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Our Super Awesome Slow Cooker Freezer Meal Cooking Day Before the Baby Came!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 14, 2019 | Homemaking

It’s Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada (a holiday), and we are all feeling thankful yet a little anxious. I’m writing this on Saturday morning, and as of yet there is no baby (and Rebecca is past her due date). But last week on social media I was posting...

10 Ways to Handle the Food Wars with Your Husband

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 7, 2018 | Resolving Conflict

Sometimes we talk gender differences, or intimacy, or resolving conflict. Today I want to talk about something much more basic and everyday. What do you do when you don’t like the same kind of food? When my husband and I were married this was potentially a huge...

Teach Your Kids to Cook: Raising Responsible Adults

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 18, 2017 | Homemaking

Are you raising kids or raising adults? I’ve been thinking about that question a lot lately as I’ve been talking to my girls. We’re working on a BIG project–It’s called “The Whole Story”, and it’s a course that helps...

5 Ways the Use What You Have Challenge Can Save You Money!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 3, 2017 | Managing Money

Have you ever tried to actually use what you have before you go to the store? The new year is wonderful for fresh starts, but unfortunately not everything can automatically be made new just because the calendar changes. And one of the things that follows us into the...

The One Skill Everyone Must Have Before They Leave Home

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 18, 2016 | Homemaking, Parenting Teenagers

In two weeks my daughter Katie moves back to Ottawa for her second year at university. She’s been home for the summer, and it’s been lovely to have her here, but it’s time for her to go back. She misses being an adult, I think. And she really is an...

Give Yourself Time to Be Phenomenal!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 26, 2015 | Healthy Living

For the last few months I’ve had the privilege of being a Lean Cuisine ambassador. They’ve shared with me their new initiative to recognize Phenomenal Women–and meet them where they are by providing nutritious meals that can be part of a healthy...