I interrupt the regularly scheduled program (Monday Musings) to bring you an important message. In order to maintain my own integrity, as well as that of my blog, and because I believe in informed consumer choice I want to tell you a few things I learned over the weekend about Lansinoh®. A few days ago [...]
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This granola is darn good! It has just the right amount of sweetness and is both crunchy and chewy. It even clumps together a bit, reminiscent of the Quaker Harvest Crunch cereal I grew up on. And the beautiful thing about this oatmeal is that the dry ingredients are interchangeable so each new batch can [...]
I was contacted by a Lansinoh representative about doing a review of a few of their products for my blog. I was interested, but upon reviewing their products felt that I could not do the review justice without some assistance from a mom with a new baby, as many of Lansinoh’s products are geared towards [...]
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Since 1971 August 26th has been Women’s Equality Day. Although this was a great leap in history for women, we are still faced with rampant sexism today. Women are discriminated against for many reasons. In North America and Britain and throughout many other parts of the developed world, breastfeeding can be one of them. It [...]
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Last night I looked in the mirror and was surprised by the woman looking back at me. She had lines on her face, the sunken, dark eyes of a person who could never get enough sleep, and a profile, that without needing to look at her body gave away the fact that she still couldn’t [...]
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One of my faithful readers and commenters, Chatter Box Joe, sweetly nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award. It feels good to be recognized and appreciated for something you are passionate about. It helps make it all worthwhile really, like you really are writing for an audience and not just because you think you have [...]
Today’s post is by one of my very best friends, Diana Atkinson. Diana is a foodie-goddess-extraordinaire, writer and massage therapist. She has written the food column for Cottage Magazine, and contributed articles for Shambhala Sun, Chatelaine, Flare, Vancouver Magazine, and Western Living. On top of that she wrote a novel called Highways and Dancehalls, which was nominated for [...]
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