YEP, I’M GOING THERE. The world is becoming more and more pro-breastfeeding, and that is an amazing thing. After having my daughter I was inundated with resources for breastfeeding – online groups, weekly lactation consultant-led meetings, in house lactation consultant visits, public health nurse visits, the Le Leche League… We know breastmilk is incredible, but…
CLARINS IS A BRAND THAT HOLDS SOME OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE, HOLY GRAIL PRODUCTS. In fact, two of these products are what sparked me to start writing Girl Loves Gloss. How’s that for special? I was thinking the other day about products that I never want to be without. You know those products that…
IN MARCH I MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE MY 18 YEAR CAREER AND WORK FREELANCE FROM HOME AS A STAY AT HOME MOM. I’VE NEVER BEEN SO EXHAUSTED. Now I say I made the decision, but in all honesty, the cost of childcare in Vancouver made it for me. In a city where the cost…
I HAVE NEVER BEEN A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY. In fact, I’ve suffered from social anxiety terribly since I was a teen and it’s really hard for me to make friends. And while I suffer from social anxiety, I’m not anti-social; That can be a hard concept for people to understand. I want to be included, but…
As someone who already had fine, very straight hair, I really couldn’t afford to lose loads of hair postpartum, and yet that is exactly what happens. Contrary to popular belief, I never got that glorious pregnancy hair either. It’s been kind of a lose-lose. Not only can you use loads of hair postpartum, but the…
A letter to the one who made me a mother: You really didn’t want to join us on the outside, Little Bird. I was two weeks past due, three days of failed induction in, and you were still showing no signs of joining us! Heck kid, you almost were a December baby, but at…
Any first-time parent will agree that life changes considerably in the blink of an eye. Whether you birth a baby or adopt, any new parent can attest to the utter exhaustion that comes with taking care of a tiny human. As a new mother this year myself, I know there have been so many things…
One of the biggest purchases you make when you have a baby is undoubtedly a stroller. It is arguably one of the purchases that you need to last the longest and gets used the most. Like most infant and toddler related gear, there is a HUGE price range which can make a first-time parent more than…