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This is mostly just to give you some ideas for easy chocolate bar wraps. It's not really a DIY because what could be more simple than rewrapping a chocolate bar? There's just about zero effort involved, but the cuteness factor is pretty huge. I started with Caramilk bars because they were the only chocolate bars I could find that had a removable wrapper. I thought there'd be more

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Here's a turn everything into a Valentine last minute Valentine's day project! I especially love this because Valentine's day is not like Christmas where I want to decorate my whole house and ooze hearts and pink for a whole month. So these little slip-on hearts can slip on and be all romantic for a day, then slip off into the recycle bin. Know what I mean? They can also go on

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{kinos} For 99 cents, this might be one app worth getting. {alt summit blogs} I've already been reading some of these up and coming blogs, but I see there are a lot more to peruse! Maybe you'd like to check them out, too? (I've been adding new blogs to my reader like a crazy person lately!) {crepe works} Always a lurker, finally an eater. And then, after one bite, I realized that if it

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Problem: Our neighbours have highly functioning, industrial strength, two-pronged, motion-detecting spotlights at the door to their garage. Or, in other words, they have two high-beam, vehicle-sized headlights attached to their garage that turn on whenever we leave our backdoor or a moth flitters by. This spotlight is in a direct line that goes through our backdoor window, to the kitchen and

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{sh*t liz lemon says} {my tripod} I've been taking pictures without it lately and it shows. I took my camera off it so I could take pictures outside of the house and then it was -40 and I still haven't really gone anywhere photo worthy. Now I'm too lazy to 1) get it when I need it; and 2) screw my camera back onto it. I just deleted about 20 slightly blurry pictures off my computer from

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I've decided I'm not going to give you a recipe for spaghetti and meat sauce. Aren't you already overwhelmed with a hundredity-billion different pasta sauce recipes already? I kinda think so. And besides, anyone who's ever cooked anything already has a pasta sauce recipe tucked away in their brain. You don't need someone on the internet giving you another one (we both know you'd adjust it

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Yay! I'm excited about this year! Probably because it's the year of the dragon and I've always had a real love for dragons. My family used to celebrate each Chinese new year with some homemade (or take-out) Chinese food, but we haven't done it for years. So this year I'm doing a little pulled pork dinner (maybe with some noodles -- the longer the better -- for long life). Do you ever do

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It is -44 -42 C today, so to decrease my stir-crazies (because I have barely breathed in any fresh air this week), I finally recovered  this chair which had a huge rip in the corner of the fabric but I really loved the fabric because I thought it was original and I just couldn't part with it. But I had to part with it because this chair is hard as a rock. It was time to put

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I'm finding it incredibly hard to get back into blogging. I don't know why I'm feeling this way, but I'm finding it really hard to feel any excitement or desire to write a post. It's not that I'm not working on projects and stuff that would be great for the blog (or that I'm not taking pictures with the intention of using them for posts). It's just that every time I sit down to actually

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{demetri martin} We saw his show last night and it was awesome! And then it got awesomer with an encore. Demetri Martin rocks forever. {netflix} For the past three days, I've been watching random netflix tv shows (did I mention Idle Husband's still on vacay? No? Well, it should be noted, then, that I'm still on vacay). Here are the ones (in no particular order) that have succeeded in

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most popular posts of the year {how to idly clean jewelry} This is one of those tips/tricks that's handy at any time of year so it's no wonder people visited it the most often. {diy wrapped feather gel pens} Initially, I didn't think this was a really awesome DIY, but then I noticed it getting a lot of exposure on a number of different platforms, so its popularity really surprised me in

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What you'll need: aluminum foil scissors string glue Rip off a medium or large piece of aluminum foil. Fold in half so the shiny sides are touching, then again and again until you have a decent sized square (not too small). Use something round to trace a circle onto the foil (or just wing it -- the circles don't have to be precise -- or do squares or triangles!). Cut the

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I've been working on these for a while now and I figured it's probably time to let them out into the world and stop fiddling with them a hundred times a day already! Also I can't for the life of me choose a favourite. I couldn't even decide which individual months I liked most to make a random sampling calendar. That being said, it doesn't prevent YOU from choosing from the calendars to make

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I'm going to be watching a whole lotta Christmas movies this weekend. How about you? {elf} Number one favourite holiday movie. Santa! I know him! {the original rudolph the red nosed reindeer} This is my favourite childhood Christmas movie. My gram had the piano music and her and I would play the songs from the movie at the piano every year. I learned a lot of piano from that book,

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Ever since I happened to find myself in my friend's car, listening to songs I knew came from a mix CD I made (that were mixed among his songs -- so I know it wasn't one of those, "she's going to be in the car, I'd better put on her tape" pretend things), I've made it a tradition to make at least one mix CD for that friend per year. When we found ourselves no longer in the same city, I had

