personal finance, waste reduction, skincare, single living, and needlepoint; hopefully travel at some point in post-unprecedented times
I have very recently gotten back into needlepointing with all of my current downtime, and that has me revisiting my current list of needlepoint related items I am lusting after. So far, the only items I have bought are new stretcher bars and a scroll frame (for really big canvases). Penny Linn Designs - Berger … Continue reading Current Needlepoint Covets
This year is hard to sum up, a lot of it felt stagnant, like I wasn't making a ton of progress on anything. But I also know that's not true, I know I met some goals this year. Or made good progress on them at any rate. 2021 Goals Reflections Travel Goals I did see … Continue reading 2022 Year in Review
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
Firstly, I need to profusely apologize for last week, I don't even know what happened. I can see on my laptop that I had all the photos edited and loaded for the "Week in Outfits" post and that I had started pulling articles for the "Mid-Week Procrastination", and they just didn't happen. It was an … Continue reading Mid-Year Check-In
I finished stitching this canvas last year, but I am so terrified of ruining a canvas by cutting into it, which is a requirement of finishing, I think there are multiple parts to that fear, the actual monetary cost of the canvas and threads, and then the labour cost of the time spent stitching. So … Continue reading Needlepoint Notes: Bag Patch Self-Finishing
With Victoria Day weekend, May Long, May 2-4 whatever you want to call it, summer in Canada has officially begun, even if it is still cool and wet and this whole summer is predicted to be (good for wildfire reduction, not so great for summer fun). So it's time to think about all the things … Continue reading Summer ’22 Bucket List
I never used to shop on Amazon, I was a conscientious objector to Amazon shopping (except for a couple textbooks I couldn't find anywhere else once in 2014 and once in 2017). But since moving up here I have come to rely on Amazon a bit because there truly are some things that I cannot … Continue reading My Favorite Amazon Buys vol. 1
I didn't take that many pictures this month, a product of working too much and poor mental health. The weather seems to be making a proper turn for the better finally, and I have a couple trips planned. One of my new friends said that if you are choosing to live here for the career … Continue reading April in Review
This is one of my favourite posts to put together. I love shopping, but I cannot afford nor do I have space to buy everything that I see that is pretty and I would want, so putting together these types of posts allows me to browse and share what I like without needing to buy … Continue reading Spring Needlepoint Canvases
I thought it would be fun to do a round up of the things that I have been influenced into buying. Originally, I was thinking about doing it as a 2021 round-up, but as I am very much someone who could be described as "very online", being influenced is part of that, although I think … Continue reading Influenced Vol. 1
Thoughtful Millennial 