Author: Sheri

  • That Time I Sort-of Met Letterman and Developed a Passion for Travel

    I developed a passion for travel as a teenager, but didn’t get to fully realize that passion until I was in my thirties. However, I did enjoy many weekend camping trips and day trips to beaches and theme parks. Having a child young meant that my priorities shifted away from…

  • Eating Keto: Weeks 3 and 4

    We are in our third month of eating keto, so I am also sharing our meals. Last week I shared our meals from the first two weeks and here are our meals from weeks three and four. Meal Choices When we wanted some chicken wings, we opted for President’s Choice…

  • Where It All Began

    I was bit by the travel bug when we went on our one and only family vacation. It was a road trip from Ontario to Florida, with a two day stop in Virginia to visit family. I was 16 years old and traveling with my parents, my older sister and…

  • Six Essential Apps for Managing Your Busy Life

    Parents have so much to handle. You raise a family, maintain a steady job (or several), and keep track of the minutia of daily life. Thanks to technology, you don’t have to remember everything on your own. Apps help you manage your to-do lists, plan meals, and synchronize everyone’s schedules.…

  • I’m going Keto, what do I eat?

    In the Getting Started blog post I recommended some keto snacks to have on hand when you switch to a low carb/high fat diet. Now I will share some of the low carb meals that we ate in our first few weeks. Hellman’s Parmesan Chicken without the bread crumbs. This is…

  • 50 Ways Your Canadian Side is Showing

    There are many Canadian stereotypes out there and some of them are true. Here are fifty ways that you might be showing your Canadian side. You can turn any statement into a question simply by adding “eh” to the end. Poutine is a staple in your diet. Mayonnaise is a…

  • Eating Keto: Getting Started

    My husband and I decided to start 2017 with a new plan for losing weight and living healthier, starting the Keto Diet. Despite the word “diet” in the name, Keto is a way of living rather than a short term diet. We have been following the keto plan for two…

  • Time Marches On. Get Ready for Retirement

    If you are over 35, you’ve probably noticed some little lines forming on your face. Maybe your skin isn’t as smooth as it once was and your hair takes a little more work to look shiny and full. Of course, maybe you look better than you did at twenty and…

  • Hair Products Made for Me

    Although this post has been generously sponsored by Garnier Whole Blends, the opinions and language are my own. I started going grey fairly young and as the years have gone on, it’s gradually become my natural colour. Of course, I don’t accept that, so I get my hair coloured regularly…

  • What are You Focused On?

    When you make your grocery list and head out to the store, what are you focusing on? Is it the price of the food, the menu you created or the nutritional content of the items on your list? Perhaps it is all of the above. If nutrition isn’t on your…