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Who Can It Be Knocking at My Door?

By //  by Katja Wulfers

We’re coming up to the time of year when the ring of the phone or a knock at the door means one of two things: the duct-cleaning people are in the area and rumour has it your ducts are filthy or someone is collecting for something to help someone else. Who hasn’t ducked down below window level, slithered past sight lines to avoid detection while suffering scraped knees and splinters because the wood floor still hasn’t been sanded, only to peek around a corner and find it’s your mom …

Filed Under: Living, Tips & Advice Tagged With: giving back to our community, how to donate in a way that matters, making donations, there are many ways to give back, value village

5 Steps to Conquering Fear AND Your Kid’s Clutter

By //  by Life In Pleasantville

I don’t care if you have three graduate degrees and a PhD in Metaphysical Philosophy – you can never be prepared for the fear that comes with being a parent. It’s the worst kind of fear, because it’s a special kind of fear that seeps into every corner of your life. The thought that our kids will grow up without understanding the importance of giving back or being charitable citizens? Activate fear response. When your teenager starts dating a guy named "Big Easy" she met at the movies? Fear. That …

Filed Under: Humour, Living, Parenting, Sponsored Posts, Tips & Advice Tagged With: Charity, kids and hoarding, teaching kids to party with stuff, toy overload, value village

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Thrift Store DIY – Upcycled Mail Holder

By //  by GemmaBC

Are you a thrift store junkie? I am. In a big way. I have major “stop the car!” moments whenever hubby and I are driving in a new town and we pass by the local thrift shop. I just can’t help myself. You never know what kind of treasures might be lurking in there for a serious bargain. One of my fave spots where I regularly feed my thrifting habit is Value Village (for you Ottawa folks, I love the one at Merivale and Baseline). Their prices are great, the stores are usually big and offer a …

Filed Under: DIY, Living Tagged With: diy, mail holder, thrift store finds, upcycled mail holder, value village

Beating Back the Clutter

By //  by Life In Pleasantville

  You know it's time for a good clutter purge when  you can't walk a straight line through your square living room. Trying to maneuver through the clutter jungle in my house had become overwhelming and I was in legitimate fear of breaking a leg trying to reach the front door for the pizza delivery man, and while I like my cold beverages as much as the next person, I'm not willing to fall and be buried in a pile of clutter behind the furnace while reaching for the …

Filed Under: Living, Sponsored Posts, Tips & Advice Tagged With: declutter your house, donating old clothes and household items, Garage Sale, how to clear clutter, teaching teens about recycling, value village

Organizing Your Closet 101

By //  by Katja Wulfers

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 don’t fit, and b) it’s time to move on. Let’s leave the acid washed shorts to those who were born after Ferris Bueller took a day off.  There’s never a right or wrong time to purge our closets, but the beginning of summer is perfect thanks to warmer temperatures and a …

Filed Under: Living, Sponsored Posts, Tips & Advice Tagged With: donate clothes, how to organize closets, organizing your closet, sort clothing, value village, what to donate, what to keep, what to throw out

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