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You Can Be Anything – A Barbie Product Review

Jessica • Apr 20, 2016

* Mattel provided me with product for review. All opinions are 100% my own.

I have to be honest, it always makes my heart burst when I ask Carter what she wants to be when she grows up and she answers “a mom.” I know that answer will change a million times before she gets to high school, I know it will change a few more time between high school and college, and then it will likely change once or twice during college. I know in the end, she will more than likely become something she never planned on because that is how life and careers go. And, of course, there is also a chance she will actually follow in my foot steps and become “a mom” and actually make my heart burst.

Carter and I have talked recently a little more about possible career options. She knows what her aunts and uncles do for work, what her grandmas and grandpas do for work. She knows that many of her family members work at the US Post Office, she knows that her big papa (my dad) works at “a car place” sometimes. We have gone over why some kids stay at the after school program or get picked up by their grandmas and grandpas instead of their mommies. Just because I don’t have a career doesn’t mean I don’t want her to know what is out there and what possibilities there are for career options.

After discussing this subject for a while, I was approached by Mattel for their “You Can Be Anything” Barbie campaign and I was so excited because it fit perfectly with our recent discussions on career choices. Carter was able to chose from a bunch of Barbies with different occupations and she landed of a chef! We spend a lot of time in our kitchen so I was not surprised she would show interest in a chef Barbie. Other options included a nurse, a firefighter, a pilot and an ice skater.

A few days later the chef Barbie showed up in the mail and Carter was instantly in love. She was perfectly simple and classic. Nothing too flashy, nothing breakable, nothing battery operated, just a classic Barbie. The exact type of toy I prefer my children play with because simple classic toys allow the most room for imagination. The chef theme attire included a chef’s hat and a frying pan. Chef barbie instantly became Carter’s new best friend.

Who knows what their child will grow up to become, there are an endless amount of possibilities. She just may continue to spend time with me in the kitchen and actually become a chef. She is really gifted in the math department, so she may become an engineer or a math teacher. She may grow up and become “a mom.” The choice is her’s and I am so excited to watch her make it.

Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.

Glaze Family Update + A New Favorite Product WaterWipes

By Jessica • 14 Jul, 2019
Four kids, I have four kids! Sometimes (well, every day if I’m being honest) I have to remind myself that I have FOUR kids to be responsible for. If I’m not forgetting to keep an eye on my mischievous 2-year-old, then I’m walking out the door for dinner without dropping a jar of baby food into my bag. (Fries for dinner never hurt anyone, right? That’s what Mr. August survives on once a week at least.) Life as a parent can be chaotic sometimes. #thisisparenthood Thank God my two older kiddos are basically self-sufficient otherwise we would never be able to leave the house. Being responsible for four other human beings (Sometimes five if my husband is in town, am I right ladies?) is so hard!

How To Prepare Your Kitchen For The Holidays With Frigidaire

By Jessica • 18 Nov, 2017
It’s no secret that I am no fan of winter. If you live up north like we do now, you know just how cold, cold is and I can barely survive the frozen temperatures. Even though I would happily leave behind the cold, but there is nothing I love more than Thanksgiving and Christmas! Best holidays of the year, hands down!

Away We Go, Again

By Jessica • 13 Sep, 2017
It has been three years since we left behind our life in California. Three years since we made the announcement that we were moving to Canada. Three years since we started a new adventures as immigrants in a country that is so close to home, yet so very different. And now, after three life changing years, we are on to our next adventure.

The Dreaded Sleep Transition

By Jessica • 30 Aug, 2017
Eli is 5.5 months old, rolling left to right and every other which way, so that means it’s time to ditch the swaddle. *Que the ugly cry.* If you didn’t know, we love swaddling in our home. Rusty and I can count the number of times we have ever had to wake up more than twice a night with one of the three kiddos on our fingers and we thank swaddling for that luck. We start swaddling from day one and we use that as a basis to establish great sleep habits from the beginning that last forever. Sadly, once the skill of rolling is learned, it is no longer safe to swaddling and the transition from swaddled to un-swaddled can be rough. Thankfully, we found the Nested Bean sleep sack this time around and the swaddled/un-swaddled transition has gone perfectly smooth.

Kids’ Cam – Toronto’s Center Island

By Jessica • 28 Aug, 2017
The Glaze Brigade spent the second to last official weekend of summer (which is kind of a joke because summer never actually arrived here in the GTA) at Center Island and we loved it! I’m actually a little bummed that we have lived here for 3 years and only just decided to make the trip on the ferry over to the island.

Two Must Have Items to Fully Enjoy Summer With an Infant

By Jessica • 14 Aug, 2017
We are just three weeks away from the start of the next school year and I am so not ready! There is nothing I love more than the freedom of summer. No school schedules to follow, flexible bedtimes, endless weekend adventures, and daily trips to wherever we can get some sunshine. Sadly, all of that is about to end and I am already planning our next summer.

Rainy Day Fun with Erin Mills Town Centre

By Jessica • 24 Jul, 2017
Since moving to Toronto, the best part of summer is getting outside. Our days are usually filled with trips to the playground, our near by amusement park, riding our scooters around the neighborhood, or taking a fun road trip, but even in the summer, there are days we are stuck inside. Sometimes we spend those rainy days cuddled on the couch, watching a movie and eating junk food, but another fun rainy day activity we enjoy is visiting our local mall.

5 Tasks That Help Teach Personal Responsibility to 1st Graders with Quaker Oats #OvernightSuccess

By Jessica • 21 Jun, 2017
I was just a little surprised to learn that Carter would be starting kindergarten, at the ripe old age of 3, just a few months after moving to Canada. I considered putting her in a preschool a few days a week, but never did I think I would be sending her to an all day, every day, kindergarten class in a school that holds kids up to the 8th grade. Cue the mommy freak out. Of course, Carter loved it and I had nothing to do worry about.

Sleeping Sound Thanks to Owlet Baby Care

By Jessica • 12 Jun, 2017
My middle child, Monroe, was born with a severe tongue tie, it was actually so severe that he couldn’t swallow. For the first week of his life, we had no idea that his entire tongue was attached to the bottom of his mouth (behind his bottom gums), but over and over again he would choke and sometimes even turn blue. Rusty or I or a nurse would have to suction his airway to get things cleared out. It was the scariest time for me as a parent.

How to Encourage Fathers to Become Hands On Dads

By Jessica • 17 May, 2017
Facebook is filled with groups of moms complaining about the lack of help they get from their husbands. Either dad has never changed a diaper, he doesn’t help pick up toys, dad doesn’t help discipline, or he flat out cannot keep the kids alive if he is left alone. I understand that it can be completely frustrating to get no help from the one person that should be helping you the most, so I am going to share with you a few tips that I’ve used to encourage my husband to be a hands on dad.
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