The List: 12 Ways to Keep It Simple
Time Savers for Mom
First published 2012.01.31 | Canada | Health & Wellness
Keep It Simple, Stupid (aka KISS). The notion of keeping things simple when you’re juggling kids, extracurricular activities, meals and working is far from simple. It’s really just another item...read more

See Spot Run
Sweet Pea & Me and The Woof
First published 2011.09.08 | Vancouver | House & Home
A lot has changed since the days of Dick and Jane and See Spot Run. Now time-crunched families often need help keeping their beloved Fido fit and fancy-free. Ready to lend a helping hand (or should...read more

25 Items to Help Get Them Out the Door
Home Organization Solutions
First published 2011.08.23 | Canada | The List
Back-to-school season should really be called back-to-the-morning-routine season. It’s time to embrace the chaos of waking, dressing, brushing, cleaning, eating, packing, shoelace tying, searching...read more

Do Uknowa?
Uknowa
First published 2011.07.14 | Toronto | House & Home
Wouldn’t you know it? Our mothers were right. Ignoring a problem won’t make it go away; it usually makes it worse. That sage advice applies to house repairs too. Maintaining a healthy...read more

A Cut Above
Knifewear
First published 2011.06.23 | Calgary | Gear
Sharpen your skills in the kitchen with the right tools of the trade. While we know it’s more fun to buy than to fix, taking care of your cooking steel is an inexpensive way to improve your...read more

Your Double
The Everything Girls
First published 2011.03.17 | Ottawa | House & Home
Imagine a world where someone else could book your kids’ camps, wait around for the furnace guy or give your grimy baseboards a deep-clean—a world where someone could be you, so you could be free to...read more

Stake Their Space
Make Your Bed
First published 2011.03.03 | Calgary | House & Home
Is it a command, a demand, a skill set…or a store? It’s a store actually, and it’s called Make Your Bed (so you see the confusion). It’s new, so don’t worry if this is the first you’ve heard of it....read more

Curb Your Clutter
Organizing Tips
First published 2010.09.09 | Ottawa | House & Home
It’s time to declutter, and a young mother’s fancy turns to stomping wildly through the house, yanking up 90 percent of all the toys and random articles underfoot, tossing them into big black garbage...read more

The Getaway Team
House and Pet-Sitting Services
First published 2010.06.17 | Vancouver | House & Home
Whoever said “money makes the world go ‘round” really meant “Mommy makes the world go ‘round”. On top of caring for our lovable offspring, most of us are responsible for everything else, like the...read more

Get Sharp
Permanent Marker Hacks
First published 2010.03.09 | Canada | House & Home
Maybe you haven’t been ‘carded’ lately, but as your family’s Chief Identification Officer, it’s your job to make sure everything (and we mean everything) has the right ID. You want to avoid mix-ups...read more

Keep It Clean
Pure Cleaning Co.
First published 2010.02.18 | Calgary | House & Home
Moms get all the best jobs. Cleaning toilets, scrubbing the oven and taking out soiled diapers are just three of our faves. The entire must-do list likely wouldn’t fit on this page so let’s just say...read more

Photo Finish
Organizing, Showcasing and Storing Digital Photos
First published 2010.01.19 | Canada | House & Home
How do you picture your pictures? If your cherished family memories are sitting on a memory stick or your hard drive, they need to get out and be seen, shared and enjoyed, not stuck in the dark....read more

The Queen of Green
Mamamaven Environmental Consulting
First published 2010.01.07 | Vancouver | Green Living
The female nesting instinct doesn’t disappear with pregnancy. From the moment we first hold our babe until the day we hand over the car keys, we aspire to provide a healthy home for our offspring. ...read more

Making It for the Holidays
Get creative this holiday season with DIY gift ideas
First published 2009.12.08 | Canada | House & Home
The holidays are upon us and so is the prospect of having a little more unstructured time with the kids (whether you’re ready for it or not). And because we’re all about multi-purposing, we’ve got...read more

Dig Your Digs
Home Renovation Tax Credit
First published 2009.11.12 | Calgary | House & Home
As the birds fly south, we nest (at least until retirement). Padding our pads with heart and hand warming décor, food and tradition, November is the month we prepare to face December.  We don’t...read more

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redecorate
ReStores in Ottawa
First published 2009.09.10 | Ottawa | House & Home
Now that the kids are in school and the days are cool, it’s the perfect time of year to tackle the house. We’re talking ‘beyond cleaning out the pantry’ kind of organizing (although that’s on our...read more

Easy Access
Garage Organizing
First published 2009.05.21 | Toronto | House & Home
It’s such a wonderful time of year. The air is crisp, the sun is bright and you can’t wait to throw open that garage door, run to the back and retrieve your bikes and gardening tools. You leap over...read more

Happy, Healthy Home
Healthy Homes Calgary
First published 2009.02.19 | Calgary | Green Living
Family-friendly and eco-friendly don’t always go hand in hand, which often results in a fair amount of mommy guilt. From disposable diapers to individually packaged snacks, it’s not always easy for...read more