LivHealthy

  When I was a little girl, I would change my clothes 3 or 4 times a day.  At the end of the week, my mom would sort through my massive laundry pile and determine what clothes I had actually worn for more than 5 minutes.  Since I st...(Read More)

  Do you sometimes feel at a loss for what to pack in your kid's lunches?  Do you struggle with what to include to help ensure they are getting the nutrients that they need?   I think that it's valuable to include your children when...(Read More)

Everyone deserves to be healthy. It takes time to invest in our health and take care of ourselves.  Yet so often we get busy. Busy taking the kids to school, helping them with homework, busy going to our Mom’s house and helping her rake th...(Read More)

I love the fall.  I love the crisp air and the beautiful colours of the leaves.     I remember when I was in kindergarten, we did a craft where we laminated some fall leaves.  I enjoyed picking the leaves and arranging them befo...(Read More)

This summer I'm encouraging my kids to try new foods.  My older son is more open to trying new things, but my younger son is quite reluctant. I took them to the library to pick out some children's cookbooks and find some recipes they want to tr...(Read More)

I remember a conversation with my neighbour a while back.  She said to me "I don't know how to get my kids to stop drinking soda pop." And I shared with her the secret to success in achieving this "Stop buying it." It is such a simple thing ...(Read More)

  As a Mom, I find that it's often hard to take 5 minutes to myself, without feeling guilty, like I should be doing something else.  In fact, on one of my recent coaching calls, I had to confess to my coach that I did not take the 5 minute...(Read More)

  Do you ever get stuck in a cooking rut, where you feel like you keep making the same meals week after week?  That's how I felt yesterday when I was preparing my menus for the week.  So how do you get out of it? Get some help! First...(Read More)

  Halloween has come and gone and all that is left is a pile of candy and empty wrappers.  I managed to throw out about 1/3 of the candy that night without the kids noticing, but since they are only allowed to have one treat if they do a g...(Read More)

I vividly remember an afternoon about 5 years ago when I was going through my cupboards and getting rid of some food that I no longer wanted in the house. I got rid of convenience foods with food colourings, additives, and ingredients I couldn't pron...(Read More)

My oldest son is stubborn as a bull sometimes. Whenever there is anything planned, it takes a lot of negotiating and bribery to get him into the car. It can even be something that he wanted to do, something he signed up for... but if at the moment ...(Read More)

One beautiful May afternoon, a few years ago we we're playing outside with our neighbours and their families.  My older son was getting into lots of mischief, so I explained to him that he better behave himself, especially on Mother’s Day,...(Read More)