Five on Saturday - February 24, 2024 - Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge Book Review, Activate Calgary, Polar Plunge Calgary, Calgary Zoo YYC Hot Chocolate Fest and Monthly Declutter

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you all had a good week! It was crazy busy for me, but good! 

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Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook is a little different than what I typically pick up - it's a historical fiction with a little murder mystery twist! We follow Maude who is trying to find out how her sister died while posing as a ship boy out at sea on an arctic expedition. We follow Maude in the current trying to track down the murderer and eventually plotting her revenge on the murderer. We also follow her sister's journal that she wrote while out at sea and it helps solve the mystery. I thought the story started out a tad slow, but really picked up and I couldn't wait to see how her revenge worked out! It was a little dark too and I enjoyed this! 4 star read for me! 

Five on Friday - January 26, 2024 ~ Bookshops and Bonedust Book Review, Damian's Birthday, Auction Finds, Fun Bluejays Scarf and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! It was a little busy here and I'm tired! 

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So happy to share another fabulous book and my first 4.5 star of the year - it's Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree! This is a cozy fantasy novel and it is the prequel to Legends and Lattes! We follow Viv in her earlier years after an injury, where she needs to take a few weeks rest in a small town. She ends up helping revamp a bookshop and makes this group of friends (and potentially first love) and they are just the cutest little group. She is also still protecting the town and her friends from a necromancer and I think it has more adventure than L&L, but it was so sweet and this group of friends was just so lovely. I loved the bookshop setting and just the details and everything - this book is well written and just a cozy story! 

Five on Friday - December 29, 2023 ~ Merry Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Journalling Pens, FBOY Island, and End of Year Declutter

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all have had a great Christmas and an amazing week! 

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I hope you all have a great Christmas - here is my lovely family and me at Christmas dinner! We are all getting over a cold/flu so it was a little rough leading up to the holidays, but we hosted dinner and I loved having everyone over! 

Five on Friday - November 24, 2023 ~ Moon of the Turning Leaves Book Review, November 2023 Owlcrate Subscription, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie, Across The Spider-verse DVD, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a good week! It's been a little crazy around here, but I think at this point, I say that every week! 

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I'm always happy when I have a good book to share, especially when that good book is Canadian! I read Moon of the Crusted Snow earlier this year and it was fantastic - it's modern dystopian, so realistic and super eerie. It takes place on a remote reserve in Northern Ontario and essentially the power shuts off forever and the people on the reserve have no idea what happens. The first book follows what happens immediately following the events and what the community does to survive. Then, this year we got a sequel, Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice and it's just as good as the first one! 

Five on Friday - September 15, 2023 ~ The Circle Book Review, Calgary Corporate Challenge, Clothing Finds, Glow Up Season 5, and Summer Declutter

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all had a great week! It's been a little busy here and I have a super busy weekend coming up! 

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As always, I'm happy to share more great books with you guys and honestly, the new release The Circle by Katherena Vermette is amazing - 4.5/5 stars. This is the third in a set of companion novels that are contemporary fiction surrounding the metis experience in Winnipeg (and really across Canada). This series starts with The Break (5/5 stars) - a book surrounding a violent act and everyone affected by the crime, both directly and non-directly and the fall-out and effect on relationships and family. The story is full of different perspectives and it's beautifully written - it's powerful and difficult to read. 

Five on Friday - April 28, 2023 ~ Elliott Turns 6, The Super Mario Bros Movie, Mario Baking, April Monthly Declutter, and new Summer Dress Finds

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a good week! 

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Last weekend Elliott turned 6 years old - he's the cutest, spunkiest little guy! We had so much fun celebrating his birthday and rented out a theatre so family and friends could all watch the Mario movie with us! 

Five on Friday - March 31, 2023 ~ Grape Escape, Elliott's Basketball, Nordstrom Liquidation Sale, Thrifting Finds and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday - can we believe that it's the last day of March?! How is it already almost April - wow! 

