• Chilling real-life ghost story

    A True Ghost Story. Haunting My Child: Part 2

    14/06/2018 - By 

    This is a continuation of THIS POST. You’ll want to check it out and then come back here to finish this true life ghost story. Where were we? Oh yeah, my new nighttime routine with Isabella: Put Isabella to bed Wake at 3am to the repeated throaty call of “MommyDaddyMommyDaddyMommyDaddyMommyDaddy” Walk to the third stair and have Isabella snap her head up a little as soon as your foot touches it. You realize it is very cold at the third stair just as Isabella starts to sing-chant the same three sentences over and over in a deeper voice while you…

  • Chilling real-life ghost story

    A True Ghost Story. Haunting My Child: Part 1

    12/06/2018 - By 

    Our last house was haunted. I tell this story over and over, but this ghost story still gives me chills. So far, so good at Blue Moon Cottage- no ghosts. This is an old story and I can’t believe I never shared it before now- probably because I was too freaked out. We moved into our last rental (last rental EVER, now that we own!! WOOT),  when Isabella was 2 years old and I was 6 months pregnant with Hunter. I remember moving day. I was bringing boxes into the kitchen and saw Isabella staring into the dining room. She…

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    Hello, My Name Is….

    09/06/2018 - By 

    My name is Tianna and it’s a pleasure to meet you! I wanted to do a quick re-introduction of myself since I have a few new people coming over to read. This adds to the info in my Welcome page where I talk about my family, where I currently live and why I’m gluten-free. Here I will just add some fun facts and hopefully you will share your own in the comments. I would love to meet you, too! I started to blog before blogs were a “thing”, back when home computers were a novelty. Being born in 1980 means…

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    Why You Should Wear Sunscreen (Even On Cloudy Days)

    07/06/2018 - By 

    I’m militant about people wearing sunscreen.  I remember learning about our depleting ozone layer in school and being horrified- and it’s worse now! People have a lot of excuses to not wear sunscreen but I really, really, really want people to change their minds. The difference between UVA and UVB rays confuses people- including myself, so I looked it up. This information is from the University of Iowa: “There are many different types of rays present in sunlight. The rays that are most damaging to our skin are called ultraviolet (UV) rays. There are two basic types of ultraviolet rays that…

  • Counseling And Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    05/06/2018 - By 

    I have struggled with eating disorders on and off for a long time. Even today, I’m aware that restrictive diets or plans could trigger old habits. I still find it hard to admit I had a problem. It’s very hard for me to talk about, even today. I was treated with body dysmorphic disorder but it took a long time to get there. I think it actually started when I was 12 years old. My body started to change and I wasn’t ready for it. One morning I was thinking of Barbies and the next morning I was sitting on…

  • Vacation vibin' at Huntington Beach, California

    Our Long Weekend in Huntington Beach, California.

    02/06/2018 - By 

    Our long weekend in Huntington Beach, California could also be titled, “What I Ate in Cali” because the food was so incredible! And, also, I love eating. We just got back from the beach and I am already dreaming of going back! We won this trip to Huntington Beach through Josh’s outstanding achievements at work, so I was all the emotions by the time we landed: proud, excited, tired and nervous. Tired because we had been up since 3am and nervous because the president of the company would be there, along with the vice-president, a.k.a, his son. I relaxed after…

  • Two Delicious Oatmeal Recipes To Make in Less Than 10 Minutes

    29/05/2018 - By 

    I love oatmeal lately: it’s easy, filling and has infinite flavour possibilities. My love affair with it was reignited after we got back from vacation. I got sick and needed something easy on the stomach so I made some plain oatmeal. It hit the spot and I became hooked. For the past two weeks, I’ve had it every morning! I have played with flavour combos and have found some I really love.     Here are two of my go-to recipes: Ginger Spice Oatmeal: The first recipe is oatmeal with a bit of ginger in it. Ginger is famous for…

  • How To Keep Your Weekend Going All Week

    26/05/2018 - By 

    Remember the feel of vacation? It’s a never-ending weekend!  Remember the freedom and ease that follows every decision? I want that sensation to last for us forever. But, when we get home, real life obligations crowd in. The feel of the never-ending weekend begins to fade. We become stressed, overworked and under-slept. But what if we could get that weekend feeling to last all week? We just got back from Huntington Beach, California, surfer central USA. What an amazing place. The surfer vibe is alive and real there!!  I really wanted to bottle up that feeling and take it home…

  • During vacation in Cali, free from obligations. How do I keep the vacay vibes last? Help. (http://babblingpanda.com/)

    Keeping it Together

    24/05/2018 - By 

    I have a confession to make- since vacation I have felt overwhelmed. I know I owe you vacation stories, and I promise they’re on their way, but right now I want to talk about “real life”. It’s hard for me to admit I am just keeping it together and that I may have a bit too much going on. I wanna be that mom that has the house clean, products made for markets, blog posts written and laundry done with time left over to volunteer at my kid’s school: I’m not. I wanna be that mom that loves people, does…

  • Start Your Summer Off Right With These Easy Nice Cream Recipes!

    22/05/2018 - By 

    It seems that summer is finally here! If you are in Alberta, like I am, you are slowly melting in a heat wave. Well, relief is here! Shari’s Berries was kind enough to share their favourite nice-cream recipes. I am especially excited that they are dairy-free, since I am lactose-sensitive. So let’s take a look at these super easy heat-beating nice cream recipes from Shari’s Berries!  Cool Down This Summer With Nice Cream At the end of a long, hot day, there’s nothing better than something sweet to cool off with. Instead of traditional ice cream, try something new by…