"One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals." ~ Michael Korda
Today Canada says goodbye to the copper coins in our pocket… our beloved penny. I still remember when the two dollar bill was retired in favour of the toonie, and I’ve kept two of those bills in my childhood sticker album… and strangely enough my sticker album. Sometimes I wonder why we hang onto these [...]
Kicking off our Superbowl eats today is this garbage dip I’ve made many, many times as a kid. In honour of the big game, I’m re-naming it Touchdown Taco Dip. The original recipe has been lost for many years, so I improvised today based on memory and lots of taste testing…. tostitos and coffee is [...]
Superbowl Sunday is this weekend!… which means two things… funny commercials and good eats. Oh… there’s a game too. We were planning on throwing a big Superbowl/house-warming party, but then we had a full week of rotating sickness and fevers and I never got the invite out. Instead we have a few friends coming over [...]
One of the (few) things I miss from the suburbs is my garage. My raccoon free garage. On one of the first few days after moving into our house in the city, we were my husband was given a warm welcome and initiation by the local raccoons who enjoyed a feast in our green bin. [...]
The idea of word of the year came to me from Sharon of Speed Skating Mom. If you need a little inspiration and humour in your life with a side of thanks for making me feel like a lazy slug, go read her blog. I love this idea. I’m all for setting goals for life [...]
Today was one of those cold and rainy days that gave me a chill I just couldn’t shake. The kind where you just want to curl up in a blanket with a tea, a movie and a cozy fireplace. Since we don’t have a fireplace in our temporary apartment, I took the rainy afternoon as [...]
Once the walls came down and we raised the roof right off the house, in came the muscle. Many of the houses we looked at in our house hunt had a third attic/lofty floor. We had initially thought this would be the way to go as it could provide a great guest space. However, our [...]
Yesterday I took the big kiddo for a treat. With his birthday coming up I wanted to check out Tori’s Bakeshop for their food sensitivity friendliness in case any of his new friends have certain dietary restrictions. They offer “dairy-free, egg-free, casein-free and refined sugar-free treats of all sorts” and a selection of gluten-free. So [...]
If you’re just joining us on our build journey (Hello and welcome!!), you’ll want to check see what the house looked like when we purchased it and what it looked like in its pre-demo glory. Demolition was super exciting… no wrecking balls… but exciting for us none the less. We purchased the house in March, [...]
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and that would sum up our summer nicely. We definitely had a lot on our plate and learned that all you really need in life is your family, good friends and a good sense of humour. A couple of glasses of wine doesn’t hurt either. The [...]
