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Why it’s Absolutely Fine to Renovate a New-Build Home

Over the last few years when I start talking about the projects we’ve got going on at the house, someone always ends up saying something like: “Wasn’t your house only build a few years ago? Why do you need to make so many changes to an already finished house?”   I’ll be honest, this used to

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Goals and Planning for 2017

Hey! How’s your January been going? Did you have a nice holiday?   As I mentioned in my last post I decided to take a few weeks “vacation” to focus on family and coursework. And you know what? It was great. Our first Christmas without dad was difficult, but there was still a lot of

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I’ve jumped into the unknown to follow my dream

What would you do if you knew you could not fail? I asked myself that earlier this year and my answer was immediate. Quit my job and pursue my passion for design.   Then I asked myself – what’s stopping me?   Fear was stopping me.   Fear of being unemployed. Fear of learning something new.

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Holiday Baking Traditions + Favourite Christmas Cookies

  Growing up, one of my favourite things about the holidays (you know besides the snow and pretty decorations and presents) was all the Christmas cookies! My Nana would make batches upon batches of her famous shortbread cookies and when I got older, I was allowed to help. Some cookies would be for us to

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Quick Throw Blanket and 6 Easy Gifts You Can DIY

Need a quick gift you can make in less than an hour? This flannel and cuddle fabric throw blanket is super cozy and is really easy to make. Build a cute blanket ladder to display your new throw using my DIY blanket ladder tutorial. Cuddle Throw Blanket Materials: 2 yards flannel print 2 yards Sherpa or cuddle

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Gift Ideas for Home Cooks, Bakers and Foodies

Have a foodie in your life? They’re sure to love one of these 13 amazing gifts!   -1- Great British Bake Off Cook Book  -2- Fancy Bundt Cake Tins (on my list!) -3- DIY Food Kit  -4- Retro Kitchen Timer  -5- Gourmet Food Subscription Box  -6- Fancy-Ass Digital Scale  -7- KitchenAid Stand Mixer  -8- Stand Mixer Ice

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Our 2016 Holiday Home Tour

How much decorating do you do for the holidays? This will be our forth Christmas in our house and every year I add a few more decorations. This year things are looking pretty festive over here so I thought I’d put together a little holiday home tour!   We don’t have a fireplace so our

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Skin Care Gifts for Beauty Fanatics and Spa Go-ers

I know this is a little off topic from my usual posts, but today I thought I’d share a little about one of my other passions – . Growing up I had problems with acne so I started developing  routines, eventually (in my mid-twenties) I was able to clear everything up and now, in my

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