, 2016
Preparing the Feast: A 15-Day Holiday Planner

You have a lot on your holiday plate already and now it's your turn to host the feast. Stay organized and sane with our 15 Day Plan for the Perfect Christmas Dinner.
- food
- October 26, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 13

The meals you need for the week: 5 mains, 1 brunch and 1 dessert! Hi Friends! This is going to be short and sweet because I'm in Montreal right now! It's been a crazy week trying to get things ready to go, and trying to be somewhat prepared for the ti
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- October 19, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 12

Hi again friends! I hope you had an awesome week! My week has been a little bit crazy (but I mean…. it's hard to think of a time when things aren't a little crazy with a walking, climbing 10
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- October 14, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 11 (Happy Thanksgiving!)

Happy Weekend friends! I'm back again with another weekly menu plan with recipes from some fabulous bloggers. It's also Thanksgiving here in Canada this weekend
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- October 5, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 10

Here we are — Weekly Menu Plan #10! Someone tell me it's not October yet. What happened to the last month? I think I was too busy staying in my kitchen, cooking and baking up a storm to realize that the month was slipping away on me
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- September 28, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan 9

This menu plan gives you all the meals you need for the week! Happy weekend friends! Sometimes I can't believe how quickly time flies.
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- September 21, 2015
Lessons Learned from (Sort-of) Flipping a House

by RobinDespite our inexperience, when we were tasked with selling my mom's old townhouse we weren't nervous - we were excited! I felt like that clumsy kid who finally got picked for the team they've been dying to be a part of
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- September 20, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan: September 20-26

The meals you need for the week, including Southwest Quinoa Casserole, Easy Chicken and Dumpling Soup,
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- September 9, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan: Sept. 6-12

The meals you need for the week, planned out for you! Including Spinach and Mushroom Pappardelle Pasta, Slow Cooker Apple Cider Braised Pork, Chipotle Pasta Skillet
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- August 31, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan: August 30-September 5

Everything you need for the week ahead: dinners, breakfast and dessert! Including recipes for Nacho Potato Soup, Cheesy Roasted Pepper Tacos, Sesame Chicken, Greek Pasta Skillet, Bacon Double Cheeseburger Pizza, Blueberries ‘n' Cream Pancakes and Fig
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- August 24, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan: August 23-29

Meal ideas to help you plan for the week, plus a weekend brunch and dessert recipe! Back again with another menu plan featuring some other fabulous foodies!
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- August 24, 2015
My Favourite Instagram Accounts

The most common question I'm asked — after what is your favourite cocktail and how is George Clooney in bed — is, what is your fave social media outlet?
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- August 16, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan: August 16-22

All your weekly dinner needs in one menu plan! 5 great main dishes, a weekend brunch recipe and dessert! AUGUST 16. Sorry I just can't believe it.
- home
- August 14, 2015
Kitchen Renovation Ideas

Hello everyone! The dust from our wall demo has settled long enough to finally share the finishes we're planning on using in our new kitchen.
- food
- August 11, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan

Find everything you need to plan out your week! Easy, family-friendly meals that everyone will love!
- food
- August 3, 2015
Weekly Menu Plan: August 2-8

Get all of the meals you need for the week in one place! Skip the planning and still have some great easy options for dinner, breakfast and even dessert!
- family-life
- July 13, 2015
My Summer Survival Plan

By Jac Well, my kids have "graduated" from Kindergarten and Grade One, so I'm not allowed to drop them off at the school anymore, apparently.
- mom-101
- April 29, 2015
Uniform / Plan-less

tee: Aritzia - coat: Zara ($$ similar and $ similar) - hoodie: American Apparel - jeans: Aritzia - boots: Zara (similar) - bag: Brave "What are we doing today?" no answer. This is pretty much my un...
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- April 20, 2015
My Summer Plan: One Extreme to the Other

Last summer I took a stand against kids activities. I decided, after a long winter in the arena, everyone needed some downtime, to roam, be free, do whatever the hell we wanted. That turned into a shitshow. The kids needed something, they were way too ful
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- April 20, 2015
Grieving Your Perfect Birth

My story of a big change to my birth plan, and the grieving that happened before and after my birth experience became so different from my vision.
- mom-101
- February 18, 2015
How Much Do You Need to Retire Comfortably?

How confident are you that you will be able to retire at 65? Or, will you be among the many Canadians nearing retirement age that feel they are not going to be able to retire at 65, but closer to 67, as Jacquie McNish, co-author of the book, “The Thi
- mom-101
- February 12, 2015
4 Easy Steps to the Perfect Valentine’s Day

Plan the perfect Valentine's Day night in all from the comfort of your iOS device.
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- February 4, 2015
Winter Survival Plan: Showshoeing

In our attempt to actually enjoy winter and all that it brings, Leigh and I have found another outdoor winter activity that we can get behind: snowshoeing. It gets us outside, off our lazy asses and can be done with the family; if that doesn't tick a
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- January 28, 2015
Winter Survival Plan

Get a pond. Or even better, find a friend with a pond on their property and then you don't have to do anything but show up and have fun; that is a pretty solid winter survival plan. It truly is unbelievable how well the kids do outside all afternoon ska
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- January 12, 2015
Meal Planning for Beginners

Last week I posted about Dean and I working on getting healthy this year. I talked about not using a diet program but that we'd be focusing on moving more and eating well. One thing that has helped me stay on top of healthy eating in the past is meal p
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- January 7, 2015
Why I Only Did #Whole30 for 2 Days

