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DIY: Making an Old Dresser New Again
This past summer I was ready to get to work with my many ideas of how I wanted to update and makeover our spare bedroom, which had turned into a catch-all and storage room. There was no "bedroom-ing" at all happening. My plan included painting, rearranging furniture,...

Special Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations: Unique gifts for your loved ones
Last summer and this summer our family was very fortunate in that we had two very special (and rare) occasions occur that called for parties to be thrown! Both my parents and my parents-in-law celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries with much fanfare (ok, so it...

Travel Canada150: Ottawa (Day 1)
This year of 2017 marks the 150th birthday of my birth country of Canada! Although Canada's birthday is July 1st, just like we like to celebrate our own birth weeks, or birth months, we can and should celebrate Canada's special 150th birthday all year. And what better...

Gift Guide: Mother’s Day 2017
If you're like me, you like to drop gift hints here and there to your significant other ahead of special occasions...hoping to avoid receiving gifts that you really don't want or need....or like! So in hopes of the special mom in your life receiving a lovely and...

On Stage Now: The Bodyguard, The Musical
I recently found myself in the big city with a night free to myself, and to indulge in what makes me happy: a single ticket to a stage show. What I needed to decide on was what show to see...and I knew that I couldn't go wrong with any Mirvish production. So I headed...

Travel Portugal: Lisbon, part 3
Welcome back! If you haven't had a chance to read the first two parts of my series on visiting the city of Lisbon, you can find Part 1 and Part 2 here and here! Continuing on with my Travel Portugal: Lisbon series, we're going to travel approximately 10km west from...