Christmas is over, all the kiddies are back to school, the tree is either on the curb or back in a box, and your belly is in full muffin-top mode. Another successful minimalist Christmas was had by all, right? Ha, hardly. If my local Home Depot was any indication, commerce […]
So your office is having a gift exchange (aka; Secret Santa) and you’ve decided to ditch your minimalist ways and participate in said event. Good for you, you’re a team player! But the question is, what do you get that special workplace coworker you’ve said all of three words to […]
I have a confession to make — I’ve always faked it. Doesn’t matter if it’s a big one, small one, fat one, bushy one — it’s always been fake. The real thing just doesn’t do it for me. I’m talking about Christmas trees of course! It’s true, growing up my […]
As I type this out I’m watching the snow fall in downtown Vancouver, with 20 centimetres expected to fall in a city that doesn’t often receive snow. Across the street is a boot store with window-painted drawings of a snowman, a wreath, and a scrawling of Seasons Greetings. Christmas songs are […]
Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. There’s just something in the air, aside from the cold and snow. Maybe Christmas makes those cold winter days and nights in Canada more tolerable. Or maybe it conjures up memories of past Christmas’, like when your Uncle Bob got totally […]
This is a great story from Lynn and her husband, a couple of fellow Canucks (who are also our close friends now). They decided to sell all their stuff to retire in Panama. I love how they got rid of extra stuff too, I wish I’d have thought of that – […]
