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Two LIttle Monkey Jumping on the Bed | Canadian "Bed in a Box" Mattress Review // Photo by Julie Christine Photography

Endy Mattress Review | Canadian “Bed in a Box” Mattress Brand

January 29, 2018

Disclosure: Please note this post is in partnership with Endy. All views and opinions of the Canadian “bed in a box” Mattress brand, Endy,  are my own. I am very diligent when choosing brands to partner with. Since we first received our Endy mattress and shared the unboxing on Instagram stories the questions about this […]

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How to Know When to Start Potty Training

This post is sponsored by Pull-Ups. Please note all views and opinions are my own. As always we are very specific with the brands we partner with, we have used Pull-Ups when potty training our last two children and strongly agree with these 6 signs of potty training readiness. For the last month we have […]

January 8, 2018

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Post Ovarian Cyst and Right Ovary Removal // Laparoscopic Surgery

I have wanted to sit down and write about my surgery since it happened. For myself, I always find so much healing and understanding comes from putting things into words. It hasn’t been until today that I have felt motivated or well enough to do so. So here we go. Let’s start from the morning, […]

December 20, 2017

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Christmas Family Photos

This year has no doubt been our fastest year yet. Possibly because of having three kids and also possibly because it was the first year that I freelanced all year long. I feel like our family has gone through so much since last year. We have grown through ups and downs and seen so much

December 18, 2017

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Appointment Booked for Removal or my Ovarian Cyst | View More: http://juliechristinephotos.pass.us/codi-edit

The day after I turn 29 is the day that I am booked in to surgery. My head goes back and forth from “it’s no big deal”, to “holy shit, this is happening, try not to think about, try not to think about it”. I would say that it really doesn’t cross my mind too […]

November 12, 2017

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Does anyone else have the constant struggle of always feeling too hot or too cold? For me I am usually cold and for my husband, he's often too hot. Well, I am happy to share that I have found something that is helping to solve our problems. Not only that, it is doing way more then solving the too hot, too cold problems, it is also helping improve the air quality in our home. Meet our new household favorite, the Dyson Pure Hot + Cool Link Air Purifier.

Does anyone else have the constant struggle of always feeling too hot or too cold? For me I am usually cold and for my husband, he’s often too hot. Well, I am happy to share that I have found something that is helping to solve our problems. Not only that, it is doing way more […]

November 10, 2017

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Belle and Chip from Beauty and the Beast and a Storm Trooper | Halloween Costumes 2017

This year may be the quickest passing year (so it seems) yet! Still can’t believe that Halloween has come and gone. Before we switch gears on the blog to all things Christmas I wanted to make sure that I uploaded some photos from our 2017 Halloween adventures. Mostly for my sake to remember the kids […]

November 2, 2017

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Family Friendly Places to See in The Fraser Valley

Thank you so much “The Fraser Valley” for collaborating on this post. Photos by @artandthearealist For more Fraser Valley Itineraries be sure to head over to their website to discover more great places to visit in The Fraser Valley. I was asked what some of my favorite places to visit were in the Fraser Valley. […]

October 5, 2017

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The High Chair that Grows With your Child | Nuna Zaaz High Chair Review | Kids product

Buying items just for the baby stage is expensive. Finding products that are built for more then just the few months is essential. One of my absolute favourite things about the Nuna brand is

September 5, 2017

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