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Last weekend we had a Parent's Night Out - we went out with our parents to the Coop Grape Escape - it's basically a fun wine night with lots of food and drinks from a huge amount of vendors. We had a blast! 

Five on Friday - February 24, 2023 ~ Matching Family Moment, Wildlife Festival, Aerie Shorts Order, February Declutter, and The Perfect Match

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you all have a great week! We had a crazy amount of snow and cold, so it's been a long week, but I did take Tuesday off so I had an extra day hiding from the snow! 

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Nothing crazy, but we had a really cute matching family moment - we all got ready and picked our clothes out and turned out that we all matched up! So cute - we had lots of family birthdays and family time over the weekend and it was great! 

Five on Saturday - February 4, 2023 ~ WINS Thrifting Haul, January Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, RW & Co Haul, Declutter, and Thoughts on the #MascaraGate Drama

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have had a great week! It's been busy here and I'm glad it's the weekend!  

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I'm so excited with my thrifting haul! The Women in Need (WINS) Thrift stores in Calgary do a 50% on the first Wednesday of each month for a customer appreciation day and it's been a while since I've been thrifting there. This month I managed to get to two stores and found some amazing deal! I got three pairs for jeans (two RW&Co and one pair Eddie Bauer all great condition), plus a brand new pair of boots and slim winter boots and some books! Great finds!

Five on Friday - December 30, 2022 ~ Christmas, Gifts, December Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Declutter and End of the Year Plans

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week! I've been super productive this week as I had a few days alone, so I cleaned and decluttered my whole house and it feels so good to go in to the New Year totally refreshed! 

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I hope you all had an amazing holiday - we had a fantastic Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve at my inlaws house with the family and it was a blast. We do a little white elephant gift exchange and had a great time and the kids do a little exchange, so always fun. Christmas morning with the boys was amazing and then we did dinner at my Moms house! 

Five on Saturday - November 5, 2022 ~ Mario Family Halloween Costumes, Halloween Baking, October Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, 12 Year Work Award, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Saturday everyone - this is coming in a day late, since I shared my book reviews yesterday! 

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We take our Halloween pretty seriously, so I was really excited when Elliott said he wanted to be Luigi this year - I've been wanting to be Princess Peach for years, so it's finally time! How cute did all our costumes turn out?! When we were trick-or-treating, E said it was the best night of his life! Plus, we had a party and it was a blast! 

Five on Friday - September 30, 2022 - Carrie Soto Is Back Book Review, Twice New by WINS Thrift Box, Tulle Skirt from Poshmark, See The World in PINK Youtube Channel, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday - it's a late one, but better late than never! Hope you all had a great week - we are off to Edmonton for the weekend! 

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I'm always so excited to share more great book reviews here - and it's another amazing read by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Carrie Soto is Back! If I'm being honest, I wasn't sure how I was going to mesh with this book; I'm not really in to tennis, nor did Carrie Soto come off as a likeable character in Malibu Rising, but that is really the beauty of this story! 

Five on Friday - August 26, 2022 ~ Wedding Attendees, Bulk Barn Haul, Back to School Finds, Lightyear Movie, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week! I've been in Edmonton for training all week, so it's been pretty quiet over here. Happy to be coming home to the family for the weekend! 

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This past weekend one of my friends got married in Shouldice Park in Calgary and it was super cute! I've never been up to that park and it's beautiful, right on the river - they had a daytime wedding that had games and snacks in the park. Elliott has never been to a wedding before and he did really well and loved the games! So cute - I'm so happy to see weddings back up and running now! 

Five on Friday - July 22, 2022 ~ Summer Books, Calgary Stampede, DIY Sam's Study, July Declutter, and Costco Boba!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week - it's been a little long here, but we are heading to the cabin tomorrow for a week long family vacation and I'm exited for it (it will be both crazy and relaxing! 

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I'm not much of a planner for my reading, but each month I try and stick to a little bit of a reading "theme". We are well in to July, so I thought share some "Summer" themed books that are perfect to read right now - I have a mix of older and newer books! 

