FRIDAY FINDS – HOLIDAY CHEER

I’ve always lamented how much wrapping paper gets wasted at Christmas time, so this year I came up with some gift wrap tips for minimalists on how to wrap gifts without wrapping paper! ( Say that 5 times fast lol!) This year I bought simple white paper boxes and bags and embellished them with ribbon, […]

If your house is anything like mine, it’s filled with too many plastic toys! This Christmas I am refusing to fill the house with more plastic (and we will donate much of what we have now). This year, we are focusing on non-disposable, non-plastic, non-consumeristic gifts in our quest to become more minimal. Here are […]

If the men in your life are anything like mine, they can be a little hard to shop for. And by a little, I mean a lot! Finding Christmas gift ideas for him can be a challenge! Here are 5 different ideas the he might…just might… like! PANTS Every guy I talk to at work […]

Gift Giving is my love language and each holiday season I carefully choose thoughtful presents for my friends and family. It’s a fun challenge to find unique Christmas gift ideas for each person on my list! Here are some of my best ideas for her this year! TOP GIFTS FOR HER Note: I tend to […]

We’ve been blessed with amazing teaching staff throughout our daughters’ first years in school! I try to find thoughtful and useful gifts for our teachers that show our sincere appreciation for all their hard work and the care they give our kids each day! Sometimes gift guides have so many products listed that it can […]

The holiday season can be so stressful. There are so many events to attend, gifts to buy, decorating and wrapping to be done, meals to prepare etc.. Sometimes it can feel completely overwhelming. This year I created a Christmas Planner to help me stay organized and on budget! If you’d like to print out a […]

I adore receiving holiday messages and I love sending out photo cards to friends and family in return! Coming up with new Christmas card designs every year is something I look forward to! Here are some of my favourite places to shop for holiday cards as well as an idea of what each one has […]

Each year we buy the girls Christmas Advent calendars. They are usually the inexpensive ones you can buy for a few dollars with chocolates inside. We splurged on Playmobil calendars last year. The girls loved those! I wanted to do something a little special this year! I made this DIY Advent calendar made from simple […]

My youngest daughter has an October birthday and it’s always fun to tie a Halloween theme into the fun! This year summer was short and wet here in Edmonton…so I felt like lightening things up in our screen room with a bright and happy Halloween party set up! We usually put the patio furniture in […]