Inside: Tested idea for you to motivate your teenager to dream big. They will discover their passions and chase them relentlessly (like they sniff out chocolate in your secret drawer). Teenagers often carry a lot of stress about their future. I overhear my own boys and some of my students … [Read More...]
Parenting
Bringing Up Boys? You May Need Ear Plugs, A New Couch and Other Boy Moms
If you are ankle deep in the journey of bringing up boys, you are in the right place. Whether you found this article while nursing your blue bundle at night or you are distracting yourself until your teenager brings the car back, put your feet up … [Read More...]
Money Tips
How to Plan Amazing Spring Break Fun on a Budget
I turn all shades of green when I hear about other people's plans to travel the world for their March Break fun. All shades. Olive, chartreuse, seafoam and pickle green. But instead of pining over facebook beach pictures, I plan an affordable … [Read More...]
More Hope and Humour
Scanning Code of Practice: Canadian Money Saving Tip
Understanding how the Scanning Code of Practice works is a great money saving tip. It might sound a bit complicated at first, but I promise it is easy once you understand how it works. I recently … [Read More...]
How Tracking Our Finances Saved Us from a $9000 Disaster
So apparently we just made a stranger's car payment this month. Like A Random Act of Kindness that Toyota did on our behalf. Oops. While I'm on hold sorting out this mysterious charge, let's talk … [Read More...]
Dear Fitting Room Millennial: Please Help Us as We Age
Any Moms losing their cool factor? It hurts less if you never had it to begin with. A few years ago I learned that my personality type is most likely to catch fashion trends...on their way out. … [Read More...]
I Wish I had a Double Chin
I hear the things we despise about ourselves in our twenties, we will look back at with fondness in our thirties. Not the most edifying thought, but the truth of it penetrates my heart with each … [Read More...]