In just a couple of days the Opening Ceremonies will take place to mark the beginning of 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang! The Olympics promote three things: Friendship, Respect and Excellence. What activities can we give our kids to take away these lessons from the Olympics? Here are 7: 1. Olympic Toast Yup, you read [...]
Today we had the chance to talk to a real travel lover! This is someone who has fully embraced the life of an Au Pair. She has been an Au Pair in Italy and now is in her second year of being an Au Pair in New Zealand! Here is our chat: 1) What is [...]
Close your eyes. Wait, this is a blog. Keep your eyes open! Picture a typical Monday morning; waking up, getting dressed, having breakfast, brushing teeth, kissing the kids goodbye and out the door. Yup, you read that right. Out the door without even thinking about dressing someone else. An Au Pair can be your solution [...]
New year, new you! Well, at least that’s what I told myself just over a week ago. Now that we are in the second week of January, New Year’s Resolutions are starting to become a pain instead of a refreshing awakening. It’s time to bring in reinforcements. Mine is a cross stitch I created of [...]
Recently the CBC came out with an article stating that the cost of daycare has increased close to 20% in cities since 2014. Currently, the median cost for infant daycare in Toronto is $1,758 per month. For families who have two or more children, they can be spending upwards of $3000 per month on child [...]
Between holiday prep, party and post-celebration naps, your Au Pair’s emotions about the holidays may get lost somewhere between the first day of advent and New Year’s Eve. Part of the reason your Au Pair came to Canada was to live the life of a Canadian. That means learning how to manoeuvre around Costco without [...]
