What a weekend! We were hard at working gardening and landscaping, Kevan and I have a slight addiction to plants and plant pots. If we see a unique plant or a pretty flower pot we generally pick it up, don’t even get me started on plant sales! If we pick up a flower, we must…
Home Outdoor Lighting – Hue Lucca Review
I got excited a couple of months ago when Hue announced their line of home outdoor lighting products. I immediately started considering what kind of set up I’d like to use and try-out at home. You see, I’ve been using the Hue Smart lighting system for a couple years, and have been quite pleased to…
Why are Bees important – How Can We As Individuals Save Them?
Every morning I grab my first cup of coffee and head out to the back yard, this is where our gardens and pond are located. I love checking up on the morning news here, it’s so peaceful and relaxing. While sitting enjoying my coffee, I noticed the tomato plants were alive with the buzzing of…
Kids Rainy Day Crafts – Making Soap
As a mom of 3 kids I dread rain days, we have not had a dry day for almost a solid week here in Southern Ontario. Naturally when this happens I am always searching for kids rainy day crafts. We had done all the usual crafting, and I found the girls getting quite bored with…
How to raise a confident daughter – My approach to raising my girls
When I first found out I was pregnant with my first baby girl, I wondered how to raise a confident daughter, one who would be strong, fearless and most importantly 110% happy with who she is. Just One Of The Guys As a child growing up, I don’t recall being unhappy or lacking confidence, as…
Can Social Media Benefit My Business? – A Social Mom’s Opinion
Since finishing school and starting this blog, I have been wondering “can social media benefit my business?” Like many people, I am guilty of spending FAR too much time on social media, I hate to admit that I spent countless hours trolling through my feed watching videos, or sharing funny posts. This got me wondering…
Dishcloth Knitting Pattern – My Favorite Pattern For Free
This dishcloth knitting pattern is my all time favorite! I use this every single time I knit dishcloths, it is a nice and easy basic pattern, which knits up in no time at all. Perfect For Yourself Or As A Gift I must knit up at least 100 of these a year, they are…
Best Homemade Bathroom Cleaner – Dawn and Vinegar
I have been using the best homemade bathroom cleaner for well over a month now!!! I wanted to try it out for at least a month before sharing it with you, today I am pleased and excited to share! Simple house hold items are used to make this cleaner, Dawn dish washing liquid and white…
Small Backyard Fish Ponds – For under $100
Our backyard garden is coming along very nicely, a few weeks after we completed our garden bed project, Kevan came across a used prefab pond form for free. I had been hoping we could add a few small backyard fish ponds to our space, and this turned out to be a perfect find for us!…
Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles – Review Knitter’s Pride Dreamz Symfonie Wood Deluxe Set
When it comes to interchangeable circular knitting needles I always recommend Knitter’s Pride Dreamz Symfonie Deluxe Wooden Interchangeable set. For the longest time, I put off using circular needles, I learned to knit on double point needles, and the idea of constantly buying different sized circular knitting needles was a turn off. I was then…