Five on Friday - July 1, 2022 ~ Wine Tasting, Winners Dress Find, June Beauty Declutter, Zoo Day and a Sunscreen Haul

Happy Friday everyone and Happy Canada Day! I hope you all had a great week - we've been out in Penticton since Tuesday and it's been lovely! 

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We started out our trip with a little bit of wine tasting - we went to Okanagan Falls and went to Noble Ridge, Blasted Church and a few smaller places too. Such a fun day! 

This picture was taken at Noble Ridge - it's a gorgeous place with a little view of Vaseux Lake and it's so pretty! 

Five on Friday - May 6, 2022 ~ April Declutter, Reitman's Clothing Haul, Heartstopper, Very Good Butcher Plant Meat Haul, and Teva Sandals!

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a great week! You guys, I've been sucked in to the J.D. trial all week and can we believe what is happening in the US with the abortion laws being overturned as well?! It's a lot! 

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I just rounded up a few products that I'm decluttering from the last month - the brushes are both good, they are just redundant in my collection (and too short to store well), the Milk Blush isn't well pigmented and the Skoah retinol, Volition serum, and Guerlain night cream were all getting old. The Clinique cleansing balm was hurting my eyes and the Pixi products both weren't great (you can see my thoughts on them here!)

Five on Friday - April 1, 2022 ~ Yardley Spring Products, Wine Night, Bridgerton Season 2, Thrifted Games, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a great week - and Happy April Fool's Day if that's still a thing?! (My oldest is too old and youngest hasn't gotten in to the pranks yet, so I'm feeling safe this year!)

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Okay, I don't often share full PR packages that I receive, but I honestly thought this little Spring set from Yardley was just the cutest! It came with the foldable tray that looks perfect for a picnic (I never seen these before, but will absolutely use this when we get out with snacks and food!) Plus little gardening, beauty tools, and a lavender plant! 

Five on Friday - February 18, 2022 ~ Valentine's Day, Cute Baking, Love is Blind, Eating 30 Unique Plants, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you had a great week - I twisted my ankle last week so I was a bit of a mess at the start of the week, but am feeling much better now! 

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I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day (if you celebrate) - we aren't big romantical people, but I've certainly gotten on board with the heart shaped pizza trend and we've been doing it for the past few years, so I guess I do celebrate! We ordered from Boston Pizza, had a glass of wine and called it a celebration! Honestly, I love a pizza night and anything heart shaped is a win for me! 

Five on Friday - January 28, 2022 ~ January 2022 Scratch Monthly Mani Kit, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, Damian's 17th Birthday, Lifetime Ruby Movie, and Declutter

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week. Mine has been a little rough and long - I was sick last week, but got my covid results back as negative; but, then late on Sunday night my little guy said he had a sore throat and tested positive for covid. I feel bad because he isn't old enough to get vaccinated and has to quarantine for the full 10 days (he's not super sick, which is great, but still so hard to be stuck at home!) - but it's all over the house right now, so it's a little crazy! 

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I just got my January 2022 Scratch Monthly Mani Kit and as always, they are super cute - I always love their floral prints, they are my go-to! This is an easy, affordable subscription that features nail wraps from GoScrachIt that are exclusive to the kit each month and designed by NinaNailedIt!

Five on Friday - December 31, 2021 ~ Christmas, The Book of Boba Fett, Pages Bookstore and Declutter

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have a great week - it's been around -25 degrees this whole week and my husband's car broke down, so we've been hunkered down inside avoiding the cold as much as possible! 

Can we believe that it is already December 31?! I hope you all have a great New Years and ring in 2022 in a safe and fantastic way! 

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The highlight of this week of course was Christmas! I'm a huge Christmas person and our holiday was so great! We spent Christmas Eve with Mitch's family and had a great night and Christmas morning was amazing - the boys loved their gifts and did so well. My husband had to work, but then my family came over and we had an amazing crab leg dinner and it was great!