My crockpot is my best friend in the kitchen. I love being able to dump a few ingredients into it in the morning, turn it on, and pull out a meal hours later when we’re ready for supper. It’s great for those busy days when I’m running around to the kids’ activities late in the […]
14 Family-Friendly Homemade Pizza Recipes (plus Sauce & Crust recipes!)
When I was growing up, we had pizzas every Friday night. It was an easy supper for Mom to make and it let us all get involved in the kitchen. Mom made the dough while my brothers and I grated cheese, chopped toppings, and then put it all together. We didn’t really have a pizza […]
The Koala Mom’s Most Popular Blog Posts from 2016
January is a time when many of us do some looking back in order to do some looking ahead. One of the things I like to do at this time of year is ee which are the most popular blog posts on my blog. This year, I dug a little bit deeper into the list, […]
Tips for Weaning Your Baby or Toddler from Breastfeeding
With my oldest daughter, my goal was to breastfeed her until she was one. She weaned when she was about 14 months, the youngest of my girls to give up “mommy’s milk.” All of mine have weaned fairly easily (though they’ve kept up their night feedings for longer than I’d like). Here, other nursing moms […]
Breastfeeding Products & Apparel
One of the reasons I love breastfeeding is that it requires very few accessories. I don’t have to cart bottles or snacks with me for the baby; I can simply feed her whenever and wherever she gets hungry. Having said that, there are products that help making breastfeeding easier. Here’s a list of breastfeeding products, […]
8 Breastfeeding Stories to Inspire Nursing Moms
This first week in August is World Breastfeeding Week. In honour of that, I asked my fellow bloggers to share their breastfeeding posts with me. Here’s a collection of breastfeeding stories—stories about the ups and downs of breastfeeding from real moms who’ve been there, done that, and decided to write about it. Our Breastfeeding Story—Breastfeeding […]
Summer Camping Tips & Ideas
As the weather warms up and summer vacation approaches, many of us start to think about getting away to do some camping. Whether your style of camping includes tents and backpacks or RVs and lawn chairs, here’s a collections of camping tips, ideas and recipes for making this summer camping trip the best one yet. […]
6 Canadian Bloggers talk about Blogging: What they do & what they earn
I often get asked what I do when I meet someone new. When I say that I’m a blogger, the general reaction I receive is confusion. While blogs have exploded over the past few years, there are still many people who don’t know what a blog is or what a blogger does. I try to […]
Nine Quick and Easy Meal Ideas
I’m a big fan of quick and easy meal ideas—recipes I can throw together in twenty or thirty minutes so I’m not spending hours in the kitchen trying to produce something my family will devour in a few minutes. With school starting and my schedule getting busier again, I thought it would be great to […]
