Life, Love, & Laundry — Spring

Spring has sprung, and with it, the annual ritual of spring cleaning. For many, it’s a daunting task, a symbol of purging winter’s clutter and welcoming fresh beginnings. For us, with four kids, seven cats, two dogs, a menagerie of smaller critters, and the general whirlwind of a busy household, spring cleaning feels less like a ritual and more like a Herculean feat. Let’s be honest, maintaining a spotless home with this many furry (and human) inhabitants is a constant battle. Dust bunnies wage war against our vacuum, paw prints decorate freshly mopped floors within minutes, and the scent of...

It is May and gardening centres are popping up quicker than my daughter's chickenpox.  Those wonderful high school/college employees who know a tiny bit less than me about gardening, not a skill set required job for sure.  Regardless though, homeowners all across the Northern Hemisphere will be breaking out the skin tight gloves, gardening tools and seeds to fancy up their yards.  And I can't forget the cute and adorable decorations, such as the bent over girl in skirt/mushroom.  Who doesn't love garden optical illusions, am I right?  That reality is no different here at Ever After Acres as we...

Welcome Spring!  My favourite season is summer...I love the heat. I would rather be sweating on a beach, than freezing anywhere.  Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy all the season's but if I had to pick, summer is my favourite. Spring is an awesome season...to be leaving the dreary weather behind...for the sun to radiate it's heat on my face after a long winter, is magical.  To watch the snow melt away and the trees begin to bloom....it is almost therapeutic to wake each day and see what new layers of ground uncovered over the night.  I also love a...