(Ontario) Guest Post: 5 Things to Do in Toronto Before You Die

photo by Oceanik via PhotoRee If you’re visiting Toronto and you fear that your life is likely to end soon, you need to make sure you go out with a bang. Visiting Toronto’s Textile Museum of Canada – as well-regarded as it is – is not the way you want to go out. Instead, you… Read More »

(Windsor) INFO/GIVEAWAY: The Wiggles! Big Birthday! is at the WFCU Centre!

I’ve decided to host more local content on this blog. Local for me is Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Anything I post local to Ontario will start with (Ontario) in the title. If it’s Windsor/Essex County Specific, it will start with (Windsor.) That way my readers who aren’t local can skip it. Don’t worry, there will still… Read More »

Great Canadian Smile Survey + National Oral Health Month

© Flick User StevenDepolo April may be almost over but that doesn’t mean you can forget about your Oral health until next April! Make sure you see your dentist regularly. If it’s been over a year, make an appointment! Some people should see the dentist more often than that! In March, Crest and Oral-B released… Read More »

Traveller’s Safety – Travel Faux Pas

© Flickr User Corey Ann. Used under Creative Commons. I’m not a traveller, mostly because I lack the funds but for those of you who might be travelling this holiday season, especially Canadians going to warmer locals, you should know this fact: 98 per cent of travellers make a food or water faux pas within… Read More »

Flu Season is Upon Us

Have you received your flu shot? I have. Last year’s round of vaccinations worked well and kept H1N1 from getting as serious as was predicted. This year the H1N1 vaccine and seasonal flu vaccine are in one needle. If the reason you have been avoiding getting the shot is because you are afraid of needles… Read More »

Celebrate Canada Blog Party!! + Giveaway

Happy Canada Day! This post is part of the Celebrate Canada Blog Party! I go by Callista online and I’ve technically been blogging since 2003 but I have only been blogging regularly since the end of 2007, beginning of 2008. My blog has evolved quite a bit over the years and it’s only now evolving… Read More »

Celebrate Canada Blog Party (July 1-4, 2010)

Canadian Mom Blogger is hosting the Celebrate Canada Blog Party in honour of Canada Day. Here’s a bit about it: “Wouldn’t it be fun to extend the Canada Day celebrations this year to the blogosphere?! I’m calling all Canadian bloggers to spend a few days hopping around the blogosphere getting to know your fellow bloggers… Read More »

Canadian Environment Week – Take the Power Pledge!

This week is Canadian Environment Week and in honour of that I’d like to share what I did this morning. I took The Power Pledge from the Ontario Power Authority this morning. Here are the steps (Canada Only) 1. Go to http://www.powerpledge.ca/ and click on “Take the Power Pledge.”2. Read and choose at least one… Read More »

Earth Hour 2010 – Mar 27 8:30pm

It’s that time again. Time to show our support for being more environmentally friendly, to reduce our electricity usage for just one hour this saturday. Earth Hour has been such a success around the world, why wouldn’t you want to participate? Earth Hour and WWF would like me to share some information with you: 5… Read More »

Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women and NAP

Tonight I attended a performance of the Newcomer Art Project (NAP), a program funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a part of Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women. The mission of the WWWWIW is: Assisting immigrant and first generation Canadian women and their families to become full and participating members of Canadian Society. The… Read More »