Conscious Living without breaking the piggy bank
The trend towards zero waste is growing, and eco-friendly gift wrapping for Christmas and beyond is no exception. Each year in Canada, according to Greenpeace, Canadians generate 540,000 tons of waste from gift wrapping and shopping bags, which represents 20% of the world’s elephant population. That’s a lot of waste! All too often, our wrapping …
Having a dog is like having a child, he is part of the family and therefore he too deserves to tag along while you enjoy activities in and around Montreal. More likely than not, during 2020 or 2021 you bought or adopted a dog, as if having kids in tow wasn’t enough. Am I right? …
Aside from the Mont-Royal in Montreal, there aren’t a whole lot of cool places where you can go for walks with your dog and feel like you are in nature. Luckily there are places less than 1hr away from Montreal where you can go on dog-friendly walks and not feel like you are in the …
What could possibly go wrong with a 3h30 long layover in Miami? EVERYTHING. Layovers are what stresses me the most when travelling, especially when I have the kids in tow. We’ve had so many mishaps (see our Peru trip) that whenever possible I try to either get direct flights or make sure that the layover …
Back in 2019, while attending the last monthly Friday Food Truck Festival with my son, we discovered this new company called Montreal B Board. We saw a man, the owner Nicolas, wobble on a wooden balance board. Actually, he wasn’t wobbling, he was maintaining perfect balance on the board, and we were just mesmerized by …
What better way to celebrate Christmas than in a foreign country with the family; in this case, the town of Cuzco in Peru. When you and your family live in different countries, sometimes it’s just fun to actually meet up abroad and take a family trip together. That’s what my brother and I did a …