As I scrolled Facebook and Twitter on April 22, I was inspired by everyone’s environmental stewardship; so I went shopping on Earth Day. On the list: a new eco-friendly toilet and faucet for our rec room bathroom. At seven years old, it was time for a bit of a facelift anyway, so I figured I’d…
Holiday decorating with The Home Depot
I’m a Christmas nut. The minute Christmas music is available 24/7 on the radio, it’s on. I have an ever-growing Christmas playlist on our iPod that houses everything from Bing Crosby classics to Michael Bublé crooning to the cast of Glee doing O Holy Night. I love it all. I unpack ornaments, lights and Mr….
Prettying up a small space for the holidays
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,…
Learning new tricks: bike riding with Radio Flyer & spring cleaning with The Home Depot Canada
Who says people can’t change? I have long been a messy person. Not dirty, making-yogurt-in-your-closet-thanks-to-forgotten-cups-of-milk-dirty – but messy. The kind of messy that irritates others (parents, housemates, spouse), even if I know exactly where everything is. Organized chaos at best. I was the kid who didn’t keep her room neat. I’m the adult who struggles to…