Last November, I took a lovely road trip with my fellow Wine & Cheesy Book Club ladies to Ithaca, New York, the main purpose of which was to spend some quality fun time with a former co-worker. One of my goals during said trip was to acquire a newly launched product only available in the states: Reese chocolate peanut butter ... Read More »
Why wait until January to make a new resolution? My most recent resolution is to get back into meal planning – both for budgeting and for time management. I’ve always liked the idea of meal planning, and I absolutely love having a Meal Plan Menu to work from, but, without fail, I run out of meal ideas for my meal ... Read More »
When you find out what these kids are jumping into, your jaw will drop! (Spoiler: it’s a swimming pool.) She found this cardboard box, but when she rips it open, I’m speechless. (Spoiler: it’s puppies.) She put her toilet brush under the seat. Why? It’s Genius! (Spoiler: it can drip-dry before being put away.) This guy did the coolest, most illegal, DIY ... Read More »
It’s been a busy and long day. I know that because I have 13,479 steps on my FitBit and I wasn’t even trying today – whereas I usually clock in at about 10,000 these days unless I push it. We had arranged to have friends over for dinner – a date that we’ve been trying to set since New Year’s Eve ... Read More »
I know a thing or two about fruit fly traps, mostly because I have a habit of buying brown bananas (What? 2 pounds of bananas for $0.69 cents? YES, PLEASE!) and then leaving them on the counter for days and days until my husband threatens to either throw them into the Green Bin or toss them into the freezer with ... Read More »
By now, the excitement of the new school year is starting to wear thin. Your renewed enthusiasm for ‘fall cleaning’ the house has dwindled, as has your goal to meal plan weeks in advance. (I’m projecting? What? I have no idea what you could be talking about.) Your resolve to get to bed on time so that you have the ... Read More »
I don’t know about you, but when I was a tween (which, by the way, wasn’t a thing when I was growing up!), I had my utopian house blue prints down to a T. Literally. Inspired by my best friend Donna, I bought a pad of graph paper and started figure out room layout, door & window placement, & contemplated the ... Read More »
It’s (finally) that time of year again here in Ontario, where you send your sweater-clad kids to school and contemplate cozying up on the couch under a blanket watching Nashville until the 3 o’clock bell rings. It’s also the time of year when slow cookers start to make an appearance again after a long hot summer at the back of ... Read More »
As first time home buyers at the age of 25, my husband and I had a pretty specific list of “Must-Haves.” MUST HAVE 2 bathrooms! MUST HAVE great kitchen. MUST HAVE a good porch for having company over, MUST HAVE a beautiful lawn for our future children to learn to walk on. MUST HAVE space for a play room. MUST ... Read More »
Well, I’m finally one of the many making school lunches every morning. My little man is almost 2 weeks into his school career and LOVING it. Hendrik’s school, like many, has 2 ‘nutrition breaks’ instead of snack time & lunch time. This means that I need to pack him 2 mini-lunches, because if he was left to his own devices ... Read More »
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