A couple months back I had my minivan professionally detailed.Some poor schmuck spent three hours sucking back 46 pounds of dog hair, a tonne of crushed Cheerios, moldy sippy cups long forgotten under the seats, and enough wrappers and garbage to fill a...well, a minivan. I paid up and drove away, … [Read more...]
What To Do When Your House Is Fat.
My sister had a small fire in her condo about a week before Christmas. She's perfectly well - all is fine, though singed in a few areas, and her bathroom will need a complete overhaul, as well as new paint throughout.As she is now preparing for the insurance and repair people to come into her space, … [Read more...]
I Just Want It To Look Clean
There are various levels of tidy I try to maintain in my house. It isn't a large place, and I just need the clutter to be out of my sight as much as possible. Hence tidy.This is not the same as clean. There are always dust-bunnies in corners. There are always crumbs on the kitchen floor, and road … [Read more...]
Home Alone
Yesterday was the snow day heard round the world. It was kind of a big deal. Or at least it was made out to be. I love how we Canadians can sit back and laugh at ourselves:Anyways...yesterday. I was with my children from 7am until 8pm. We stayed in our pjs all day. … [Read more...]
Choosing the Right Time to De-Christmas
I'm going to make more of an effort not to have my tree up into February this year.I LOVE having a Christmas tree so much... and since we moved our bed into what was formerly the living room three years ago, I have the pretty, pretty tree just inches from my head in my bedroom. It is glorious. The … [Read more...]
Haley’s Hints GREEN Edition
Did you know you can...Lift carpet stains without a single chemical?Make your own better-for-baby wipes?Whip up salon-quality moisturizer for pennies?It's true! I must admit, when the urbanmoms.ca Book Review panel received a review copy of Haley's Hints GREEN Edition, some of us were a bit … [Read more...]
Notes on the third trimester
I've got 6 weeks to go, and I'm starting to get excited - both for baby's arrival and for the re-acquisition of my body as it was before. The first trimester was characterized by sickness and emotional rollercoasters (which continue sporadically). The surprise of this pregnancy took a … [Read more...]
Five Simple Rules
So the decorations are put away (in an orderly and tidy fashion of course!) and the resolutions have been made. Every year we all have big plans for what we want to accomplish in the coming year - losing weight, spending more time playing with our children, keeping the house in order and the list … [Read more...]