The kids have gone home. The decorations are packed away. And hooray—my Pilates teacher is back from vacation! Life has officially settled into that deliciously quiet, fresh-start rhythm. This past week, after my decluttering for the day was done, I gave myself the gift of a little solo time—no rotary cutters, no deadlines, just reflection. I looked back at the year 2025: what did I stitch together, what stayed unfinished on the design wall, and what I’m ready to leave in the scrap bin. And...

Click on thumbnail to link to live We are starting the challenge slightly differently this year...with a live Q&A to answer your questions and outline the challenge. It will be held Dec 26th at 7:00pm EST. You can just click the thumbnail above to watch it live or the recording. Download this thumbnail and post to your social media with the hashtags #declutterchallenge2026 #sewingroomdeclutterchallenge2026 #justgetitdone✅ Right click on the image to download Like any challenge, we need to do...

Well, the snowball that is the last quarter of the year is picking up steam. We have celebrated 7 birthdays, two anniversaries, Canadian Thanksgiving and this weekend is our annual Family Cookie Baking Fest. Everyone has their favourites, so it’s a day of pouring over the old cookbooks and Christmas magazines to find the versions they like.  My mother and I used to do it over a weekend with the kids helping out as they got older. About 10 years ago, we realized that the more we baked the more...