Derma rolling is touted as better than fractional laser for repairing skin tone and tightness and at erasing scaring and wrinkles. I’m as vain as the next gal; I had to try it out. I’m in my forties and I … Read More
Tea has been a relaxing ritual for human kind for centuries. A cup of tea commands attention. One must sit, be still with one’s thoughts and sip it slowly. Savouring a cup of tea is a great way to encourage … Read More
When I was little, my mother and my grandfather combined their talents and created a spool doll bed for my sisters and I. My little bed had white bedding with red embroidered trim, as red was my favourite colour at … Read More
The Very First Day Save the Children released its State of the World’s Mothers 2013 report this week. Every human being on the earth today needs to read this report. It’s about us, we, the collective family of the human … Read More
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there.
I was asked to try out a new laundry detergent product called Dizolve–made in Canada Right from the start I was impressed: 72 loads worth of laundry soap comes in a small box the size of a paperback book. Inside … Read More
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there.
I had a dinner party last night and served a warm kale and peach salad. My guests raved about it! The dish is super healthy as kale is very nutrient rich and the canned peaches actually contain 3.5 times higher vitamin C … Read More
Welcome to Modernista Mama’s newest menu tab: Adventure Girls! All of the adventure type travel and sports I do with my girls (daughters, mom and any other females in my life at the time) will be stored under this new … Read More
Every family has a decadent special treat that cures almost anything: a bad day, exhaustion, sadness, anxiety, the blues from fighting a bug. Here is my family cure-all: Dairy Queen ice cream. We treat it like the sacred cure it … Read More
Time for yourself is nonexistent when you’re a mom. The more children you have, the less me time you have. What I’ve discovered is a workout just isn’t going to happen unless it’s the very first thing you do each … Read More
You know your kids have compassion when they spend their recess saving worms from drowning in the wet school yard. You know your kids are Canadian when they decide the two large worms are lesbian mothers and the short worm their … Read More
Wry and Retro: Crissy’s not only beautiful, she has life experience…she’s been there.
Cleaning the house seems anything but mindful. The word drudgery makes more sense. But what I’ve discovered, is that by making house cleaning a weekly family event, the drudgery is transformed into team building. On a deeper level, each family … Read More
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