Morning everyone! It’s Team Jilly here for another takeover!! We wanted to pop on today to give you some behind the scenes details and photos from Annie’s Sip and See last Saturday! We knew Jillian wanted to have a small get together to officially welcome (and toast!) little Annie into the world so we got busy and started planning Annie’s …
5 Tips to Staying Stress Free
Hi Everyone, Jamie here from Sanga Living. As some of you know, I have been working with Jillian and her Team Jilly for over the last two years. My job is to support these high performing women to excel in a high-pressure environment. And let me tell you, I work with Fortune 500 companies and High-Powered CEO’s and these ladies …
My Daily Routine as a Mother of Two
Hi everyone!! I can’t believe my maternity leave is officially over and I’m already back to work!! How does time fly by so fast?! Over the last six weeks that I’ve been at home with Annie … and officially being a mother of TWO (well, three, if you include Nacho! LOL!), I found that I had the best daily routine …
Little Leader’s Series: Olivia Matheson
Hi Everyone!! As most of you know I started up the “Little Leaders” series last year to shed some light on the little shining stars in our communities and so far it’s been amazing to see the positive response come in from everyone in support of these uplifting blogs and the number of emails that we’ve received sharing stories of …
My Top 5 Books for Personal Growth That You Need to Read!
Hi everyone!! It’s Mindy here! As many of you already know, Team Jilly has been taking over Jillian’s blog for her while she enjoys the rest of her maternity leave. Jillian asked us to pop on here and share a couple of blogs each about things that we are passionate about. Shay kicked things off by sharing her passion, which is …
Little Leader Series: Clemence Currie
Hi Everyone!! As most of you know I started up the “Little Leaders” series last year to shed some light on the little shining stars in our communities and so far it’s been amazing to see the positive response come in from everyone in support of these uplifting blogs and the number of emails that we’ve received sharing stories of …
Alice in Wonderland for Annie’s First Halloween!
Goooooood morning everyone!! I hope everyone is all dressed up in their costumes and ready to take their little ones out on the town tonight for some much anticipated trick-or-treating! Or, if you don’t have kiddos yet, I hope you’re getting done up to hand out some candy!! I remember that was always my favourite when I was little, I …
A Q&A with One of My Biggest Inspirations: Erin Ireland
Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing something really special with you, something that’s near and dear to my heart from someone who has been one of the main reasons why I’ve made so many lifestyle changes over the years. She’s certainly someone I look up to and I find her ridiculously inspiring!! Today I wanted to do a little Q&A with …
A Comprehensive List of My Favourite Baby Items
I get so many questions on what my favourite baby items are, from strollers to car seats, to breast pumps, etc. So, I decided rather than answering everything one at a time that I would lay it ALL out in one comprehensive list! These are the basic baby items that I’ve grown to love over the last two years. They …
Jillian Harris x Etsy: Limited Edition Holiday Collection is Launching Soon!
This year has been an exciting one. We’ve made a big effort to really analyze the type of content, projects and partnerships we take on … we are thinking MORE about the environment, animals, and supporting smaller shops and Canadian companies. While we aren’t exclusive to all of these categories, we are trying out best to work more with companies …
Happy Birthday, Shay!
You guys!! If you haven’t already heard today is Shay’s BIRTHDAY!! Normally we would be spending the day with her and celebrating her with tons of delicious food and great wine but we can’t do that today because she took off on a SURPRISE trip to LA this morning and left us all behind!! LOL!!! So, while she is off …
Postnatal: Taking Care of Your Vagina 101
This might be one of my favourite blogs, chalk full of sensitive info, recipes, and tips! It makes me laugh and cringe all at the same time … so if you are a mama to be, a friend to a mama to be, a hubby to a mama to be … THIS BLOG is for YOU! It’s no joke that …
My Complete Go Bag Checklist for Every New Mama
Last year when I had Leo I shared a blog that included my hospital bag do’s and don’ts which included items I loved having with me and also listed things I brought with me that I didn’t necessarily NEED to bring. Well, this time around I thought it would be helpful to share my comprehensive go bag checklist for every new …
Jillian Harris x Saje Wellness: The Wait is Finally Over!
