personal finance, waste reduction, skincare, single living, and needlepoint; hopefully travel at some point in post-unprecedented times
This is the only real gift guide I'm doing this season, I'm not really that kind of blogger, but it felt important to highlight some of the Canadian brands and companies that I love and encourage other Canadians to shop locally as well. There are a mix of small brands and big brands, with suggestions … Continue reading Shop Canadian Gift Guide
I had every intention of writing this last night, but we didn't get back from our work trip until 9pm and it was such a long day that all I did when I got home was feed the cat, lie down on the couch for half an hour and go to bed. I do however … Continue reading Friday Favorites: 11/11/2022
I have now been living in rentals for 9 years (I'm not counting living in a dorm room, there are even more rules there, but you are doing the bare minimum to personalize that, at least if you don't live in the south, there they do crazy things to dorm rooms). So I think I … Continue reading Rental Apartment Essentials
When I picked up my empties box today I thought it must be packed full because it was so heavy. It was decently full, but I think that most of the weight came from the couple empty glass containers that were in it rather than a great abundance of used up product. I also have … Continue reading October Empties
Candles are the perfect end to a cleaning or self-care routine. There is no better feeling than having spent hours cleaning your kitchen, vacuuming, doing laundry, washing floors and then lighting a candle and curling up under a blanket in your nice clean apartment. I have been using candles a lot more frequently now that … Continue reading Autumn Cozy Candles
This was a big month for using stuff up. Some of it makes sense, a few things I have been using since last November and some were purchases I had to make because I haven't yet got used to having to be prepared and planning ahead to avoid using plastic/packaged products. This is a great … Continue reading July Empties
This was the last thing I put together before I unexpectedly stopped writing for two weeks. It wasn't planned, I had like 8 posts half-written to be finished or take photos for in my drafts and just stopped. But here we are with one of my favourite posts to put together, mid-week procrastination: a bunch … Continue reading Mid-Week Procrastination: The Return
Thoughtful Millennial 