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Bye-bye, germs cause you’re not good for me!

Bye-bye, germs cause you’re not good for me!

It’s cold and flu season which means I’m doing E V E R Y T H I N G I can to ensure my husband doesn’t get sick. Oh, and my kids too but for some reason when the man cold hits my husband immediately 

Kitchen Organization on a Budget

Kitchen Organization on a Budget

I’m the kind of person who throws ALL THE THINGS in the dishwasher before company comes over, has spices + medication from 2013 and doesn’t like to toss out snacks that Lincoln has refused to eat for the past six months but enough is enough. Thankfully 

Protected: Let’s chat about the time I wet my plants.

Protected: Let’s chat about the time I wet my plants.

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KonMari Kitchen Edition ft. Samsung

KonMari Kitchen Edition ft. Samsung

Celebrating the fact that the snow has melted and the temperature is finally in the double digits, I took my KonMari skills to the next level and completely organized our Samsung Fridge. I started with throwing out all our expired food [don’t judge me – I 

My Birth Story – Ayla Mae

My Birth Story – Ayla Mae

March 15th 2019 at 10:21pm, Ayla Mae Van Gaalen FINALLY made her appereance into the world after a very long, very exhausting, very painful 22.5 hours of labour. Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? On March 14th, I was 40w3d pregnant and I was 

Basic to Modern in Seconds

Basic to Modern in Seconds

Five years ago my husband and I built our home and to say my style has changed dramatically would be an understatement. In 2014 I was all about the chandeliers, deer heads, rustic wood and silver accents and fast forward to 2019 I’m like gimmie 

Living Textiles Co. Review

Living Textiles Co. Review

The only thing better than finding a trendy brand with high quality products is finding a trendy brand with high quality products with EXTREMELY low price points. For real, it really doesn’t get any better than that. The Lee family started their business in Sydney 

Hospital Bag Essentials – For Parents

Hospital Bag Essentials – For Parents

Last week I wrote a blog post on hospital bag essential for baby and after receiving such great feedback I decided to write a quick post on what I’ll be packing for both my husband and I in our Fawn Design Weekender bag and a 

Boho/Scandinavian Gender Neutral Nursery Reveal

Boho/Scandinavian Gender Neutral Nursery Reveal

Can we all agree that creating spaces for your little’s is quite honestly the best thing ever?! I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram looking for inspiration for our rainbow babe’s nursery. I knew that I wanted to go in 

Transitioning Toddler From Crib to the Endy Mattress

Transitioning Toddler From Crib to the Endy Mattress

You know those moments in motherhood when you realize that “holy sh*t – I’m actually a mom and holy sh*t I’m the one who’s responsible for not only keeping this human alive, but transitioning them from a crib to a bed + potty training them.