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{celestial seasonings holiday teas} I'm so glad I found these! Some blog somewhere put the idea into my head (by proclaiming that Nutcracker Sweet was their be all, end all for holiday drinks -- that's all it takes for me #easilypersuaded). I like them all; but if I had to put them in order of favourite to not as favourite, it would definitely go Gingerbread Spice, Candy Cane Lane, and Sugar

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Just because I'm not baking (much) this year doesn't mean I can't divulge what I'd love to bake (or make), like, tomorrow! {1 chocolate covered peanut butter filled ritz crackers} I don't know what it is with me and chocolate covered anything lately, but I just want it and I want it right now. These would be so buttery and sweet with that necessary touch of salt. {2 sriracha chex mix} Idle

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You've probably started wrapping gifts by now, but I thought that if you were stuck for ideas you might like a little round-up of some of my favourite wrapping and embellishment ideas. {1 yarn and string} With a little yarn you can create cute decorations for any package. I've also used string and I liked the look of that as well. What skills do you need to do this? None and that's my very

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{cubicle refugee} I love this tumblr! Its images are all organized by colour and I'm a sucker for anything arranged like a rainbow. Swoon! {pomegranates} In case you missed it, I found this video on the correct way to open a pomegranate and my life is forever changed. If you do some quick research on how to pick a ripe one (heavy, bright red colour, large, blemish free, firm not too soft)

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Sadly, this is going to be the only entry in my Christmas cookie baking this year. Well, I might try my hand at some gingerbread, but I'm definitely not going to make a bunch of cookie samples to give out as gifts. That's only because I'm more likely to eat half of them myself. Hello. I have no willpower. I thought a small package of shortbread cookies would be a nice gift for the Greek

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{idle husband's name day cake was really basic this year. a banana bread baked in round cake pans with leftover chocolate ganache from my macaron baking days. simple but crazy good} I'm so happy with November! I have all of my gifts done and wrapped! I just need to work on cards now and I'm set for the holidays. {noticed the pomegranate seeds on the cake? I wish I had tried my new

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I keep getting asked to provide some ideas of what I'd like for Christmas, so here are just a few things that I would be pretty darn happy to receive (in no particular order, of course): {1} tiny budgie pendant (actually, this is in top position for a reason. I've been wanting a small signature necklace for a while now and this one is just too perfect for me); owl oven mitt (bizarre, I

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I've rounded up some of my favourite DIY advent calendars which you should probably get started on if you want to start counting down on the first of December. I've decided to do a twelve days of Christmas theme and I've come up with a more... interesting method of doling out daily surprises. I can't divulge it here though. Maybe next year! {1 small mittens} I would also like to suggest socks.

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Lately, I'm really starting to feel crunched. I'm trying to get Christmas gifts together, decorate the house, get all of my Christmas baking done, plus all of my usual chores (the bathroom can't stay dirty forever and I would really like to go for my usual walk every day without feeling guilty about it -- or about not doing it), so obviously, something has to slide and that would be the blog

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How we decided to decorate our porch for Christmas determined the wreath. And yes, we've already decorated and we've been lighting up the place for two weeks now. I have officially become one of those people I used to hate (although, not quite as bad as our neighbours whose house looks like a Santa sleigh runway). Of the people on our block who have added lights (Santa headquarters included),

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I thought I'd share some of my favourite DIY Christmas decor ideas that I've found so far. I really gravitated to most of these because they work so well for both Christmas and as general winter decorations. So you can put them up early or leave them up after Christmas and it won't look like you're going overboard in either direction. {1 lace doily table runner} If you have a surplus of

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{owl lover calendar} I spotted this calendar last year and (being the bird lover I am) swooned pretty hard over it. It's back again with more owl prints that you can pick and choose to make your own, customized calendar (for free!). {thyme} I took a deep whiff of thyme the other day and thought, "I could smell this forever." Why has it taken me so long to get some? It's my new go-to for

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I definitely don't make it a habit to trick Idle Husband into eating things he doesn't like (or says he doesn't like -- because there is a difference). Sometimes, I like to sneak that good stuff in. Spinach in chicken meatloaf, sweet potato "french fries", tomatoes and parsley in hamburgers, carrots in beef meatloaf. But I never lie about it. He knows it's there. He can see most of it. It's

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If you're anything like me (i.e. you've got more people to mail gifts to than people to gift in person), you're already thinking like a mad person about Christmas stuff. We received a handy little postal guide in the mail last week which really put everything into perspective for me. According to Canada Post, suggested mailing times for within Canada, to the USA and international begin as