People tend to talk about these things in the new year. Because of that, you may see this as just another New Year's resolution in a sea of resolutions that will be cast aside by mid-February. But it's not. It can't be. You see, I turn forty in
- mom-101
- October 22, 2014
How to Plan an Exciting Minecraft Party

If you have a Minecraft lover on your hands and are trying to create an exciting Minecraft birthday party he or she will love, grab a notepad and pencil.
- family-life
- October 20, 2014
Mayhem Monday: I Have a Plan

Monday again! We had a beautiful weekend. I swear, our October weather has been better than our July/August weather. It's been nice opening up the windows and airing out the house.
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- October 9, 2014
The Birth Plan That Never Was

Did u have a birth plan? I thought I knew what my 3rd labour would look like, but I was wrong. Here's what happened (without the gory details)
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- September 8, 2014
Plan Your Next Trip to Calgary

Here in BC our summer vacation is being VASTLY extended by strike action, there probably IS time to fit in one more road trip. However, if you are just can't, what you can do is plan for next year.
- family-life
- August 7, 2014
My Initial Plan for After Baby is Born

Now that baby arrival is seemingly just around the corner, I have been finding myself thinking about what I'm going to do after baby comes. What kind of goals will I have?
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- July 31, 2014
A Spanking Prevention Plan

in honour of my son's fifth year, the year that he will not receive a fifth spank and the first year of all the years that he will never be spanked again
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- July 31, 2014
Plan B

On one of our last days on the Sunshine Coast, we decided to pick up some food and have a picnic at the beautiful Persephone Brewing Farm. We'd been before
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- March 31, 2014
Thinking About My Birth Plan

I am going to assume that you haven't read my birth story with Johannes, and that you haven't been following along for long enough to know how it all went down. So here is the Coles notes version
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- February 19, 2014
Menu Plan for the Week (February 17-23)

Well it's a PLAN, but sometimes the best laid plans don't always work out. Monday: Crockpot Roast with Braised Carrots/Parsnips and Potatoes. Tuesday: Maple Soy Salmon with rice and bok choy
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- January 22, 2014
2014: Planning My Vegetable Garden

Last year if anyone remembers I planted my vegetable garden and documented it and took pictures. There were some failures (bees weren't pollinating well) and some winners (beans went crazy)
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- January 10, 2014
Meal Plan (From December 30-January 5)

We realized how much chicken we have, UNFORTUNATELY — my daughter is having a hate on for chicken but I have to use what I have. I spent $158.50 (not bad considering I haven't done groceries in 9 days). The plan is: Monday: Fish Sandwiches, Fries and
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- January 3, 2014
Meal Plan (From December 30-January 5)

We realized how much chicken we have, UNFORTUNATELY — my daughter is having a hate on for chicken but I have to use what I have. I spent $158.50 (not bad considering I haven't done groceries in 9 days)
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- January 2, 2014
Whole Home Vision Plan

Starting off the new year right often gets wrapped up with being organized in my mind. And it's funny because, ending the last year comes with the chaos of the holidays. We still have toys that are lying about and Christmas decorations to put away.
- family-life
- January 1, 2014
The Path I Plan on Walking in 2014

As I look ahead to 2014, I'm approaching it with a surprising amount of ease. Being more or less benched these last 5 months has forced me to slow down and re-evaluate what it is I want to accomplish in 2014
- family-life
- December 31, 2013
The Path I Plan on Walking in 2014

As I look ahead to 2014, I'm approaching it with a surprising amount of ease. Being more or less benched these last 5 months has forced me to slow down and re-evaluate what it is I want to accomplish in 2014.
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- November 28, 2016
The Perfect Christmas Dinner Plan

Our 15 day plan for the perfect Christmas dinner is a step-by-step guide on what to delegate, what to make ahead, and even comes complete with a printable check list for D-Day.
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- November 11, 2013
Our Weekly Menu Plan: November 11th to 17th

It feels so good to be back into a regular meal planning habit. I feel better equipped to deal with a busy week ahead if I do this one task on the weekend
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- November 3, 2013
Meal Plan for Week of November 4th

So here goes my meal plan for this week: Monday – Grilled Garlic Butter Chicken with Butternut Squash Coucous Tuesday – Tex Mex Sloppy Joes with salad Wednesday – Homemade Pizza with salad Thursday – Salmon (white fish for me)
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- October 22, 2013
Getting Back to It – Our Weekly Menu Plan: October 21-26

It happens to all of us. We know the habits that are good for us. We know our life goes better when we do certain things. But, somewhere along the way, the habit falls aside.
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- October 20, 2013
Grocery Spending/Meal Plan

I did groceries today at Superstore because I want my PC points. I intend to save them till Christmas as well as I'm saving my Optimum Points at Shoppers till closer to Christmas
- family-life
- October 15, 2013
Guide to Being the Back Up Plan

When I gave to birth each of my sons, I had the opportunity to have more than one support person with me in the delivery room. While I knew my husband would be awesome
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- September 16, 2013
Meal Plan Monday!

I went to the grocery store this morning and spent
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- September 9, 2013
Meal Plan Monday!

So this week I'm cooking out of this cookbook
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- July 12, 2013
Still Lacking a Summer Vacation Plan?

We'll do some traveling locally here in BC.
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- June 27, 2013
Still Lacking a Summer Vacation Plan?

Here are some great ideas...
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- May 15, 2013
Spring Cleaning Plan

A place for everything... and everything in it's place Step one - Get
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- April 8, 2016
Nutrition Know-How

Get the new year off to a healthy start with these five tips from a local nutritionist to help get your family diet in order.