Looking for glamping party ideas? Check out these ideas for glamping birthday party supplies, activities, and more, plus download free glamping party printables. Whether you’re hosting a kid’s glamping party or are looking for glamping party ideas for adults and teens, here is everything you’ll need to plan an amazing glamping themed party. In my last post about Lil Sis’s drive-in movie party, I talked about how I dropped the ball on the kid’s birthdays this year.  I didn’t order their Aliexpress lego sets on time.  All of the experience gifts they would like from my list of non-t ..read more

Looking for drive-in movie party ideas? Check out these ideas for games, food, decorations, a DIY concession stand, plus where to find free movie night printables. Most years I love planning the kid’s birthday parties. I usually get started at least a month beforehand and have every detail planned out and all the gifts bought weeks before the party. But this year, with all the stress that the lockdown has created, I dropped the ball on the kid’s birthdays. I had planned on getting them a few lego sets from Aliexpress but didn’t get around to ordering them on time.  I looked over my lis ..read more

Does a healing separation work? Can a temporary separation help a marriage? Here is my experience… so far. Yesterday was the anniversary of the day my husband moved out. This last year has been full of ups and downs. The biggest down being that, as of yet, he has not moved back home. It has also been a year full of learning. While I had previously written about my experience with the first 6 weeks of our healing separation, I thought it was time to update this post to share our progress with our healing separation over the last year. A Temporary Separation: How We Got Here I won’t get into ..read more

Right now, I’m sure I’m not the only blogger struggling to balance homeschooling, staying active, keeping the kids active and entertained, staying connected to friends and family virtually, doing the regular chores, and of course sticking to a regular blogging schedule. I’m also sure I am not the only one wondering, “should I take a blogging break?”. The first week of this social distancing wasn’t so bad.  My kids were on March break, so I just stuck to the working from home with kids’ strategies I had used in the summer (minus having Grandma babysit weekly).  By week two I had d ..read more

Create your own free virtual vacations with virtual field trips to museums and art galleries or virtual tours of amusement parks and other popular attractions .   While being stuck at home isn’t ideal, we are lucky that we have so much technology available to us to make this easier.  There are lots of virtual activities, virtual home school options, work at home options, and even virtual ways to travel. These are all of the best virtual field trip websites, video tours, 360 travel videos, virtual walking tours and places you can walk through with google street view that I have fou ..read more

An ongoing list of free online classes, activities, entertainment and more to help you survive social distancing, lockdowns, and quarantines.   *Updated April 15, 2020 (Check back, as the list will continue to be added to!). Last week my focus was on setting up a homeschool and work from home plan.  This week the reality of this situation is starting to sink in.  Trying to work from home with kids isn’t going to be the only challenge.  With articles like this suggesting that social distancing could last months, I realized that I need to make sure the kids (and The Husba ..read more

A simple, easy to follow homeschooling and working from home plan, with links to educational activities, free online learning resources, and a sample schedule. If you’re struggling with school closures and suddenly being expected to be your child’s teacher, these free sites will help you keep your kids busy and learning, while you get your work done.   Last Thursday the Ontario government announced our schools would be closed following March break, just like many other schools worldwide. While I’ve figured out how to work at home with kids during school breaks and the summer, that onl ..read more

This easy to make Keto Shamrock Shake Recipe doesn’t use avocados or require you to buy or make keto ice cream.  After I posted my keto deviled strawberries recipe for Valentine’s Day, I started thinking about what keto treat I could make for St. Patrick’s Day.  When I couldn’t think of anything, I asked The Husband if he had any ideas for a treat I could make a keto version of. Of course, he instantly suggested a shamrock milkshake. The Husband loves Mc Donald’s shamrock shakes, but I honestly don’t care for them.  While I don’t mind mint in things like gum or breath mints ..read more

Are Method products safe? If you’ve looked for safe cleaning products, you’ve probably come across Method cleaners.  You may have noticed their hand soap, body wash and bar soaps too. Or maybe you saw a method cleaning product review that said they were non-toxic or environmentally safe.  But is Method actually a safe brand? Is Method non-toxic? Are Method cleaning products chemical-free? They would like you to believe so. If you look through their website, they talk about keeping potentially toxic chemicals out of homes and using naturally derived ingredients that are safe for fa ..read more

The homemade sauce in this easy keto chicken alfredo recipe tastes just as good as store-bought alfredo sauce, without all the unhealthy additives.  Best of all it doesn’t take any longer to make than store-bought keto alfredo sauce would. In my easy keto appetizers post, I talked about how much I miss being able to order an appetizer platter from restaurants.  Second on my list of foods I miss being able to order since going back to keto is chicken alfredo.  When I realized that alfredo sauce wasn’t high in carbs, I knew it would be easy to make a keto version of my favorit ..read more