Category: rants raves life & love

Affirmations #FiveonFriday

It’s time for the weekly Five on Friday post! Today I’m sharing my top 5 affirmations. These are 5 affirmations I use on a regular basis. I know this sounds cheesy. I think it is cheesy. Except that it also works. Seriously. 1 – This too shall pass. I have been using this one a lot during some stressful stuff happening at...

Five on Friday – Thanksgiving #FiveOnFriday

Here are my Five on Friday for Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. These are 5 things I’m thankful for: 1) The hardworking non-profit organizations like Environmental Defence, Ecojustice, the David Suzuki Foundation, Healthy Child Healthy World, and Environmental Working Group. I consider all of these to be excellent sources for accurate and well-researched information about environmental issues and healthy, toxin-free living. 2)...

RANT: Why I Hate Glitter

As the mother of an almost 5-year-old girl, I encounter glitter on a daily basis. It’s really amazing how it can be added to virtually any product marketed to girls, and slowly but surely infiltrate your home until you find glitter on your underwear even after you’ve washed it several times. But WHY?? WHY????

LIFE: The Moment You Realize You Care Too Much

I’ve always been passionate about something. There have been several occasions in life when I have wished that I wasn’t, because it’d be easier. I recently had one of those moments. The moment you realize you care too much. When I was doing my undergrad, I took some courses with a social justice vein, and they got me involved in...

RAVE: 5 Ways INSIDE OUT Has Helped My Highly Sensitive Child

I know not everyone loves animated movies, but I do. Perhaps it comes with the territory of being married to a 3D artist, but I have often found that animated movies resonate more deeply with me than live-action movies. It may just be that people who get involved with animated movies have amazing imaginations and wonderful storytelling abilities. This is...

RAVE: Be the Best Parent You Can Be VIDEO SUMMIT

Parenting has been the biggest learning curve for me, especially with my highly sensitive child. I’ve signed up for a few parenting newsletters and Facebook groups to keep abreast of tips that might help with my daughter (because God knows the traditional parenting I was brought up with does NOT work with her), and came across this free video summit...

RANT: Both Food Babe and Science Babe Bloggers are Full of $h!t

Unless you live in a world without internet, you’ve probably seen the post on Gawker by Science Babe eloquently titled: “The ‘Food Babe’ Blogger Is Full of Shit”. As an eco-mom blogger, I follow a lot of green living & clean eating blogs, but have never paid attention to Food Babe until this came up.

RANT: It’s Okay to Bottle Feed and Safe Baby Bottles

Okay. Breastfeeding vs bottle feeding babies always seems to be a hot topic. On one hand, we know that breastfeeding is ultimately better for your baby’s immune system and nutrition, and of course is much greener than bottle feeding, because you’re not generating and consuming so much waste. And then there’s the issues around what kind of bottles and nipples...

RANT: Bullying – What Do We Teach Our Kids?

It’s a fact of life. There will always be bullies. How do we deal with it? I struggle with the answer to this question as I decide what to teach my 4-year-old daughter.

Blog Hop: Women Writing

As a child, I always aspired to be a writer. I devoured books and wanted to be able to convey my thoughts and ideas to people through the written word. Essentially I wanted to learn how to write a book that truly captivated people so much so, that they couldn’t put it down until they’ve finished the last page. I...