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Ways to Keep Active this Summer | Just Move Campaign

Ways to Keep Active This Summer

August 3, 2019

This year I have been focusing on living a healthier lifestyle and focusing on being more active. I’ve had some great progress and then days where I just don’t want to do anything. At the end of the day, I know that I want to keep active to continue to live a healthier lifestyle, for […]

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Since Finding Out I Need Glasses | Blue Light Lenses, Contact Lenses and Transition Lenses

Six months pregnant with Sophie and I started to realize that I could no longer read the TV guide as clearly as I once used to. Not admitting to myself that I might have vision difficulties I assumed our TV was just getting older and the screen was harder to read. Welp, it continued to […]

July 4, 2019

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My Experience With Daily Contact Lenses

I never would have thought that I would wear contact lenses. Growing up I always loved the look of glasses and told myself that if one day I needed glasses I would always rock them. Whelp, life isn’t always that simple. After wearing and rocking glasses for a couple years I decided to start playing […]

June 1, 2019

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How to Teach Budgeting and Finance to Kids

Learning to have conversations with your kids is a great way to start teaching them about budgeting. I sat down recently with Branch Manager, Kelly Towns, from Aldergrove Credit Union and we chatted about what important conversations you should have and next steps on creating and teaching budget for kids.  I worked at Aldergrove Credit […]

May 5, 2019

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Things to Know Before getting a dog // Labrador Puppy and Little girl

Getting a puppy for Christmas isn’t just something you see in your favourite movies. For our family, it became a reality this year when we surprised our kids with the sweetest little Golden Labrador. Leading up to Christmas, my sister-in-law asked us what our kids wanted. While we could’ve mentioned that our oldest is into […]

April 30, 2019

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6 Life Hacks for Your Daily Summer Adventures

People are always saying, “You guys are pretty busy, huh?” It’s no secret that our family is always on the go. We have a pretty full schedule: my three kids each have their own activities, I’m usually busy with my blog, Creative Wife & Joyful Worker, and my husband has been working on growing our […]

April 25, 2019

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Oh my goodness, I can’t even believe it! Two weeks ago a DM came through my Instagram asking if we were interested in coming to Mexico at the beginning of April. I think my eyes almost jumped right out of my head. How amazing would that be, I thought, a family vacation to Cancun, Mexico. […]

April 8, 2019

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#TheJoyOfWarmth Campaign | Quaker Provides Jackets for Kids

The thought of not being able to provide warm clothes for my children in the winter is heartbreaking. What’s even more heartbreaking is it’s not as uncommon as we might think. That’s where the #JoyOfWarmth comes into play. This post sponsored by the Quaker® brand. Please note I only accept partnerships that are organic to […]

November 9, 2018

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Lifestyle Changes I have made to lose weight and live healthier

I don’t really love the term or idea of “losing weight” but that’s ultimately what it came down to for me. I’ve never owned a scale and have never really cared about “the number” but one day I hopped on and holy crap I was in shock! It was the heaviest I had ever weighed. […]

October 22, 2018

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