Gardening can be an incredibly rewarding hobby, but for gardening beginners, it can be intimidating. With so many plants to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, there are many easy-to-grow plants that are perfect for beginner gardeners and require minimal effort. What are the easiest plants to grow in your first garden? Here are some of the best and easiest plants for beginner gardeners to grow in their backyards, along with some growing advice for each. Tomatoes Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables to grow in a backyard garden, and for good reaso ..read more

Spring is a wonderful time of the year, but it can also be a time of unpredictable weather. One minute it’s sunny and warm, and the next it’s pouring rain or all muddy outside. While it may be tempting to stay indoors on these gloomy days, there are still plenty of fun things to do with kids that will keep them entertained, even when it’s muddy outside. Go puddle jumping When life gives you puddles, jump in them! Put on some rain boots and head outside to see who can make the biggest splash. You can also create obstacle courses with the puddles, trying to jump over or around them. Make mud ..read more

We try to make birthdays special. We figure another trip around the sun deserves a celebration. What better way to celebrate a 12 year old birthday than with all the things they love! So that sent us looking for 12 year old birthday party ideas and boy did we find some good ones! From tie dying clothes, to the best party games, we found 12 activities that were fun for everyone, both boys, girls and parents! To start with, we had to do an invitation and a party activity check list. We first starting this tradition of doing a ‘passport to party’ with my daughters ninth birthday party and she ha ..read more

With kids heading back to school and cooler temperatures creeping in, fall can seem gloomy an glum or some. For other though it means it’s a great time to take a break and focus on YOU! There is no better time to practice self-care and wellness than the fall. While you are trying to juggle busy schedules that pull you in different directions, you need to embrace change and find ways to reduce stress and re-charge. There is no better way to keep your mind and body healthy and happy than with these fall self-care activities and pampering. Take al look at this list and you will find ways this fa ..read more

When someone is looking for a new service or product, the first thing they do is ‘Google’ it. This is why modern marketing is highly focused on online marketing and especially search engine optimization (SEO). To succeed in modern business SEO can offer the competitive advantage you need to grow your business. SEO refers to finding ways to optimize your website so that search engines promote you and send more organic (non-paid) traffic to your site.  If you want to learn more about what SEO is, check out the Beginners guide to improving search engine optimization (SEO). Once you ..read more

Cryptocurrencies remain polarizing, with some viewing them as essential new assets and others eyeing them skeptically. However, as time passes, cryptocurrencies are becoming more relevant and useful in day-to-day life. Today, people can use cryptos to order food, pay for coffee, or even buy a car or book a trip. This expanding utility holds significant implications across industries. But in this piece, we want to look specifically at some of the reasons cryptocurrency might ultimately become significant for regular travelers. It’s Becoming Easier To Pay For Travel With Crypto The travel bookin ..read more

Are you looking for ways to unwind and reduce stress? Can’t find time for a day trip to Tremblant, but want to enjoy the health benefits of a nordic spa?  Then you’ll wan to check out Hotel and Spa le Finlandais. Located in Rosemère, only 30 minutes away from Downtown Montreal, Spa le Finlandais makes you feel like you are truly in another world. The peaceful natural atmosphere makes you forget that you are still located in one of Canada’s biggest suburbs. The multitude of thermal, arctic and steam baths; saunas and multi-sensory experiences, and relations areas makes it easy to see ..read more

Looking for the best ideas for everyone on your gift list? I have some great ideas for, you AND you can source them locally. Whether it’s the past 21 months of isolation, or my general dislike of being in public, but I have come to dread going into stores. Let’s be honest, I never liked people before and now, with all the improvements to online shopping I have now gotten used to shopping online. But then I stop and think… if I keep shopping online, what will happen when I need something now and those local shops aren’t there anymore because everyone got too lazy to go into a store (myself incl ..read more

Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most important marketing strategies available to businesses. To ensure your business can stay competitive, it’s critical that you understand the importance of SEO online marketing, what it is, and how you can work with SEO to your company’s advantage.  What is SEO?  SEO stands for ‘Search Engine Optimization’ and it means exactly that: finding ways to optimize or increase the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic (non-paid) search engine results. When people enter keywords associated with your product or service ..read more