Castle Building Centre: 7 Money Saving Tips for Renovating Homes

Source: ApartmentTherapy.com Saving money on a remodel is easier said than done. There’s a delicate balance between time, money, and quality, and you rarely get all three. But over the years, my husband and I have developed a few tried and true methods for reducing the budget while not sacrificing on quality. Here are seven money-saving… Continue reading Castle Building Centre: 7 Money Saving Tips for Renovating Homes

Castle Building Centre: 15 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Garage

Source: FamilyHandyMan.com Forget New Year’s resolutions for yourself—will they last beyond January anyway? Make some resolutions for your garage instead and enjoy your perfect working and storage place all year. Give the Garage Door a New Lease of Life A smart and well-maintained door is essential for a fully-functional garage. One of your New Year’s… Continue reading Castle Building Centre: 15 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Garage

New Year’s Resolutions – Getting to the Root

I spent the last few days of 2017 going through old files. Rather exciting from my perspective. You see, as a trained archivist and one who has worked in archives, I love paper trails. They lead to all sorts of places. Places we don’t expect. Explore with me some of the places paper trails, or… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions – Getting to the Root

New year, no apps? A digital detox as a New Year’s resolution

Source: CBC News, January 3, 2018   You don’t have to go cold turkey, but there are ways to rein in screen time With the new year comes new resolutions, and some people are choosing to unplug and embark on a digital detox. “Some people will do it totally cold turkey, that they won’t touch… Continue reading New year, no apps? A digital detox as a New Year’s resolution

This Little Journal Could Revolutionise Your Bank Account

With Christmas just around the corner, and weeks of present shopping and partying tunnelling towards the New Year’s Eve blowout, we all know what is about to happen. After the spending spree of Christmas comes the New Years resolutions: eating better, exercising, or saving money. But then the sales start happening, the idea of another… Continue reading This Little Journal Could Revolutionise Your Bank Account

7 Tips to Help You Keep Your New Year's Health Resolutions

Health Resolutions A new year means a new you… for the next six weeks at least (or less, if your willpower lacks). If only New Year’s resolutions were as easy to keep are they are to make, we’d all be buff with beachin’ bods year-long. But then, of course, some delightfully evil-minded person crafted desserts… Continue reading 7 Tips to Help You Keep Your New Year's Health Resolutions