The Friday Five: Agenda Round-Up

August 19, 2016 | 2 Commentaries

Do you get a new agenda at the start of the new year or the start of the school year? Since I’ve been a forever-student/forever-teacher, I’m in the habit of buying one in August, so that I’m ready to go in September.

When I was in Florida, I picked up this gold agenda from Target.

Sugar Paper agenda, $10.78CAD

It was inexpensive, small (3×6″), easy to throw into my purse, and has both the weekly and monthly schedule pages. So far, I’m happy with it.

Here are four other agendas that caught my eye:

weekly simplified planner, Emily Ley, $52CAD (on sale)

mini Day Designer agenda, $67CAD

Sugar Paper monthly/weekly planner, $20CAD

daily design love planner – blush, $50

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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The Friday Five: Bicycles

May 13, 2016 | Leave a Reply

It’s bicycle season!

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cyclist in Vienna, Austria, photo by Design Maze Tim

Yet another reason why I enjoying living in Waterloo is that it has quite a good trail system. I can get from my place in Waterloo to Victoria Park in Kitchener via the Iron Horse Trail (with only minimal road riding). Last year, I rode (slow but steady) from Cambridge to Paris, Ontario on a trail beside the Grand River. It was beautiful (and mostly flat).

While I have a decent mountain bike that functions well (although it is heavy), I have my eye on a few of the retro bikes that have been on the market for a few years now (also known as The Miss Piggy Bike in my family). Maybe once my bank account recovers from a few upcoming trips and my bedroom makeover, I may invest in one of these beauts.

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Real step-through bicycle, $1200, Martone Cycling (why oh why is this out of my budget?!)

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Kent 700c hybrid bike, $189, Walmart

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Huffy Arlington, $248, Walmart

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Schwinn signature series cruiser, $849, Canadian Tire

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Schwinn hybrid bike, $199, Target

Do you have a bicycle? What kind? For what purposes? Do tell!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

The Friday Five: Marimekko for Target

April 22, 2016 | 1 Commentary

Why oh why did Target have to fail in Canada? Grr…not good. I would have loved to have seen the Marimekko for Target collection in person! For now, though, I have to be satisfied with checking out the collection online.

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Marimekko for Target bikini top – Paprika print, $19.99

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Marimekko for Target reversible runner – Kaivo and Meteori print, $19.99

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Marimekko for Target paddleboard – Kaivo print, $499.99

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Marimekko for Target frameless kite, $34.99

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Marimekko for Target sunscreen spray – Koppelo print, $7.99

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Two for Tuesday: High/Low Stone Table Lamp

March 15, 2016 | 1 Commentary

Here we go with another high/low. I’m going to make you guess which lamp is the “high” and which one is the “low”. Go!

lamp 1:

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lamp 2:

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What do you think?

Answer: Lamp 1 is Safavieh’s Martin lamp that is available at Target for $185. Lamp 2 is Visual Comfort Studio’s quartz lamp and it’s listed at $1,259.

The Friday Five: Hammocks

June 6, 2014 | 2 Commentaries

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.