Show of hands: Who here has received the dreaded letter from school advising of a lice invasion? Makes your head itch just thinking about it, right? Go ahead; have a good scratch, this will keep. All good? It’s that time of the year, and for those of us who have school aged children and are meticulously filing the 1001 forms and letters sent home every day — kidding, there’s a pile of papers listing towards the breakfast dishes — it’s the least favourite part of the new school year. …
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6 Steps to Ease Back to School Stress
Believe me. There is no one who dreads back to school as much as I do. My kids think they are the ones with all the stress and worry over going back, but under my cool and calm exterior my inner child is panicking about …
Five Best Holiday Hostess Gifts
‘Tis the season for entertaining and going to parties and racking your brain for a gift that shows genuine appreciation for your hostess. Riffling the back of the drinks cupboard for the bottle of Jägermeister won at a …
This is Why Illegal Tobacco Affects Us All
I was eleven when I tried my first cigarette. Eleven. My youngest is eleven now and every time I look at her I can’t imagine a cigarette dangling between her lips. I can only imagine how absurd I must have looked, all 80 …
Who Can It Be Knocking at My Door?
We’re coming up to the time of year when the ring of the phone or a knock at the door means one of two things: the duct-cleaning people are in the area and rumour has it your ducts are filthy or someone is …
Hosting a Successful Wine & Cheese
Of all the types of parties I like to host, my favourite is the classic Wine & Cheese, or Cheese & Wine, depending on how you rank their importance. If you’re Canadian though there’s no doubt that cheese comes …
Dealing With Lice: They Can Be Beaten
Show of hands: Who here has received the dreaded letter from school advising of a lice invasion? Makes your head itch just thinking about it, right? Go ahead; have a good scratch, this will keep. All good? It’s …