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I am a terrible Canadian. I mean I was a terrible Canadian. I've never worn a poppy before this year. I know. And it's not because I'm not remembering. I am. I have one excuse. I hated the poppy pin. H-A-T-E-D. There were a few years I tried to wear one. But the poppy pin would stick in my face, pull the threads out of my scarves, get stuck on my mittens (when bringing my hand up to my

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I've been making soup every Friday night now. Each week I make a different flavour depending on what I've got leftover or an abundance of in the fridge. We've had: A sort of gazepacho-type soup (think chunky tomato, cucumber, baby potatoes with a spicy kick -- I had too many cucumbers and a handful of baby potatoes that weren't enough for a main side dish) Plain ol' chicken noodle (

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I have been doing a lot of painting lately, so I thought I'd update you on the pieces. Remember this thrift store find? Well, here it is now! Sleek and black. Aside from painting the bedroom and putting most things back, I haven't exactly decorated or done anything much in there so please excuse the boringness of this picture. Having this type of headboard has been really

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{new fall shows} I'm really enjoying some of the new shows this season, so I thought I'd share my current favourites: {new girl} I'm extra loving this adorable comedy starring Zooey Deschanel (who doesn't love her, right?). And the best part? Idle Husband likes it, too! It's funny, quirky, and cutesy smart and I absolutely adore how nerdy Jess is. I feel like a lot of the things she says

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This is not a new concept. I am not the first one to ever put Halloween candy into a cookie. But it's a good concept. It's fun. And it's a great way to get rid of any lingering candy from the big night. The best part is that you can use your own favourite cookie recipe. So you'll know how the recipe works (you're not going to be walking into unknown territories here) and you'll (of course)

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It was really hard scraping together a recap this month. I guess I'm not taking as many photos "just for fun" as I used to. I have to fix that. Here are some instagram photos from October that you may not have seen: tar bunny! the white fox was part of a thrift store collection that was not for sale :( once you paint one room, it makes you want to paint every room (aka be gone,

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This year, in an effort to reduce the amount of Halloween candies we consume, I decided to get all of our candy at Bulk Barn. I thought it would be a good way to minimize our intake cuz I'd be able to get random weird candies instead of the really delicious, hard-to-resist chocolate bars we're usually prone to buying (and then eating before Halloween and then turning all our lights off and

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-58806729078895941752011-10-26T17:25:00.001-06:002011-10-26T17:25:33.002-06:00

This is not a recipe. Does that make sense? Like, if you want to make this, you're just gonna have to wing it. Put away your measuring cups and spoons and just go with your gut. I really wanted to figure it out for you. I was honestly quite prepared to measure it out. But then I got doing it and I really didn't want to dirty a measuring cup for you guys. Does that make me a bad person?

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All right. I know I wasn't sure if I was going to decorate for Halloween, but I guess the spirit of the season got the best of me and I buckled. I have officially decorated the front porch. This is the first time I've really decorated for Halloween ever in my life (and I'm not really looking forward to taking down all of that spider web either). Unfortunately, I left my restless rocks at

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{sonya tayeh's geisha girl routine} I am unnaturally obsessed with this dance and song. I know, I know. So You Think You Can Dance ended ages ago, BUT I just finished watching the finale a couple weeks ago (2 hours is too long to watch back-to-back) and STILL this song will creep into my head. It's definitely one of my favourite routines of all time, along with this one (I think I've watched

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Like banana bread, crabapple bread is exactly what it says it is. Bread with crabapples in it. Short and sweet and simple. I would never have thought to put crabapples in bread or regular apples, for that matter. But we've been literally swamped with jam this year. I'm not kidding. We arrived home from our vacation with plenty of apples, crabapples, chokecherries, and plums. I

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I really wish this idea had gone better. Smoother. Nicer. But it just didn't. And sometimes, that's what happens in the DIY world. You have this great idea and about halfway into it you think, "This is not working. Please stop." But you can't stop. You just keep doing it, determined to have it work out like it did in your mind. This is one of those projects. I'm sure you remember this lamp.

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One of the best parts of the vacation? Thrift shopping! You know I love a good thrift store. So here are some of the things I picked up: {1 owl salt and pepper shakers} I still feel like I paid too much for these ($10 is too much, right?), but they're owls and they're salt and pepper shakers and they're cute! I just couldn't let some other person get them, I just

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-54368572297698154022011-10-12T09:02:00.000-06:002011-10-12T09:02:13.087-06:00

Can you believe I've never once had a caramel apple? Not once. Sure, I've seen them and lusted after them, but they're always sold in public settings, and, like, how on earth do you eat one of these things in public without looking foolish and/or getting stick all over your face? It seemed like something I'd feel mortified to attempt so I figured it was best to avoid them. I don't

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Happy Thanksgiving to all you Canadians out there! Check out the monster carrot we pulled out of the garden!

