This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Category: Learnin’ Stuff
-
Let’s Learn About SCOBY
If you know me, you know about my love for Kombucha and my two fermentary businesses here in Thunder Bay, where I regularly brew Kombucha and make other delicious fermented foods. So you might be wondering why I’m talking about Kombucha when I’m supposed to be talking about SCOBY? What does Kombucha have anything to…
-
How To Take Control of Your Finances & Create a Customized Budget For Yourself
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re starting to get the hang of 2020 and are thinking about setting up a budget for the rest of the year and beyond. Amazing! As a serial entrepreneur and mom of five, I know a thing or two about budgeting and managing finances. After all, a significant part…
-
How to Choose Your Next Pair of Fitness Shoes
Are you a runner? If so, you need to know how to choose the proper footwear. Choosing the right pair of running shoes will improve your performance, boost your safety, and even help you save money. After all, quality, durable supportive sneakers and running shoes don’t need to be replaced as often as a poor…
-
To Dodging Bullets
“On Oct. 1, 2017, from a room on the 32nd floor in Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, “***********” (name removed, because I refuse to acknowledge him with a name) rained down bullets on approximately 22,000 concert-goers who were attending a Jason Aldean performance. Police said he killed 58 people and wounded more than 850…
-
Jackhammers and Immigration Officers
Goodbye boys, hello new villa! Week 5! One week to go! We said goodbye to the boys this week as they ventured home and left us girls to fend for ourselves. On Tuesday, we had to move to a new villa. Our old villa was familiar an comfortable and I was sad to move, however,…
-
Dressember: Why I’m Wearing a Dress Every Day This Month
It’s Dressember! If you’ve noticed a flood of Instagram pics of myself or others rocking cute dresses lately, you might be wondering why. If you know me personally, it might be a bit of a surprise that I’ve worn a dress for 5 days in a row already. It’s a dramatic change from my usual…
-
Beginner’s Guide to Setting Boundaries
It sucks feeling like you’ve been walked all over, or taken advantage of. Maybe it’s been happening so long, it’s starting to feel like the norm?
-
Date Night Ideas (With and Without Kids)
Sleep, eat, work, play. Repeat. Life with your other half starting to feel predictable? Partner feeling more like your roommate or business partner? Get out of the relationship rut with these date night ideas.
-
The Joy of Decluttering Your Wardrobe and Living With Less
The idea of living with less has become more and more attractive over recent years. Maybe you too have been swept up in the decluttering buzz of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up? It’s a welcome reminder for us to only hold onto items that bring joy, and let go of everything else.
-
Busy? Take Control of Your Time!
Life is overwhelming when your time is controlling you, instead of the other way around. Take control of your time with these seven basic steps.