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Currently Loving: What the happiest people in the world know on raising kids.

Published January 8, 2018

Usually, the start of a new year has a lot of people thinking about goals, new projects and resolutions. Generally speaking, how to make this year even better than the last. Wouldn’t this also include how to create a happier environment ?

This had me thinking about an audiobook that I discovered a few months ago about raising happy kids. As a young mom, the challenge of raising children is real, even more when they are under the age of 5.  So if this can help me, I hope that it can also inspire you in raising happy and confident children.

If you’ve missed it, here is another great book that I’ve talked about in a previous post about parenting.

Why is this book interesting ?!

Did you know that Denmark was voted the happiest place in the world since 1943 !!!  So maybe they are doing some things right with their kids that we can also learn and apply in our lives.

As any parent knows, parenting is one of the most challenging things. So when I heard raved reviews about this parenting book on what the happiest people in the world do to raise confident and happy kids, I was very intrigued.

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Sweater Season & Tips on how to find the right one for you!2017 fashion sweaters fall winter style, pregnant style, fall outfit, fall color, orange, AEO, mom style

Sweater Season & Tips on how to find the right one for you!

Published November 7, 2017

Sweater season is upon us, well at least here and for most of the country.  I used to dislike winter, the cold weather, the lack of sunshine and especially the sea of black, red and grey color options in some of the stores….so to compensate I’ve tried to find ways to keep adding fun, colorful sweaters in my wardrobe, even during the winter months.

So move over black and grey sweaters, here are my top tips & picks on where you may find some great selection of colorful and classic sweaters to wear this winter.

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Fall Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!

Published October 25, 2017

MY OUTFIT: Nutmeg Kenneth Cole NY wool blend coat, Simons mustard shirt (old) similar here and here, GAP maternity bi-stretch pants, KAMIK rainboots (old), other available styles  SASHA’S OUTFIT: Guess denim jacket (old), LP Apparel sweater jacket, LP Apparel printed mountain shirt, Noppies sweatpants (old), BOGS rainboots, LP Apparel infinity scarf…

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Traveling to Tunisia: Tozeur, the Mountain Oasis & Chebika2017 tunisia, travelling family, tozeur, chebika, mountain oasis, hike, desert, travelling with a toddler, camel, star wars set, palm trees

Traveling to Tunisia: Tozeur, the Mountain Oasis & Chebika

Published October 23, 2017

One of the things that Kais was very adament in showing me was the South of Tunisia, more specifically a part of their desert.  My only part was “yes” or “no” when he would ask me: “would you like to visit this or this?”  However, I kept having this feeling that maybe it would not be a great idea going knowing that I was pregnant.  After all, 38-40 degrees weather, honestly, this girl from the northern part of Canada was not great in handling very hot destinations….especially pregnant.  However, in the end I gave in to my curiosity and we drove 6 hours South of Sousse to the city of Tozeur.

What is interesting about Tunisia is you have different landscapes, while the North is colder and the East Coast borders the Sea, the South is where the desert lies.

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Traveling to Tunisia: Monastirtravel tunisia, tunisie, visit monastir, discover tunisia, traveling family, traveling with kids

Traveling to Tunisia: Monastir

Published October 16, 2017

Before meeting my partner Kais, whom is originally from Tunisia, I had never heard, let alone showed any interest in visiting this country.  Let’s be honest, it isn’t the most advertised country.  So for the next few blog posts, I wanted to let you discover through my photos more of this beautiful country.

Let me just start by saying that if you do not know anyone in Tunisia that can be your tour guide through the city or if you do not speak the language which is arabic (a tunisian dialect), then I would definitely recommend exploring this country with organized tours.  Thankfully, I had Kais who had family and friends giving us recommendations and renting a car made it incredibly easier for us to visit on our own.

Tunisia has little gems located throughout the country for tourist to discover it’s beauty.

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6 Easy Items to Wear this Fall

Published September 4, 2017

One way or another we are all thinking about Fall at this time.  While I am currently on vacation visiting family in Edmonton, Alberta, most of us are getting ready to go back to work, school or to slowly transition into our Fall wardrobe with temperature getting a little cooler.…

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Trying something different: A twist on the classic stripe shirtzara summer classic twist on button down stripe shirt

Trying something different: A twist on the classic stripe shirt

Published August 7, 2017

OUTFIT: Zara Shirt (other fun blouses here, here, here and here), Anthropologie Pants (old), Bussola shoes (old)

I did something that I never do …

I wore a classic button down stripe shirt. Okay, that might not seem impressive or different as stripe shirts are basically known as a must-have in everyone’s closet….well not for me!

I absolutely dislike wearing “une blouse” (in french) or the classic button-down shirt.  The simple reason is

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Currently Loving: Fun Clothing Brands for Baby Boys & Boys

Published July 24, 2017

Baby clothes are soo darn cute !

Seriously, I have never met someone who didn’t think so. Having a baby, especially if it’s your first one, you can’t escape the monthly restocking and buying or receiving of new clothing.

Babies grow incredibly fast, well most of them, so as a parent it is fun to go shopping for new items and outfits for your kids. I always enjoyed this part as you can basically dress them and style them however you want. It is pretty much the only time that you will have this much freedom on their choice of clothing !

I can’t believe this !

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How to wear yellow this summersummer outfit, yellow and light blue, casual style

How to wear yellow this summer

Published July 10, 2017

MY OUTFIT: Yellow Anthropologie blouse sold out (same style in white), belted pants, Matiko sandals sold out (another option), silk printed scarf (old)

Ever since the Summer collection appeared a few months ago, we have seen the yellow color pop up everywhere!  I can happily say that this is a great thing as most people tend to shy away from this bright color.

However, to make things easier and to make this color more wearable, there has been this softer lemon color that has also made it’s way on the market and can be worn as a neutral replacing the pure white or beige classics that are always on rotation.

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4 SHOPPING TIPS TO HAVE A BETTER WARDROBEfashion closet 4 shopping tips to have a better wardrobe

4 SHOPPING TIPS TO HAVE A BETTER WARDROBE

Published May 29, 2017

Do you find yourself standing in front of your closet in the morning and thinking “I have nothing to wear!” only to be looking at a closet full of clothing OR even skipping an event because you secretly have nothing to wear (and not really because you don’t feel like it)?  Well you aren’t alone, I cannot speak for men here but I know this happens often to women. Yep, I am guilty of the “nothing to wear” scenario.

What to do?

It is as simple as changing the way you think when you are shopping.

Let me explain….

I have realized that when I applied these 4 simple steps, it completely changed my way of shopping and made it less time-consuming, less expensive and so much easier!

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CURRENTLY LOVING : THE BOOK “NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE”favorite book no-drama discipline for children

CURRENTLY LOVING : THE BOOK “NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE”

Published May 15, 2017

Have you ever said that you would parent your children in a calm respectful way ? Did you ever see a movie or even another parent lose control of their child in public only to have everyone staring at them thinking what is happening, is she a bad mother or is the child a bad kid ? Or do you feel like your always punishing your child for misbehaving either at school or at home ? These are moments we all wish we could skip or at least resolve as quickly as possible.

For this “currently loving” post, is a book called the NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, PH.D. published in 2014.  You can also find the audio version here and the book here.

Sometimes there are books or in my case, audiobooks you come across which are home runs in their category.  This book has specific examples from everyday life that supports each of their strategies. It makes it easy to understand and can be applied to ALL children and teenagers.  They also mention the mishaps we sometimes do as parents. This book had great insight on how our approach to discipline changes our child’s thoughts.  While is might seem complicated, it was great and I absolutely wanted to share some of their strategies with you.

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