"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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I’ve heard that people decide in 8 seconds, if they are not going to buy your house. So, now that it’s starting to feel like summer, I’ve been working on cleaning up our garden to give it that “curb appeal”. Yesterday I spent the morning doing one of my most favorite things… wandering around our [...]
If you been following my blog, you know I’ll be attending Blog Podium next weekend – and I couldn’t be more excited! One of the many fabulous sponsors of the event is Para Paints and they are on the search for Para Paints Blog Crew bloggers! This is a pretty fabulous opportunity for those chosen. [...]
I discovered Olioboard a few months ago watching The Nate Show and checked it out right away. I had always wondered how people were putting these pretty digital boards together. Well, I was immediately overwhelmed. I closed the screen and walked away. Sorry Olioboard. Apparently I can’t just put pretty boards together when I don’t [...]
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. And in this case it was one red bill, that did it. It wasn’t one of those oh crap how am I going to pay this bill red bill moments, it was a what? we didn’t pay this bill? Then I handed the bill to my [...]
