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How to Bake Bread that Would Make June Cleaver Jealous

October 22, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

kids baking chocolate chip cookies

The overripe bananas that regularly grace my counter-top know their fate. My family knows it too. I am the only one who is delusional enough to believe me when I say, “Today we will make banana bread, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: food, sponsored Tagged With: adhd, baking, banana bread, bread, school lunches

#Sharethelove of Reading with Kobo

October 15, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

I have loved to read since I was a kid. The day that I was directed toward the big kid reading area of the school library, instead of the boring baby books, was more exciting to me than if someone had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, sponsored, stuff I like Tagged With: #sharethelove, contest, e-reader, ebook, kobo, reading

Getting Back on Track with Blissdom Canada

October 7, 2015 By Tara 14 Comments

It’s been a rough year. I’ve gone from being on no medications to being on six. I feel like I’m secretly in a movie that has some bizarre aging process, or that a sudden plot twist will reveal that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: roadtrip, writing Tagged With: adhd, anxiety, blissdom canada, blogging, pertussis, sleep apnea, writers block, writing

The Love of Food Ties Families Together

October 2, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

It’s finally October, and although we didn’t need to go right from sweltering heat last week to freezing wind and rain this week, it is my favourite season. The fall colours, the Halloween candy, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: holiday, sponsored, stuff I like Tagged With: cooking, family, Loblaws, recipes, thanksgiving, traditions

Autism and Special Talents

September 13, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

There is a misconception about autism that every person with this diagnosis has some kind of super-talent along the lines of the toothpick counting in Rainman. I have had a few people ask me what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: calendar, memory, Rainman, routine, savant, schedule

Is It Hot Out There or Is That Just Your Dragon?

July 29, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

I started writing this like three weeks ago or something. I got sucked into some kind of summer time-machine. Pretend summer just started. It’s called suspension of disbelief. It’s a valid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: roadtrip, sponsored, tv Tagged With: #streamteam, dragons: race to the edge, netflix, screenings, toronto

9 End-of-the-Year Tests (of My Sanity)

June 24, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

last day of school

School’s almost over. We’re in the homestretch of the lunch-making, the agenda-signing, and the ever-dreaded alarm clock of doom.  It’s all good news right? It’s just in the nick of time too, because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, parenting Tagged With: dance recitals, end of the year, last day of school, school lunches, teacher gifts

Summer Book Giveaway – Martinis & Motherhood: Tales of Wonder, Woe & WTF?!

June 22, 2015 By Tara 3 Comments

Martinis & Motherhood: Tales of Wonder, Woe & WTF?! by Tara Wilson and Shannon Day

Summer is officially here, according to the calendar, and also judging by the amount of boob sweat I have been experiencing. Who needs a calendar? My kids are done school this week and then will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, giveaway, stuff I like Tagged With: bookclub, giveaway, martinis, motherhood, summer book

Dairy Farmers of Canada created a unique way to show how yogurt is part of a balanced diet

June 17, 2015 By Tara Leave a Comment

Worrying about my blood pressure is something I never had to do until this year. I worried for family members and friends who struggled with it, but not for myself. It was too low when I was a teen, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: sponsored Tagged With: high blood pressure, milk, yogurt

The 9 People You’ll Meet in the Woods

May 13, 2015 By Tara 1 Comment

tent camping

      I go camping every year with my family. I hate it. I go unwillingly. My family loves it, and judging by the trouble we have booking a site each year before they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: humour, roadtrip, things that are trying to kill me Tagged With: camping, family vacations, sketchy people, tents

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