5 Ways to Shake off a New Year Funk

The sleepy haze that was the first week of January was more panic laced then hopeful. It was equal parts doing my best to temper down the pressure of what's next, and mourning the loss of what was. When a year comes to an end I've realized that, as a mother, I always follow a similar emoti…

Merry and Bright Christmas Home Tour

In true frantic blogger fashion I was running through the aisles of Canadian Tire this morning with my daughter Alice, in search of just one more faux garland to complete our entryway decor. Thankfully Andrew was able to pull off a Christmas miracle (I can say that now that it's December 1st r…

One Room Challenge Reveal - Twin Bedroom

We were in our twin daughters bedroom earlier this week as they got ready for bed Isla exclaimed, "This bedroom went from childish to glamorous!" And I think she nailed it.

Wow week six is here already for the One Room Challenge and this time around I am happy to say that we finished on t…

One Room Challenge Week 5 - DIY Shelves

It's week five of the One Room Challenge and I am equal parts excited and frazzled (note the iphone in this staged photo... oops). This week Andrew completed the DIY shelves for our twin daughters bedroom and just like the DIY plywood arc headboards from last week, these shelves have trumped a…