In 2016 I had a subscription to Outside magazine. Even though I’m not an extreme skiier, rock climber or kayaker, I find it inspiring to read about other people’s adventures. There is a particular article from July 2016 that I often find myself telling people about and recommending to others. In “A Terrifying Journey Through […]
Easy Kid Party Food
Welcome to the third installment of our kid party series! (Read our other posts on easy entertainment and decorating.) Today we’ll be looking at food. What to feed the little people who are zooming around your party, and the easiest way to do it. As with the decorating and entertainment posts, the goal here is […]
Weekly Reads: improving your handwriting
A confession: I have moderately terrible handwriting. It’s legible (to me) when I have the space and time to write something out clearly. But when I don’t? Well, a lot of phone messages were lost along the way, when I was a teenager. There’s something kind of charming about handwriting notes these days. While my […]
DIY Tassel Earrings
Tassels are so now, aren’t they? I’m seeing them everywhere. On baskets, as party décor and on clothing and jewelry. I’ve been thinking about getting some tassel earrings since my sister wore a pair to her wedding this summer. I loved the look, something a little playful and ‘of the moment’ with her classic dress. […]
Weekly Reads: Slow Fashion
I follow a lot of sewing blogs and instagram accounts. I love reading about people making their own clothes and am really interested in the slow fashion movement. I’d love to get back into sewing more of my own clothing but, for now, I just read and follow along. I am a big fan of […]
Simple Kid Party Decorating Ideas
Hello! Welcome to the second installment of our kid’s birthday party series (you can find the first post on easy entertainment over here). The focus today? DECORATIONS! First, a disclaimer: I am not craftsy, artsy or willing to throw excessive money at temporary items. My goal for birthday party decorations is to have it look like […]
Easy Kid Party Entertainment Ideas
My daughter turned 4, about a month ago. And so, we entered the era of the FRIEND BIRTHDAY PARTY! I’m going to write a few posts about what we did to make the party easy for us, and fun for the kids. (Check out the whole series here) I realize that different people have very […]
Weekly Reads: Two of my favourite podcasts
I realized this post is titled ‘Weekly Reads’ but, honestly, I hardly have any time to read. We had a relaxing weekend a few weeks back when I devoured The Girl on the Train (my hold at the library finally came through! I was probably #876 in line). But in my day to day life […]
Apartment Living: Bathing a baby
I’d love to share some things that I’ve learned about small space living with a baby. I hope to do some more posts about this in the future but I’ll start with bathtime. We’ve lived in two different apartments since my daughter was born. The first with a full-sized bathtub and, currently, one with just […]
Nickel Allergy Jewelry Solutions
Laura and I both have sensitivity to nickel. Laura has a more serious allergy (she can’t have any nickel touching her skin whether it be a necklace clasp or the back of a watch) while I’m only sensitive to nickel in earrings. My sensitivity to nickel only showed up in the last 8 years or […]