I recently had family photos taken at Coney Island. I was sooo looking forward to the experience as we have never had family photos done. The weather conditions were not as we hoped for at the beginning of April, but that didn’t really matter as our photographer was so good at putting us all at…
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Cameo Silhouette Giveaway Perfect for Crafters
Welcome to the Silhouette CAMEO® Giveaway! I am excited to join Nap Time is My Time and several other amazing bloggers who made this great giveaway possible! One very lucky winner will receive a brand new Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool! In the box: A Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool, Silhouette Studio® software, 51 exclusive…
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3 Things I wish I’d Done Differently as a Mom
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope that if even for just a few minutes today you get the chance to celebrate you! I don’t know what is in store for my Mother’s Day except that I will happily be spending it with m 2 precious kids and Mr BAM. I try not to live a life…
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Pumpkin Spice Pretzels with a Side of Apple Butter
I posted this picture over the weekend to the Mama Goes BAM Facebook page, and the obvious joy on my son’s face had a few people enquire as to what the recipe was. My boy is a big eater, but he’s never usually one to rave about my cooking. I generally make simple but tasty…
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Learning to Accept Compliments and Other Hot Mama Problems
So I can tell you that the last 7 weeks on the Shaklee 180 weight management program have been so great both for my physical and emotional well being. If you missed it, I did a video post at the end of last month detailing how much weight I’d lost at that point and what else I’d gained. Shaklee is providing me with a total of 6 months worth of products to help me on my journey to better health. I am just finishing up month 2 and can’t believe their are still 4 months to go (in a good way!). Basically my monthly box from the Shaklee Corporation includes 3 tins of non-GMO protein Smoothie mix, metabolic boost pills, tea, meal replacement bars and snack bars. You can see the products here on my personal page and even purchase if you are interested!
Ok, so these are the photos that started it all. The photos that have netted me compliments about how good I am looking. Including from people who don’t even know that I am trying to lose weight.
Classy family, right? 
- photos from Rachel Knowles Photography
Throwback Thursday: You Get What You Train For!
It’s not often that I thank Facebook for ANYTHING, but with recent changes to the newsfeed (again!) I have rediscovered old notes that I had written. Remember notes? They are kinda like mini-blog posts/diary entries where you could tag people. Well, lo and behold I found a note I wrote about my very first half marathon from Sunday, May 1, 2010! I thought seeing as I have just completed my third and first ever in the US that it was fitting to share this. I also wanted to point out how truly crazy I am, having run my first hal marathon less than 6 months after completing C25K, plus it was a cross country race!
Oh and not to be a Debbie Downer, but check out my chubby cheeks! I’ve mentioned it before that even though I was running regularly, my nutrition was just not up to par. I was fooling myself into believing that I could eat whatever, whenever because I was running 4-5 times per week. Proof that what you eat and how you exercise go hand in hand. You can’t have positive results if one is missing. Hope you enjoy this stroll down memory lane!
First half marathon May 1, 2010 vs April 25, 2013. Can you see a difference?
A Global Adventure for kids with Little Passports
Inside Little Passports World Explorer Kit
I was given the opportunity to enroll in Little Passports, a monthly subscription service that is a global online adventure for kids. Our family is rooted in travel – I met my husband in New Zealand while on a one year work visa after graduating from University in Canada. That happened in 1999, and since then my husband I have lived in 2 different continents, 3 countries and 4 cities while traveling in between all that moving. So travel is important to us, it is as much a learning experience (if not more!) as going to school.
Of course, attending school is important, so it is not logical (or affordable) to just pull Mr P out of school for jaunts around the world. But seeing as he and Little Miss have great-grandparent, grandparents and family in Canada (my parents) as well as great-grandparent, grandparents and family in New Zealand it is even more important for them to understand the world around them.
Our first month subscription box for the World Explorer Kit arrived and as soon As Mr P saw the blue suitcase, he loved it and wanted to know everything about it. We’ve drawn maps before to show him where his grandparents are in relation to us, but he’s never had a wall size map. We spent a long time just looking at the map. Included was also a boarding pass with a secret code to a website full of fun activities, a passport, stickers, a welcome letter and a worksheet. Seeing as he is a pirate-in-training, he loved cracking codes and learning new words in different languages – this month was ‘hello’ in different languages. It was also fun reinforcement of his reading skills by reading the letter from the Little Passport’s travelers Sam and Sofia.
Wordless Wednesday: The Greatest Show on Earth in Brooklyn
Our entire family had never been to the a traditional circus performance before. Though we had to leave Little Miss at home cause it was a little too late at night, we all had an unforgettable night! The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Built to Amaze Show was truly spectacular! From the dancing elephants, to the acrobatic couples, their were laughs and true amazement from all of us. Check out a few of my pics from the Brooklyn show at the Barclays Center, and check their website for the dates they are playing in your area.
Turn the volume on by mousing over the top left hand side of the above video! Click anywhere on the image to see it again.
On the Go Headache & Pain Relief with UrgentRX
I used to have recurring migraines, and they would come on unexpectedly. I don’t get them so much, or with as much intensity, but when I do get a headache I prefer to knock it on the head rather than let it knock me out. I was interested to hear about the right now pain relief offered by Urgent Rx. What sets Urgent Rx apart from other fast acting pain relief is the portability of the powdered packs; furthermore, you just rip the packet, pour it in your mouth and wait for it to dissolve in record time. Even if you have pain killer pills on you, how many times have you been caught out trying to swallow horse pills without water? Urgent Rx solves this problem.
With spring in the air, I will start running with the kids more often. Mr P likes to scooter alongside me and Little Miss is often pushed in her jogging stroller. I love the company, but what this means is we can’t just finish a run and go home. A run is usually followed by a play in the park or playground. As a mom, I always have enough snack, water and change of clothes for the kids. But somehow, I can catch myself without enough water to rehydrate – oops! This can result in a thudding headache. So off I went to my local Duane Reade in Brooklyn to get my hands on the Urgent Rx Headache Relief to-go.
Home Office Design Inspiration from Dwell Studio and HP
I was invited to a Home Office makeover event with HP and home design expert Christiane Lemieux, who is also the Founder and Creative Director of Dwell Studio in SoHo, Manhattan. As a mother herself, she has an interesting perspective on home design. She mentioned the same challenges that all the other moms in the room faced with carving out a working space at home, while juggling space for your kids to be kids! Most of us in the room were New York based, so space constraints proved to be our biggest difficulties. As a thanks for taking part in the exclusive blogger event, I was provided with a HP Photosmart 6520 e-All-in-One printer, thank you so much HP! As a side note, I also love meeting fellow Canadians (Christiane is from Ottawa!) who have branched out and as a bonus doing so well!
- photo from Zach Jopling
I’m working with HP to offer all kinds of great home-office makeover ideas. DwellStudio.com was founded on the premise of inspiring beauty within the home, and HP makes it easier and more affordable to create a home office environment that is fun, productive and stylish.
- Christiane Lemieux, Founder and Creative Director of Dwell Studio
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