let your child be bored to death. the police won’t arrest you.
Buddy is only in school for 2 days and every “odd” Friday. So on one of the days he stays home, I try to plan some activities in between making breakfast, hopping on my computer, hopping on my sewing machine, making snacks, back on the computer, maybe some laundry, groceries, computer, lunch, ok the list can go on until 11pm. The bottom line is that I feel guilty for not planning “enough” for him to do. At only 4.5, he is able to type in “cars2″ on YouTube and see Lightening McQueen or go play some games...
read moreFeatured Blogger: Rebecca Stanisic
Meet Rebecca Stanisic, a super blogger from Ottawa who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on design projects current and past! She sure does have her plate full! ————————————————————————————– Company Name + General Location Rebecca Stanisic, Blogger and Online Engagement Consultant – Ottawa What made you decide to start your blog? My second child was just a...
read moremurderer? nope. just a sweet old lady who needed a ride.
Before I start with this post, I must tell you that I’m a very paranoid person. My friends make fun of me all the time. This will help explain my thought processes as you read. The other day, I took Buddy with me to meet my mom for lunch. I was completely distracted thinking of all the things that I needed to get done. Knowing this as a constant personality trait, my mom ignored me and ate her lunch at what seemed like 3km an hour while I sat there a bit impatient. I can sense her eyes on me and she finally said “Fine, go,...
read moreFeatured Retailer: Sprogs
Featuring one of our new retailers: Sprogs.ca! Company Name + General Location Sprogs.ca and we’re in Edmonton! Years in Business It will be one year September 5/11 What made you want to open up your own store? I love to shop! and I stay at home with my three small kids. I had a “Saturday” job at a local children’s boutique to get out of the house, but even then it started to get in the way with soccer games, and the kids events, and then Saturdays turned into 4 days a week. It became too much. I thought, I want to...
read moreFeatured Retailer: Numa Infantcare Trading
Featuring our newest retailer in the Philippines, Numa Infantcare Company Name + General Location Numa Infantcare Trading (Numa, the organic & eco baby store) located in Quezon City, Philippines Years in Business We formally opened last February 2011 What made you want to open up your own store? People all over the world are feeling the effects of the deterioration of our environment–we have global warming, tsunamis, floods, el niño, and la niña, among others. We realized that we need to make a stand to help save our world. We...
read moreD.I.Y. stools for your kiddos!
First and foremost, I give 100% credit for this design to my dear friend Lesley who is the owner of Squidpress. She is an awesome crafter, a great mom of 2, (aka Tweedlemom on my earlier blog posts) and a source of great ideas and inspiration. One day, we decided to get together to create these D.I.Y Stools for our little rascals. Our other dear friend who is single and fab with no children joined us and asked, “Hey, I’ve noticed you guys got craftier after you had kids. Do kids bring out the crafty side in you?”. I laughed...
read moreFeatured Retailer: Twin Essentials
My “other” job has me hunched over my computer for endless hours designing stuff for some great clients. One of them is Stephanie, who just launched her company Twin Essentials (www.twinessentials.ca). She is mom to two identical twin girls, her inspiration for creating her company. twinessentialsTM is Canada’s first specialty retailer designed specifically to fill the needs of the twins and multiples community. From their very own exclusive products, to twin nursing pillows and fun twin keepsakes; twinessentialsTM offers a...
read moreFeatured Retailer: Nayla Natural Care
Baby Boomba products are currently being carried by some great retailers. This is one of our favorite stores owned by a fab lady named Gwen. Nayla Natural Care. To see the stores that carry our brand, click here: Company Name + General Location Nayla Natural Care. I am located in Ottawa, but the store is online…so really, it is located wherever you may be. Years in Business I launched the website in July of 2008 but the store was in the works for months before that. What made you want to open up your own store? I wanted a place where I...
read morethe whatever purse
Stuff it, Grab it and GO! When I get something in my head it doesn’t go away, which is usually very bad because it just creates more work for me. I have always had the idea to do really simple bags, nothing fussy, just something really simple you quickly grab if you are going to grandmas, the mall or whatever. So with that, I came up with “The Whatever Purse”. It’s perfect if you need to throw in an extra change of clothes for the baby or toddler, a few diapers and a wipe case. Or you can scratch all that and throw in...
read moreicing sugar shortbread cookies
This is another cool recipe I found in a magazine and clipped out. I helped Buddy make it last weekend. ♥ 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature ♥ 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of icing sugar ♥ 1/4 cup of cornstarch or rice flour ♥ 1 and a 1/2 cups of flour ♥ 1/2 teaspoon of salt ♥ 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Instructions ♥ Beat butter until light and fluffy. ♥ Sift in icing sugar cornstarch flour and salt ♥ Add vanilla Once mixed, texture should be fluffy and soft. Spoon large teaspoons onto a cookie sheet with foil...
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