A curling iron for the lazy and uncoordinated (like me!)

I rarely do more with my hair than put it up in a ponytail, partly because I’m lazy and partly because I’m all thumbs with hair tools. But I’ve been seeing these beautiful long, loose waves all over the Interwebs for ages and wondering how I could get the same look in my pin-straight hair. Without much time and effort, I mean. And cost. That too. So when KISS asked me if I’d like to try their InstaWave Automatic Curler, I was all for it. Especially when I saw this how-to video that made it look so easy to use.  Continue reading “A curling iron for the lazy and uncoordinated (like me!)” →

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken and Cauliflower + A giveaway!

Do you hurry for a curry? Adore the tandoor? O M Ghee — Indian food! So comforting and so delicious. So why don’t we make it more often? Well partly because I’ve got a fussy eight-year-old who’d sooner go hungry than try something new. So imagine my surprise last night about an hour after supper and halfway into Nanny McPhee when she piped up out of the blue, “That Indian food was so good!”  Continue reading “Slow Cooker Butter Chicken and Cauliflower + A giveaway!” →

Lovable Livable Home by Sherry and John Petersik

In the follow-up to their bestseller Young House Love, superstar bloggers/designers Sherry and John Petersik return with a gorgeous, relatable guide to help readers bridge the gap between how we want our homes to look, feel, and function, and how they actually do. Lovable Livable Home is one of my favourite new books for its design solutions — doable projects and quick fixes that can bring order and personality to our spaces in an hour or a few afternoons.  Continue reading “Lovable Livable Home by Sherry and John Petersik” →