Big (Green) Deal: A Milkweed Valentine
Looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift? How about a bouquet of milkweed! More specifically, purchase a V-Day e-card from the David Suzuki Foundation and help plant milkweed for migrating […]
Category Archives: Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks: New Dad Survival Guide – The Mindset by The Art of Manliness
Now that I’ve discovered The Art of Manliness, I’m hooked! And The Mindset part of the New Dad Survival Guide so hit home for ME that I just had to […]
Nursery Update: Post-Baby Practicalities
When I was planning the nursery, I loved browsing around online for inspiration. And a few weeks before the little Honey Bun arrived, I was pretty happy […]
50 Ways to Find Inspiration: Create, Explore, Expand
Even when things get hectic, it’s important to find inspiration everywhere…as in these 50 Ways to Find Inspiration: A lot of great ideas in there, but here’s the short list… […]
Adventures in Cloth Diapering
We made the decision, before James was born, to use cloth diapers – mostly for cost reasons, but also environmental ones. I knew it would require a little extra effort […]
Top 20 List Of Things I Wish I Had Known About Newborns Before Having One from Clever Evans
This post from Clever Evans made me laugh: Top 20 List Of Things I Wish I Had Known About Newborns Before Having One When Charlotte was first born, Neil was […]
The Inconvenient Truth About Postpartum Life
Inspired by this post over at Offbeat Families, I thought I would write out my own list of postpartum truths that have managed to surprise me: 1. The physical, mental […]
Inspiration Station: Use Water
I love this simple campaign to save water by designer Michael Buckley via GOOD – “These cards are meant to be printed out and placed where you could use the […]
The Foolproof Guide to Becoming a Guru
As someone who came embarrassingly close to being roped in by a wannabe guru, these hilarious posts from Superalifragilistic (part 1 is here and part 2 is here, and below), […]
How to Regrow Veggies, and Other Thrifty Tips
Somehow ended up on Buzzfeed DIY and came across this post about the “magic” of regrowing veggies from roots, stems, cuttings, etc. Some were news to me! The rest of […]
