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Meet Our Makeover Contest Sponsor: Linda Mackie of Dandelion Pictures

Meet Our Makeover Contest Sponsor: Linda Mackie of Dandelion Pictures

Vancouver Mom September 17, 2010 0

Linda Mackie of Dandelion Pictures is a Vancouver lifestyle, portrait, wedding and commercial photographer and mom to toddler Connor Boone

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Brother Label Makers: Channelling Your Inner Martha Stewart

Brother Label Makers: Channelling Your Inner Martha Stewart

Vancouver Mom September 9, 2010 0

Guest post by Amy van Weelderen, VancouverMom.ca Reviewer I had not held a label maker in my hands since I had one of the Dymo labellers back in the '80’s, manually rotating the dial to

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Taking Care of Daycare: The Shorty List Takes the Stress Out of Finding Daycare

Taking Care of Daycare: The Shorty List Takes the Stress Out of Finding Daycare

Rebekah Nathan August 6, 2010 0

Finding, choosing and getting your kids into a great preschool can be a rather stressful and difficult task. Especially when you live in a city with sometimes years-long wait lists, lottery systems and parents

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Teaching Dollars and Sense To Your Children

Teaching Dollars and Sense To Your Children

Diane Wild August 3, 2010 0

Children may learn reading, writing, and arithmetic in school, but one big gap in their education is often how to handle finances as they make the transition into adulthood. Maybe your five-year-old doesn’t need

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Get Yourself Together Organization Tips: Double Duty Organization

Get Yourself Together Organization Tips: Double Duty Organization

Vancouver Mom July 27, 2010 1

Getting organized doesn’t necessarily mean buying out IKEA’s entire stock of magazine racks, shelves and baskets. Everyday items that you thought were only good for one or two things can be transformed into ultimate

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Get Yourself Together Organization Tips – The Kitchen

Get Yourself Together Organization Tips – The Kitchen

Vancouver Mom July 13, 2010 0

Dun, dun, dun! The kitchen can be one of the most welcoming – albeit scariest places in the home for organization. If you regularly cook at home (which I encourage!) the kitchen is likely

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Get Yourself Together Organization Tips – Purging

Get Yourself Together Organization Tips – Purging

Vancouver Mom June 18, 2010 2

In a busy household, a little bit of organization can go a long way in increasing efficiency, simplicity and sanity. Today's focus is about purging all the stuff that piles up – old toys,

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The Gourmet Pregnancy: Be a Foodie – Even While You’re Pregnant

The Gourmet Pregnancy: Be a Foodie – Even While You’re Pregnant

Tamara Sztainbok May 7, 2010 0

Who says being pregnant means that you need to sacrifice taste? Certainly not Leah Douglas, author of the recently released book The Gourmet Pregnancy. Leah couldn't believe that there were no great food options

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Boudoir Photography Basics: What to Expect from a Boudoir Photography Session

Boudoir Photography Basics: What to Expect from a Boudoir Photography Session

Tamara Sztainbok February 14, 2010 1

Boudoir photography has recently experienced a huge surge in popularity, with women of all sizes and ages wanting beautiful, sensual photos both as a celebration of themselves and as a gift for that special

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The Great Christmas Tree Heist

The Great Christmas Tree Heist

Vancouver Mom December 15, 2009 0

Guest post by Jane Eaton Hamilton. Sarah rattles the chain link fence and breaking icicles shatter like bells. I look back at Joy in the driver’s seat of the Micra, drumming mittened fingers on

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