and everything in between
Our house was built in 1978, needless to say we do renos every year. They're usually little things here and there - new paint, fixing up the garden, etc. We also have big dreams of gutting our kitchen. My husband shows the new kitchen plan to pretty much anyone that walks into our home. Want …
In January of 2018 we started shopping secondhand. The last year has been an interesting journey of thrifting, buying on Facebook marketplace and Kijiji and opening our minds to what we can purchase secondhand. The main reason we started doing this was for sustainability, when we purchase something secondhand no new products are being created. …
What do I want my 2019 to be? What do I want it to look like? I hope it's happy, magickal, pretty, fun, healthy, adventurous and much more. I hope it is the following: ORGANIZED I want 2019 to be organized. Being organized and keeping our home organized makes us happier, less frustrated and less …
My mantra lately has been: the little things are the big things. I'm not even sure how it started but I've been saying it to myself a lot lately. So here are some little things that are my big things. They make life a little brighter. FLOWERS. I love them so much and …
There was rarely a moment these past 26 years of mine where I actually cared about 'fitting in'. I'm sure this sounds like a blessing to some people, but it's definitely not for the faint of heart. Just because I do it, doesn't mean it's easy. Lately things have become sort of muddled. Self doubt, …
Mitchell was off work yesterday, and we've been wanting to go down to Inglewood to wander around with the girls so we decided to take the morning to do that. Unfortunately it was freaking cold (hello -20) so we decided to just venture to the two stores we wanted to visit most: Silk Road Spice …
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For 2018, my word is "me". This cool woman I know chooses a word each year, to be sort of the theme of that year. I've always loved the idea, and every year I'm curious what her word will be. I've never actually done this myself but this year I sort of came across my …
Friends. I got a little fired up this morning after reading an article online. Story of my life to be honest, and while I normally try to not react, today was not one of those days. I want to share with you a bunch of what I wrote. It's a bit rambly as I originally …
You know those days that happen where you feel like the worlds worst mom? I mean logically you know you aren't, because Casey Anthony is still alive, but there's those days where your mind is like NOPE you're definitely the worst mom out there right now. Today is one of those days for me. Mabyn was …
(aka regular meal planning done with joy) I love planning. It's probably the OCD in me. I make lists for everything. Checklists, to-do lists, shopping lists, wishlists, grocery lists. I plan business ideas, book ideas, painting ideas. You get the idea. Plus I love food! And eating! I also love to cook, but only if …
