Sometimes I feel like there is more than one of me. No, I don't suffer from multiple personality disorder but I do wear many hats as they say. I am daughter, wife, sister, and friend but most of all I am Mom and Marketer. Many people see me in the schoolyard in my Lululelmons with no make-up and a 5 year old hanging off my arm and they know me as my kids' mom. That Jen is casual. She doesn't wear make-up and hangs out a lot at Starbucks. Jen the Marketer is professional, driven, and, despite herself, dresses up... More »

Today was our very first official Family Day in Ontario. Plus, in Toronto, Friday was a PD Day (or PA Day or whatever they're called now). Hooray! An extra long weekend in February! That's what I was thinking anyway. I had visions of blowing out of the big city on Friday morning and frolicking joyfully with my family over a weekend full of snowball fights and two full days of skiing. Fast forward to Monday night where I am breathing a sigh of relief to have my over-tired, cabin fever suffering kids tucked away in their own beds. Needless... More »

The other day while waiting to get in to see my family doctor I was reading an article in the waiting room and I have not been able to stop thinking about it since. It was about a woman who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in her early 40s. The cancer had already spread and it was not treatable. She had 3 children ages 4, 6, and 9. She had a successful career, a husband who loved her and great friends but she was going to die. And likely very soon. They gave her 3-6 months from her... More »

Two more days. Two more full on cleanse days, mind you, but still just 2 more days. I will still be doing shake days for the rest of the 30 days but my cleanse days will be done. I feel great and I have really learned a lot in this short time about how I view food and how I abuse food. Don't get me wrong. You know that within minutes of waking up on Saturday morning I will be racing to the Starbucks down the street (sorry Steve) for my Chai Tea Latte. But, I am going to... More »

Confession time. I am addicted to The Biggest Loser. I love this show. Hey, I'm not too proud to admit my weaknesses. I don't know what it is about this silly reality show that has me hooked but I just can't stop myself. Maybe seeing desperately obese and unhealthy people see the benefits of moderate eating and exercise? Or, maybe it is watching trainers Bob and Jillian whip their butts into shape day after day? Or watching the amazing transformation over the course of the season? Check these out: Un-freaking-believable! However, there are some things about the show this season... More »

I look back on my posts from the last few days and hate my righteous self. The last two days have been REALLY hard. Not because I am super starving but because I just want to eat. My husband made tacos last night and the smell nearly put me over the edge. My kids had ice cream for dessert and it was torture. I actually had to leave the room. I miss the taste of food. I miss variety and texture. I miss it all! The crazy thing is I found the cleanse days where you could eat nothing WAY... More »

Surpisingly, I finished the two cleanse days with little trouble. I got a bit peckish yesterday evening (especially because we were at our neighbour's house for pizza and wine...needless to say I had neither) but I got through it. And you know what made it actually OK? This new Isagenix product Steve gave me called IsaDelight. I know, the name is totally hokey but OMG was it AMAZING. IsaDelight is a chocolate treat (and unlike the Isagenix "snacks" it actually tastes EXACTLY like dark chocolate) with just 40 calories, amino acids, minerals, and Vitamin B it is supposed to... More »

I was thinking the cleanse days were going to get to me but they have been a breeze compared to my daughter's pneumonia scare and, then yesterday, my car "incident". Let me elaborate. Our car is relatively new and still under warranty so that's all good. A few days ago it started making a funny sound like I had driven over something but when I looked underneath there was nothing to be seen. We decided that it was bad enough that it needed to be checked so I bundled up my daughter and set off for the dealership. However, things... More »