Home to Win, the fan-favourite powerhouse reality series, returns to HGTV Canada on April 30th offering Canadian viewers the opportunity to compete for a gorgeous, fully-furnished waterfront property. This season, HGTV Canada is bringing together 30 of the network’s best-known builders, designers, and real estate experts (Drew and Jonathan Scott, Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, Sarah Richardson, Scott McGillivray, Jillian […] Read more…
I truly believe that the best gifts are personal ones, and you can’t get much more personal than photo gifts. Posterjack (a Canadian company) has a huge selection of options, in a variety of sizes and at a range of price points, which is why I turned to them in the past when redecorating my family […] Read more…
My loyal readers, or, really, everyone who has ever met me, all know that I like things neat, organized and clutter-free. I also love finding authors who share this passion, like Ruth Soukup. Her books have inspired me, and her Living Well Spending Less website, which I have only recently discovered, is a wealth of […] Read more…
While I still love to delve into topics here on the blog, I also do a lot of “microblogging” on social media. I have the most followers on Twitter, but I’m finding almost zero interaction there lately (is it just me?) so I post a lot to Facebook and Instagram, where my followers seem much […] Read more…
Whether it’s an official New Year’s resolution or not, I’m sure you would love to streamline, organize and simplify your life this year…and while there are lots of things I am not good at (let me know if you want to see those in a blog post) I am definitely a skilled organizer. Here are […] Read more…
It’s pretty fair to say I get into the Christmas spirit early…so why not share all that joy with my dear readers? Today I offer you the post of Christmas past (see what I did there?) – and whether you’re in the mood to decorate, shop, craft with kids or bask in cheesy sentiments, I’ve […] Read more…
On September 25th, HGTV Canada premiered a fun new series with Bryan and Sarah Baeumler called Bryan, Inc., where the powerhouse couple buys and renovates two homes for a profit while balancing their busy home life with four active kids: “Q” (11), Charlotte (10), Lincoln (5) and Jojo (3). Since I always love to […] Read more…
HGTV’s fun new series Home to Win features 20 of the network’s stars (you may have heard of Sarah Richardson, Bryan Baeumler, Scott McGillivray and Mike Holmes, for example) who have come together to renovate one home from top to bottom…oh, and did I mention you can audition to win the house?! Since my pending job change has […] Read more…
A while back, I had a chance to chat with Kortney Wilson, of W Network’s #1 Reality Series Masters of Flip. In the first part of our conversation, we discussed parenting, adoption, homeschooling, Nashville attractions, and the pros and cons of being in business with your spouse. We also chatted about the upcoming second season […] Read more…
I’ll be honest with you: I can’t really argue that our master bedroom *needed* a facelift. However, Liv was crawling the last time we painted, and if you know me, you’ll realize that it’s actually pretty impressive that I waited ten years! Here’s the “before” – yes, the brown paint looks fine, and you can’t […] Read more…