Celebration: Happy birthday, Reef!

My second nephew is 4 years old today! He loves pasta carbonara (without the peas or bacon, which basically means pasta noodles), making everyone laugh, milk, and climbing just about everything. One day I know my sister and brother-in-law might just have to install a climbing wall in their house.

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superior rock home climbing wall

Marketplace: Summer Travel

While I do love spending time in my home, I’m very happy to travel near and far as well. Anytime is a good time to travel in my opinion, but as I’ve lived the student life forever, I got very used to planning trips over the summer break. In recent years, Florida has been my go-to destination and I’m looking forward to making the trip south in a few weeks.

Today, I’m sharing four items that I think are essential for summer getaways. They’d make perfect gifts for the traveller in your life (or you!).

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white patent passport case, $20, Chapters Indigo

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Frends Layla headphones, $150, Chapters Indigo

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sunscreen, Ombrelle

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tote, $44.99, LLBean

So, tell me, will you be travelling this summer? Where to?

The Friday Five: Hammocks

I think if I had an enormous backyard, I would definitely make room for a hammock as I think it would be an ideal spot for napping and reading outdoors.

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cotton fringe hammock, $398, Shop Terrain

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hanging hammock chair, $198, Shop Terrain

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hammock, $99.99, Ikea

 

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cotton rope hammock, $79.99, Target

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hanging hammock, $39.99, Canadian Tire

Who’s with me on this one? I’m actually thinking a hammock may fit on my patio…I must take measurements!

Enjoy your weekend…wherever you may lounge.

Design: Art in the Bathroom

Today I’m wondering which of the following two bathrooms you prefer.

Option 1 – What do you think of the gallery wall in this bathroom? The wall is packed floor-to-ceiling with colourful artistic goodness, but the rest of the bathroom is simple and white.

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Manhattan bathroom

Option 2: This bathroom has two small pieces of art that are simply framed and placed above the mid-height tiled walls.

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Thoughts? What kind of art do you have in your bathroom? I opted for a full-on Rorschach gallery wall in my upstairs bathroom and it’s doing a good job distracting me from the too-grey-for-me tub surround and floor.