Top 13 in 2013

Since it's officially the last day of 2013, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of my favourite projects from the year...

A look back at my 2013 Home Goals

Can you believe 2013 is almost over? If my progress on my  2013 Home Goals  is any indication, I'm not quite ready for it to be over. L...

Life, lately and a holiday break

I know many of you will be stepping away from the computer for a bit to enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. Me too :) Before I ...

Happy holidays!

We didn't send any Christmas cards last year, so I was pretty excited for this year's card (you can see 2011's holiday card here...

Modern mantle

I'm excited to share this year's holiday mantle with you. It's more modern and playful than last year's mantle , and more fe...

Cinnamon sugar crinkle cookies

  Saturday's Advent calendar activity was baking Christmas cookies. I decided to make this recipe for cinnamon sugar crinkle cookies f...

Snow days

Lots of snow here lately, what about where you are? Hannah and I had lots of fun playing in the snow over the weekend. She needs warmer mitt...

Christmas Tree 2013

I don't follow a theme or stick to particular colours when it comes to decorating our Christmas tree (though I guess I've collected ...

Gift Ideas from Gingerlily

Bedding is a great Christmas gift: I don't know anyone who doesn't sleep better between a pair of fabulous sheets, but many people -...

More blue + white

We got our tree and started decorating this weekend! It was a lot of fun, even if putting the lights and the ribbon garland on the tree almo...

Hannah's monthly photo...four months later

I took this photo way back in August, then obviously dropped the ball when it came to editing and posting it. Now that Hannah is one (ahem, ...

DIY Paper Bag Advent Calendar

I finished my Advent calendar late Saturday night - in the nick of time! I was inspired by this paper bag Advent calendar  on Pinterest. The...

New York, New York

This was our third time visiting NYC, and our second trip there together. It's true what they say about New York, there really is no bad...