Category Archives: Lifestyle

#LetsTalkRESPs Twitter Party

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Post Secondary school cost are rising and having an RESP is important to help with the costs. A university graduate makes 50% more than someone without.  Having a higher education is so important to have when looking for a job. Learn more facts and information here . Be sure to join the experts at the #LetsTalkRESPs twitter party and have your questions answered. Know the facts about RESPs. #letstalkRESPs Twitter Party Parent Life Network and Canada Scholarship Trust (CST) Consultants will be hosting a Twitter Party and you’re invited! Join us … Continue reading →

Sustainability at Ford – Greener Cleaner Vehicles

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Ford Sustainability

Have you ever wondered what your car is made of? I didn not until this past weekend at the BConnected Conference in Ottawa, when Matt Drennan-Scace, Communications Manager, FordCraigSilva, Senior Community Manager , at Ford Canada, along with Paula Roy, Food Editor at Ottawa A Home Magazine gave a speech on Sustainability at Ford. What I Learned Sustainable by-products were first used in the 1940’s when Henry Ford built a plastic paneled car using soy. Ford wants a cleaner, greener, lightweight car and that is exactly what they have done. With … Continue reading →

Junction Local – Restaurant Review

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Junction Local

Junction Local On April 18, I had the opportunity to visit the new restaurant Junction Local, in the High Park area, known as The Junction. On April 20th, their doors opened up to the public. It is a local eatery catering to those with cravings for Southern Comfort foods. Menu Items The menu features a variety of scrumptious southern comfort foods with a touch of Creole and smoke created by Chef Chris Cantrell, who has previously worked in a local restaurant on Bloor St West. It took me some time to … Continue reading →

Spring Wreath – DIY Project

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Spring is here and it is time to freshen up your door decor with a simple and easy DIY Spring Wreath to hang on your door. For me, having a wreath on a door is a welcoming, to the seasons and my home. I love to hang wreath’s on my door and  I like change them with the seasons, but living in a building, I don’t want to hang one up on the outside of my door so I hang it on the inside, on my balcony door. It was … Continue reading →

St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations – Traditions – History

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St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s day is a celebration of the Irish culture and is celebrated on March 17, all over the world where communities are largely Irish. Those who are Irish at heart, join in the festivities with a few green beers. St. Patrick was born to British parents and in his teens, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland. For the next six years, he was forced to tend sheep in solitude. He turned to Christianity from his original Pagan background. He eventually escaped back to Britain. After … Continue reading →

Quirky Shows To Watch on Netflix

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I am always looking for new shows to watch on Netflix. It seems that lately when I pick a show it’s a bit quirky. Well, I thought I would share 3 quirky shows I watch, you never know, you may like them,  if you don’t already. Quirky Shows on Netflix Jane The Virgin Imagine waking up one day and finding out you are pregnant and still a virgin. Jane is the outcome of a teenage pregnancy, she gets artificially inseminated during a routine checkup. When she finds out her life … Continue reading →

Daylight Savings Time – Is That the Right Time

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Daylight Savings Time

If you woke up confused and are wondering, is that the right time, chances are you forgot to set your clock ahead an hour. Don’t worry you can look on your phone or computer, the time automatically changes. Last night most Canadians will have sprung ahead in time by an hour to Daylight Savings Time (DST). What is Daylight Savings Time? Daylight Savings Time is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months, and back again in the fall, in order to … Continue reading →

9 Manners Every Kid Should Be Using

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9 Manners

We should begin teaching our children at an early age proper etiquette and manners. The 9 manners every kid should be using, is a shortened list of many more. They aren’t just for kids, but adults too. We lead by examples and should be setting the proper ones. What are Manners? A way of acting; bearing or behavior The socially correct way of acting; etiquette ( the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave) The prevailing customs, social conduct, and norms of a specific society Since my child … Continue reading →

Maple Leaf Monster Jam – 2016 Toronto Show Highlights

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monster jam

What better way to spend a cold January night then with family and friends watching some larger than life beasts, at the Maple Leaf Monster Jam time. My family and I, along with Common Cents Mom headed down to the Roger’s Centre on January 16, 2016, for the Monster Jam  Toronto Show.  We had the perfect seats, right in the centre of it all. I knew it would be a loud show so I made sure to have headphones for my daughter when the show started. We all had them, but … Continue reading →

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

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Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

For the past 17 years, The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has been moving through Canada and the US. Check out the schedule for a location near you. During the holiday season we like to take our daughter to different events to truly enjoy the season and understand what sharing and giving is all about. For the past 2 years we have taken our daughter to see The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train. If you want to get a great shot of the train pulling in, you need to be there before … Continue reading →