• • Something Or Other

• Those little labels & laundry care

• 1 week ago
• Other than the flying cars and outfits, sometimes I feel like we live in the era of the Jetsons. Computers everywhere, in everything. And while I'm not keen on a take-over Matrix style, I do enjoy how simple the machines in our house make things. I can learn to cook something new watching a video on youtube right at the kitchen counter. I can take a picture, edit it, and share it with the [...]

 

• • Dogs aka Life as a Wookie

• Rayne Whole Food: why I'm #LovingRayne & so are the dogs!

• 3 weeks ago
• I will fully admit to be an active pet-parent. (Ten bucks says there are family and friends reading this, saying "Active! She's a down-right crazy dog lady!") Our boys are family, not simply dogs. So when it comes to their well-being the best is what we strive for. We have always fed the boys high quality dog food, looking for the least processed and 'natural' dog-diet. Hermann, our olde[...]

• • Food

• Fiesta Bean Salad Obsession

• 3 weeks ago

 

• • Decor,
  • Projects

• From Drab to Fab: a DIY makeover

• 4 weeks ago
• Finding free stuff on the side of the road is pretty much the best thing ever for a person with a DIY habit. So when I spied this vintage dining room sideboard with a giant sign saying FREE, it was in the car in no time. I knew exactly what it would be transformed into. Our new TV unit. Up until the paint was dry on this sexy beast we used an old coffee table to hold the TV, and our co[...]

 

• • Style

• Yoga Jeans™ Review & Giveaway (hint: they're FABULOUS!)

• 4 weeks ago
• I love denim. I love denim so much I wore a denim jacket with my wedding dress. It's affectionately known as the "wedding denim". It's well worn in now, but loved even more. This is what I love about denim. It becomes part of you. And so, when I received a super awesome tweet from Yoga Jeans™ a few months ago asking if I'd be up to review their denim, I naturally said YES! I w[...]

 

• • Food

• A summer garden party with #MolsonCDN67

• 1 month ago
• Last weekend we had the pleasure of hosting six great friends and all their kids for a late afternoon of hanging out in the yard, enjoying good food, and great company. I was asked by #MolsonCDN67 to give their lo-cal (only 67 calories...get it?) beer a try and was generously provided some beer glasses and compensation towards a backyard get together. (Thanks Molson!) We had a full spre[...]

 

• • Decor,
  • Projects

• Dining room chandelier DIY

• 2 months ago
• Moving day into this house a little over six years ago was a hectic day. All moving days are hectic yes, but this one was frustratingly hectic. I was given the keys to the house (you know, which means it's yours...) drove an hour from our city house with a car loaded to the tits and poor Hermann-Maier on the front seat. Note: 110 pound dogs don't like the front seat. They don't fit. They have t[...]

 

• • Style

• Two weddings, one weekend, one dress #LessStuffMoreLife

• 2 months ago
• So grateful to have taken today off work! Two weddings in one weekend is fabulously exhausting. But I must say, being able to share such a special day with wonderful friends and family makes it all worth it. We all know I love Rent Frock Repeat. I loved every second of wearing both fabulous dresses I rented for my baby brother's wedding in Las Vegas in January, so was eager to get my frock on a[...]

 

• • Totally Random

• A total holy crap moment...

• 2 months ago
• ...or, why I almost vomited on Canada Day. It was just after 7am on Canada Day. As I usually do, I checked my mobile to see what was going on the world. And then it was there. An email. And my gut recoiled. And then I started crying. The email said a lot of beautiful things and ended with this, "Thank you so much for your words. They have lifted me. I'm really grateful." And to th[...]

 

• • Decor

• Vintage addition to main floor powder room

• 2 months ago
• We were recently given what the generous gift giver thought was an antique bicycle pump. After some research online, I discovered it was a vintage garden sprayer. My guess is that you would connect a hose from your water basin and then pump the water out through the holes at the end. Kind of a like an old school super soaker. We both think it's quite lovely looking and so I put my brain to figu[...]

• • Decor,
  • Projects

• DIY No Sew Faux Roman Blinds

• 2 months ago

 

• • Food

• Perfect Jalapeño Poppers

• 3 months ago
• I love spice. So when I see the perfect jalapeños for making poppers, I scoop them up! Which is what happened yesterday. All you need are jalapeños, cream cheese (I used the new PC Greek Yogurt one - and loved it!), shredded cheese, panko, green onions, an egg, and some paprika. After cutting and seeding the jalapeños, fill them with a mixture of cream cheese, shredded cheese, and sliced gr[...]