Do you ever feel like you go through the bulk of your life smiling and nodding every time a certain topic comes up? Maybe it is grade 11 math. Or how to properly use effect/affect. Or what really happens to a responsible adult’s shopping list once they enter into a Costco. Then one day it … Read more
I am the first to admit I am a creature of habit and many of those habits don’t always help me live optimally. I mean, sometimes the soul just needs a good whiskey and netflix. But often our ‘sometimes’ becomes a habit, a staple in our daily routine. I read this interesting nerdy book called … Read more
Last night we had friends over for hotdogs and chips. It was simple, laid back and enjoyable. A far cry from the hosting I used to try to accomplish. I used to be a stress ball hostess. When I think of all the times I’ve been a stressed-out hostess, I know it is because I … Read more
This was supposed to be a little project I shared with the Simple Saturday newsletter, but there were so many photos I had to make it a blog post. I also wanted to share it in a blog post because something cool really happened from this simple decluttering project…. we actually are keeping our counters … Read more
Although this blog is centred on minimalism and intentional living, I have shared a lot of thoughts on meal planning. Why? Because meal planning makes life easier! Ever since we had kids, I have relied on meal planning to be a way to manage my life. Before kids, it was a lot of smoothies and … Read more
There was an era of my mother/wife life that was the hardest for me. We had our first two kids 16 months apart and the second, my daughter, needed a lot. She napped for 20 minutes intervals, on my chest. She cried from 4pm on til about 11pm. I was a wreck, I became a … Read more
A few years back I hit up Bed Bath and Beyond for the first time. I swear there were little angels standing at the end of each aisle singing, ‘Thou shalt be organized! Goest for it girl! Buyeth all the things!’ So, of course, I dropped some dolla dolla billz on the most practical … Read more
I came across this video by Andrea Dekker on how she folds her laundry and puts them in the drawer in FILES rather than PILES! {Yes, I know, I spend too many hours of my life googling weird things.} So I’ve been doing this for over a year and I can never go back. No wrinkles!. Everything is … Read more
I’ve said it before; if you saw my Google history you might not be my friend. Your eyes would narrow and then broaden as it dawns on you that I actually am that weird girl who remembers everyone’s’ names and quietly starts singing to herself when triggered by key words. But hey, I can make … Read more