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Time is flying by and I am feeling it in my bones.  It's my Birthday Month ( All month long in my books! ) and I'm thinking I need to make more time for more fun, for more healthy and more fabulous. Jack is 14 years old, Chuk is still a baby at 4 ½ months and is still bossing me around. It’s hard to type as I have a small blue feathered thing running around on my keyboard, telling me what keys are ok to touch or not, lol. My friend and former design assistant popped by with her baby...

Hello Lovelies! I am SO excited to announce that Cydney Mar Wellness will be featured at the esteemed Pure + Simple Spas this July and August. There is a Fresh Canadian Brands Event to kick off the festivities and I am delighted to be selected. They are celebrating the Canada 150 by highlighting female entrepreneurship and I’m one of the four ladies. Yay! If you'd like to join in the fun at the Kick Off Event, here is the invitation ~  I'd love to see you there! https://fresh-canadian-brands-kickoff.eventbrite.ca/ Like many of us, the Jean Eng, the founder of Pure + Simple was personally motivated...

I wanted to introduce you to Chuk, my baby Blue Bird of Happiness. He is just 8 weeks old and he is a hand fed budgie who has come home to keep Jack & I company and on our toes. I believe that Wasabi must have chosen him for me. I named him Chuk as it is part of my Chinese name ~ Ma Chuk Lian. It is fun to think that Chuk is blue like the beautiful blue colour of a Ming Vase ( he is that precious to me ) and his cheerful chirping certainly means he is...

The Jerusalem Artichoke That Could ~ Hello My Darling Loved Ones, A good friend of mine mentioned to me that she wanted to revisit her diet as the Dr. told her that her blood sugar was creeping up, causing concern that she may be at risk of becoming diabetic. She wanted to know how to lower her blood sugar and how to keep it from spiking.And it reminded me that as a child, my father always insisted that we eat Jerusalem Artichokes at least once a week. He said that they would help us avoid issues with high blood sugar...

Hello Lovelies! It’s the beginning of May and that means Mother’s Day is around the corner. And that always makes me think of my lovely Mother ~ My mom passed away many years ago and when I think of Mother’s Day, I always think of all the wonderful care packages she used to send to me. My Mom & Dad were living in Vancouver and I was 3000 miles away ~ I used to be so excited to open up her care packages and find out what goodies she had inside for me. There was always a card with all...