Birds are the one animal that seem to make it into every season of decor, but Christmas is the time that birds really get to sparkle. No, literally, at Christmas you have free reign to festoon your home with glittery Christmas songbirds. I say “Go for it!”, but instead of spending top dollar for sparkly ceramic birds, make your own. It’s easy, fun, and frugal enough that you might have some cash left for a gift for yourself. Here’s what you’ll need: Some inexpensive ceramic birds. The …
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Hosting a Successful Wine & Cheese
Of all the types of parties I like to host, my favourite is the classic Wine & Cheese, or Cheese & Wine, depending on how you rank their importance. If you’re Canadian though there’s no doubt that cheese comes …
8 Easy Ways to Stick to Your Exercise Routine
So, how are you doing with that resolution you made on January 1 to exercise more? If it’s going well, congratulations! If not, take a number; you’re in good company. It's a real challenge to start and maintain an …
6 Steps to Ease Back to School Stress
Believe me. There is no one who dreads back to school as much as I do. My kids think they are the ones with all the stress and worry over going back, but under my cool and calm exterior my inner child is panicking about …
How to Organize School Papers
School is starting soon. It’s the time of the year when I have to pull up my organizational bootstraps and prepare for the onslaught of paper that will soon be pouring out of backpacks and onto my kitchen table. I’d like …
Organizing Your Closet 101
Remember those high-waisted jeans you wore when Kelly was dating Brandon, or Dylan, or Brandon and Dylan? Fashion may have come full circle since the 90s, but you’re never going to wear those jeans again because a) they …
Living With A Snorer? It Might Be Sleep Apnea
This post is sponsored by RANA Here's a fact that anyone living with a snorer can tell you; no one is sleeping in the house. Not the snorer or the person lying next to them. It's something that in polite company we joke …
