Pure Oils, Simple Beauty: A Review of Canadian Grace

Canadian Grace is Canada’s Oil-Only Beauty™ brand, offering pure, high-performance oils for skin, hair, and scalp. Their motto is "beauty begins with simplicity" so they use natural ingredients of oil and refine it into clean, modern formulations. I tried a couple of their products - Rosemary Castor Hair Oil and Vitamin E Oil.

Festive Tea Experience: Adagio’s 2025 Advent Calendar

A Festive Treat for Tea Lovers

If you’re looking to add a little more warmth and joy to your holiday season, Adagio Teas’ 2025 Tea Advent Calendar is a wonderful place to start. We recently had the chance to try the fun flavours tucked behind each door, and it truly brought a bit of cozy, holiday warmth into our days.

I Left You Behind - A Book of Heartfelt Short stories

I enjoyed reading every short story in Nazneen Sheikh’s I Left You Behind. The stories are relatable and carry a sense of familiarity.

The vivid descriptions—from sounds to visual details—bring each story to life. They make imagining the settings and the characters’ experiences a pleasure. All the stories highlight the importance of education, storytelling, passing down knowledge, and keeping an open mind to continue exploring and learning throughout life.

A Practical Guide for Busy Moms

The question that could be at the top of a breastfeeding mother is, How many pumping bras do I need? You have a freezer stash to fill, you need to pump only, or you need to use a combination of nursing and pumping; the number of correct bras can make your life much easier. Comfort, convenience, and efficiency are the reasons why pumping bras are a necessity, particularly to busy moms who are constantly on the move.

In case you need a flexible and comfortable product, you should invest in a Momcozy nursing sports bra that is easy to use and comfortable enough to be put on. Continue reading to determine the number of pumping bras to purchase and how to identify the right ones to meet your lifestyle.

Fresh Vintage Farms Almond and Walnut Oil

I have been using Fresh Vintage Farms Cold-Pressed Walnut Oil and Almond Oil in a variety of our meals. They add flavour to the food without overpowering it!

Gardening Books Giveaway

With the weather warming up and the gardening season around the corner, I am sure many of us are excited to start planting! Colourful, detailed gardening books are always an inspiration to get us started. 

I checked out four must have gardening books: The 10-Minute Gardener, Houseplant Propagation, Organic Vegetable Gardening, and Square Food Gardening. If you live in Canada or USA, you can win all four of these books, see details below.

The Globber Primo Scooter for Summer Adventures

We love the quality of Globber scooters, and always pick this brand because of its highest safety rating. The Globber Primo Scooter is a must-have as the weather gets warmer.

GO: A Memoir of Movement

GO: A Memoir of Movement is by Jesse O'Reilly-Conlin, an award-winning writer and editor who has travelled, volunteered, studied, or worked in 135 countries around the world. The author provides an incisive look at destinations such as Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Kosovo and Albania. The author uses travel as a fulcrum to explore his own relationship to the world as well as to himself. The author is blunt with reality and shares vivid details of incidents and things that happened in the past and during his travels.

The Family Code Novel Giveaway

Rituals and routines are often the glue that holds families together. Every family has their own version of this code. However, this code could be the very thing that tears a family apart. The Family Code is a well-written novel by award-winning Toronto-born author Wayne Ng, which I enjoyed reading. This quick read is written in the perspective of two characters; Hannah and Axel.

Novels for Summer Reading

Looking for a couple of good reads this summer - check out these books Sunshine Nails and You Were Always Mine.

Nest Designs Spring and Summer Collection

There is no better gift than the gift of warmth and coziness during the Spring season. Take a look at this cute and comfortable 2023 Spring and Summer collection from Nest Designs - Two-Piece Long Sleeve The Tortoise and The Hare PJ set and Petite Revery: French Terry Drop Shoulder Sweatshirt.

Thoughts on the Anthology Preconceived and Giveaway

Have you ever thought that all your general opinions and view points might not be your own? After reading a few stories in this anthology, Preconceived, I believe that our opinions are not always our own. 

Holiday Gift Guide

As the end of the year approaches and the holiday season is around the corner, we put together a list of items that would make wonderful gifts for family and friends! Take a look at the list for unique gift ideas from memories, games, books to toys. Enter the giveaways below to have the gifts delivered before the holidays!

Books from Canadian Authors

Books make wonderful holiday gifts for anyone, any age! The recently published Nosy Parker by Lesley Crewe makes a wonderful novel for young adults and adults. The following two picture books by Canadian authors - Beautiful You, Beautiful Me and Revenge of the Raccoons, would make meaningful gifts to give young children.

Celebrating with Ice Cream Cake and Cirque du Soleil

With summer nearing and in anticipation of Father's Day weekend, we planned to enjoy it outdoors with a barbecue. This delicious ice cream cake from Baskin-Robbins was the perfect dessert everyone craved. 

Immersing Ourselves in Nature and Giveaway

We are excited the weather is finally warming up and school is coming to an end. Due to the pandemic we didn’t take risks venturing too far from home during the past couple of years. This summer, we plan on travelling within Ontario and discovering some hidden gems. As we plan on making some memorable travel experiences this summer we read three inspiring books: Nature Hikes, Waterfalls of Ontario, and 125 Nature Hot Spots in Ontario. We also plan to visit some unique Ontario Parks by taking advantage of their annual pass.

Inspiring and Creative Books and Giveaway

Reading books that inspire us to reflect and be thankful, as well as books that help us to get back into creative hobbies we enjoy is important for us. These books reminds us to prioritize when things become routined and we start feeling bored. These are couple of inspiring art books - Mixed Media Color Studio and Urban Sketching Handbook: Color First, Ink Later. We also read Attitudes of Gratitude and A Little Book of Thank Yous that were good reminders to refocus, show gratitude, and be thankful.

How to Cut Down On Car Repair and Maintenance

Whether you have a brand new car or prefer to get the most out of a used car for your everyday errands, you can still expect it to require repairs and maintenance at some point. Unfortunately, this maintenance can be costly, and it might put significant pressure on your budget. So what if there was a way to cut down on the regularity of repairs and maintenance while still using your car every day? Well, there is, so consider these tips to reduce wear and tear and keep your finances in check.

Celebrate Spring with Baskin-Robbins

Finally the weather is warming up and we think an ice cream cake is a perfect way to welcome the warm weather. This spring Baskin-Robbins Canada launches three new flavours - Breakfast in Bed, Ube Coconut Swirl, and Non-Dairy Mint Chocochunk. We tried their Tall Stack Cake with the Breakfast in Bed flavour. 

Blueberry Muffins inspired by StoryBake Cookbook

Looking through a fun and colourful storybook with young children is always inspiring and exciting! We took a look at the fabulous StoryBake cookbook written by the founder of Anges de Sucre, a luxury bakery based in London, England.