Today is SUCH an exciting day … it’s the OFFICIAL LAUNCH of the Jillian Harris x Saje Wellness aromaOm diffuser and Happy Place diffuser blend collection!! I honestly never thought I would see the day where a diffuser that I designed would be on the shelves at Saje! It’s so humbling and feels completely surreal!! This really has been a long time …
Pregnancy Update: It’s Almost Time to Meet Our Baby Girl!
Well, the day is ALMOST here! I thought I would log in an do a brief little journal entry as to how I’m feeling, now that I’m at the finish line. I have to say – while this is only my second pregnancy (and likely my last! LOL) it was NOT an easy one. Every pregnancy is different for everyone …
How I’m Getting My Business Ready Before Our Baby Girl Arrives!
Ok before I get started, I want to say … to all of you mamas out there who live in Canada and who aren’t self-employed … you are sooo lucky to get the option of an 18-month Maternity leave!!! I know this is super rare, I think the US gets 3 months?? Being a Canadian is AMAZING for that!! Unless …
5 Wedding Gift Ideas for the Couple that has Everything!
So, it has been over a year since Justin and I have been engaged, and we STILL don’t have a wedding date! LOL!! We are getting closer to setting one and we are getting more and more excited about the big day. Since we got engaged so much has happened, we filmed our own reality TV show, built a house, …
Our September Long Weekend Plans (+ Sale Details!)
Can you believe that it’s SEPTEMBER LONG WEEKEND?! I can’t believe how fast August flew by and I’m even more shocked that today is September 1st! I’m not going to lie though, I’m pretty excited about the upcoming crisp weather and the fact that it’s already chilly enough here (so far!) that I’ve been able to bust out a few of …
Leo’s Book Club: 7 Favourite Bedtime Reads
In our household, Justin normally does our bedtime routine with Leo but seeing as how Justin has found a new love for golf this summer and I’m preggo and pretty much go to bed at 9pm lol … I’ve started helping out with Leo’s bedtime routine here and there and LOVE it!! I feel as though we have this pretty …
Chic Airport Style
I’ve been traveling so much lately to Vancouver (thankfully I get a little break now that I’m just 34 weeks pregnant!) and I sometimes laugh at myself because before Leo I used to wear heels ALL the time, even to the airport… and now I can’t even be bothered. All I want to wear (especially when traveling), is comfy clothes, …
Little Leaders Series: Hartley Bernier
Hi Everyone!! As most of you know I started up the “Little Leaders” series last year to shed some light on the little shining stars in our communities and so far it’s been amazing to see the positive response come in from everyone in support of these uplifting blogs and the number of emails that we’ve received sharing stories of …
11 Little Day to Day Changes I’m Making
I feel as though we’ve been making some amazing little changes in our home lately and I thought it would be fun to share 11 of them with you today!! These are little things that I have started doing regularly that not only make me feel good but that also help our the environment and our local community as well! …
Changing the Birth Story: What It Means to Me
This blog is all about the birth story, mine in particular, but also recognizing that my birth story might not be the same as others. Recently I discovered an organization, Plan International Canada, who works in close partnership with communities, health facilities and governments to increase both access to and quality of services for women, adolescents and children in places like Bangladesh, Ghana, …
The Bachelorette Recap: Garrett Put a Ring On It!
Hi everyone!! Well, that’s it, another season of The Bachelorette in the books and Becca is OFFICIALLY ENGAGED!! I’m not shocked that Becca chose Garrett in the end as he’s definitely head over heels for her and you can tell she thinks the world of him too!! I thought Garrett absolutely killed it with Becca’s family last night, he was so …
