Author Archives: Sharon - PTPA Founder
Okay, because I am supposed to be objective and love all of the PTPA winners equally, I rarely if ever post a product review. Except when I truly LOVE something. I truly LOVE something. This something has the potential to shrink my hips, make my kids laugh with me (okay, at me) hysterically, and quite frankly, shrink my hips. What is this magical device I speak of? The Y Flicker! Yes, granted, its the oddest name and completely non descript when it comes to telling the potential buyer what they might be getting, but in terms of a product…it’s awesome! … Continue reading
Inspiration Oprah Style!
Sharon - PTPA Founder in Just Between Us - 7 comments - posted on May 2nd, 2013I was lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to listen to Oprah speak in Hamilton courtesy of CAA South Central Ontario. 
I am not that person who wants to be everywhere and attend every social event. In fact, I am the opposite of that person. As I live on a plane most weeks, I am happy to stay home with my family when I do have some down time. But the chance to hear Oprah live? Couldn’t pass that one up. In fact, I had the opportunity to meet with her producers in her offices in LA last summer and I have to say, just being there was enough to inspire me! Continue reading
You Got Me What for Mothers Day?!
Sharon - PTPA Founder in Been Around the Blog, Just Between Us - 15 comments - posted on Apr 29th, 2013
It’s that time of the year again, when we hope our husbands are planning our mothers day gifts (wishful thinking), and we hope our children have started their crafts that are sure to warm our hearts. In reality, we know that our husbands will be waiting until the day before Mothers Day to finalize our gift and the night before Mothers Day to buy our card (want a good laugh? Just go to your local CVS, Walgreens or Shoppers Drug Mart and check out how many guys are gathered around the card section on the night before).
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Geotagging might mean Geostalking
Sharon - PTPA Founder in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us - 7 comments - posted on Apr 26th, 2013Social Media has become a diary of our lives. We no longer make photo albums for our own personal use but rather digital albums that we then share on Facebook of our fondest memories, our most glamorous photo opps and our beautiful children. Our diaries which were once secured by lock and key are now easily available to the world. But I wonder how many people realize the inherent dangers of the pictures they are sharing with the world. If you are reasonably tech savvy, you’ve heard the term Geotagging and you likely avoid Geo-tagging yourself on twitter and Facebook … Continue reading
March Break as Seen on Global Morning Show Toronto
Sharon - PTPA Founder in Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on Mar 12th, 2013We have an amazing team of bloggers and with that amazing team has come a barrage of fabulous March Break ideas. Yes, I am aware that we are already into March break but that doesn’t mean that everyone has already scheduled every minute of their March break so this is the place to be for last minute ideas! First off, our most recent PTPA winner CAA South Central Ontario, is surprisingly a fantastic March break resource. I always thought of them as road side assistance but little did I know that even with the most basic of their membership packages, … Continue reading
Win a ticket to MomThrive
Sharon - PTPA Founder in Enter to Win!, Just Between Us, New Mommy Blogaholics - 17 comments - posted on Mar 4th, 2013PTPA is thrilled to be apart of MomThrive a wonderful conference dedicated to MOMS! MomThrive is a fabulous 2 day, 3 night weekend away in downtown Toronto April 4-6th for Moms, whose sole focus is on the overall health, wellness, support and happiness of Moms with a wonderful focus on Me Time. The conference is filled with fabulous speakers including our very own Sharon Vinderine, an opportunity to meet other Moms and even some time to pamper yourself! PTPA would love you to join us at the conference. WIN a ticket for this fabulous 2 day conference. Ticket includes full … Continue reading
Keeping our Kids Safe Online
Sharon - PTPA Founder in Just Between Us - 3 comments - posted on Jan 21st, 2013According to Gartner research, in 2010, there were 10.3 million tablets sold, in 2011, there were closer to 66 million sold and the estimate for 2012 is 110 million tablets. That’s a lot of tablets with a lot of security vulnerabilities for our children. We monitor our children’s social activities carefully, we always want to know where they are and who they are with but yet with the online world, we very often leave them to their own devices, literally. This is a dangerous route to take and as busy as we are, just like we wouldnt leave our toddlers … Continue reading
