I knew I was going to hate it before we even moved in. The powder room. If you’ve been through the hours-long process of “picking colours” when building a new home, you’ll know the anguish that comes along with seeing 47 different types of beige tiles. One sort of just gives in after a while,…
Trusting Sailun Tires’ IceBlazers with my family’s safety (sponsored post)
I didn’t know until recently that winter tires aren’t just about better control in snowy conditions. I had no clue that it was as much about temperature as it is about Mother Nature’s winter gift. We’ve considered getting winter tires for at least the last six years, coinciding with my first pregnancy when mama-bear instincts…
Mommy Gearest’s Glorious Gift Guide: 2013 edition (from $26 to $50)
If you’re just opening this post without checking out my Canadian Family holiday gift guide, go have a read! I’ve featured my favourite gifts of the season there. And if you’d rather spend less than $25 on a gift, have a look through my other Glorious Gift Guide. Below, you’ll be able to scroll through mid-priced…
SANUS VuePoint F180 TV wall mount (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT The SANUS VuePoint F180 flat-panel TV wall mount, which fits most 32″ to 70″ TVs. THE GOOD This SANUS wall mount holds up to 130 pounds of TV weight. I was a bit worried when I read that because we have an older 52-inch plasma TV (bought around 2007) and it’s ridiculously heavy. Some…
Wordless Wednesday: new stuff from Seventh Generation
Off to Bliss I go… BlissDom Canada, that is
When Maple Leaf Foods drew my name as the winner of a social media conference sponsorship about this time last year, I was awestruck. I had only been blogging a short time and had never been to an industry event before. Not long after, I went to the ShesConnected conference. And although I used a…
Gliding Shelf Solutions – for serious home organization
When we moved into our newly built home three years ago, I thought we’d spend less money from year to year than we did when we lived in our 80-year-old tumble-down semi in an old Toronto neighbourhood. News flash: having a new home costs as much to make your own as it does to repair…
Tieks by Gavrieli – the last ballet flat you’ll ever buy
There I was, innocently reading through my Twitter feed, when someone mentioned “comfy shoes” and “Oprah” in the same breath. Er, tweet. Now, I love me some Oprah. But what I love even more are comfortable shoes. And if you’ve watched even just one Oprah season, you know she calls her shoes by the amount of time…
Wordless Wednesday: 3M’s new ScotchBrite Ultra sponge cleaners
TomTom VIA 1605 TM GPS device
I have directional issues. I’m that person who will be walking in one direction in the mall, go into a store, walk back out not five minutes later and not know which way to turn. Put me in a foreign environment, and I’m completely disoriented. It took me at least three years of driving in…