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Renovations Made Easy Without Leaving Home

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     If you are anything like I am, you are a person who can’t sit still looking at boring walls for too long and renovations seem like such a dauting task. Through this whole pandemic it seems my need for organization and reinvention are running thick. Simply because I am staring at every nook and cranny in my home with great detail. Not to mention, we’ve had to adjust to a whole new dynamic with my children now virtually learning that re-organization of space has been essential.   There…

Has This Pandemic Changed Us For The Better?

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A few short weeks ago the urgency of the COVID19 Pandemic became apparent to my family. I remember the day clearly, it was Thursday afternoon when this all became a reality. The next day would have been the last Friday before the March break for the kids and I was faced with the decision to keep them home or send them for one last day with their friends for what would have been a school dance. That was the day things changed. I kept them home. Here we are days…

Marie Kondo Your Methods Have Made Me Angry

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Marie Kondo’s methods of folding and organizing have been taking the internet and our homes by storm. I for one held off on watching any of her episodes on Netflix until now. Today I streamed episodes back to back with admiration and tiny sparks of genius about tips on how to tidy up. My home is pretty minimal in terms of accumulating ‘stuff’ over time. I tend to throw a lot of unused items and only keep what we really need but today, I too feel overwhelmed with junk! Within…

Maison Berger – Fighting Odours Without Effort

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Don’t know about you, but my house always seems to retain a neutral scent about it. Nothing’s wrong with neutral but when I visit my friends or family members i am immediately overwhelmed with a fresh simple aroma to their homes and I’ve often wondered how they do it without bombarding their washrooms and hallways with candles and scented plug ins! With 2 kids who are graduating to the teen years soon occupying most of the space, a husband who is always running in and out of the house and…

William Ashley Warehouse Sale – V.I.P Shopping Event To Kick Off Spring!

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One thing I love is spring decorating, and what’s better than that is a good sale to make my home pretty without putting a dent in my pockets. I mean, who doesn’t love a sale right? Get ready folks – the William Ashley is back and they are inviting you to shop at an event like no other! All your favourite home decor brands under 1 roof at a fraction of the price…need I say more? Wait. What you say? Exclusive preview day before it opens to the public, cue…

My New BFF – The bObi Classic!

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disclosure: I have received a bObi Classic for review purposes in exchange for my honest opinions – as always, all opinions on Lil-sugar.ca are my own. Meet my newest BFF – The adorably functional, and exceptionally gifted bObi Classic by bObi Sweep! Can you tell how excited I am to tell you all about this tiny miracle? Get ready, get set and be prepared to potentially hit the ‘buy’ button by the time you finish reading this post. When I was first introduced to the bObi Sweep, I…

$10 Halloween Wreath DIY

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Halloween is my most favorite holiday of the year, so everytime it comes around I go nuts with decorations and costumes. I just love making my house all festive with a theme  – this year we chose purple and black as our colors and we decided not to spook it out too much so that the little ones can enjoy it too. That’s why I love this simple, cheap version of a Halloween wreath! Would you believe that the whole thing cost me $10?? Yup! I made 2…