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I've been busy in the kitchen prepping some dishes for Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. Mm, mm, mm, gonna get me some pumpkin pie. Here's what I've been listening to (and where you can download it)! {1 Hospitality: Betty Wang}  {2 Azealia Banks: 212} {3 Alex Winston (RAC Remix): Velvet Elvis} {4 The Heavy: How You Like Me Now?} We watched Horrible Bosses during our

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This is the best wreath I've made so far. Of course, I've only ever made two, but that's not really the point now is it? Remember the fabric wreath? That thing hung on my door all summer and I really never tired of it at all. The only thing I will note is that the fabric got a little droopy. I don't know why. Maybe it was humidity? Dust? Heat? Wind? Whatever the case, it started to look a

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So maybe you've noticed and maybe you haven't but I've made some changes to the old blog again. The same elements are still available, as usual. The blog labels are now located on the sidebar along with cute new icons for following via Twitter, Facebook, and the like. I did add one thing that's completely new and that something is a link to my new Etsy shop, IW by IdleWife! Yes, I finally

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These are some pictures from our vacation that don't fit into any category, but I love them all the same. I grew this from a seed I can't even remember the last time I had a BLT Hermes loves travelling mom's humongous goldfish Finally, I couldn't decide which picture I liked best as a desktop this month. Happy post-it kitties or spooky black chokecherries.

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{tattly} I'll be totally honest. I'm really not into tattoos. It's not that I don't like them. I think they're fine. But I'm just such a terrible flip-flopper that I could never commit to something as permanent as a real tattoo. I'd love it the first year, but by year two, I'd definitely regret my decision and wish I had picked something different. So I really quite like these tattoos from

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I got this idea from Design Sponge's feature on making your own old fashioned feather pen. I really did intend to do it completely the way indicated, but then I found myself in the dollar store face to face with a bag of multi-coloured feathers for a buck. It kind of excited me because if I bought them, I wouldn't have to go about dying my own feather AND they were only a buck. For a whole bag

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I could have stayed much longer here, but I'm glad to be back.

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Source: google.com via Tahnee on Pinterest {ombre and glitter nail polish} I haven't done this yet, I just love the hell out of it. I have done this with the only bit of glitter I have in my collection. I especially loved it, so I'd like to find more glitter polish for this and this. Especially that newer chunkier glitter. I really must have that. {pride and prejudice} Unfortunately, I

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You know what made me choose this recipe? Four ingredients (that I could shorten to three); and 88 calories per brownie. My criteria for baking these days mostly boils down to the latter, but the shortened ingredient list helped a lot, too. I'm really surprised at how well these turned out for only three ingredients! Actually, no. What I'm really surprised about is that I own a

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I had a request from a friend to "send her budgie stuff." I don't really have any 'budgie stuff', so I had to make it myself. I sure wish I could find some cute budgie stuff, though I have these fabric crayons. Basically, all you have to do is draw on some paper and instantly, you've got yourself an iron-on transfer. Pretty nifty, hey? But I wouldn't use them on anything that regularly goes

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Here are some photos from Millcreek Nursery, a garden center we visited this month. I can't believe we took so long to go there. Especially when one or both of us drove past it almost every week. It's so close to us, I could walk there! (Maybe next year I'll see if I can get a part-time job and maybe there'll be some discounts in it!) Finally, there are some hazy fuzzy dreamy wallpapers for you

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Oh my gawd. I made them. I finally succeeded in making them. THE tomatoes. My absolute most favourite Greek dish ever. before cooking The very first time I met Idle Husband's parents, we were offered something to eat. Just so you know, if you ever visit Greece, be prepared to eat. A lot. Oh you just arrived and it's 9 p.m.? Have something to eat. Oh you ate 3 hours ago and you're insisting

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And I only had my iPod camera! That's what happens when we go on unexpected adventures. The native Alberta gardens were by far the best of the whole thing. The Japanese garden was nice and all, but it wasn't really Japanese to us. It was more a lot of Alberta plants pretending to be Japanese with a lot of rocks and water and weddings. (Actually, we didn't get to see a lot of the gardens because

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{cartoon song medley} This is so adorable! {the sims on facebook} I can't believe I've gotten hooked on this game! Idle Husband was always trying to get me to play the Sims on the computer, but it looked like the dumbest thing ever. Maybe it's because Facebook incorporates your friends or maybe it's cuz the graphics are really cute. Whatever it is, it's got me trying to make the cutest Sim house

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-6546764830010901202011-08-24T10:46:00.000-06:002011-08-24T10:46:47.920-06:00

Well, what can I say about these? They're delicious. They're cold. Some of them contain peanut butter. What more do you really need? These delicious creamy peanut butter popsicles are my absolute favourite thing right now. I'm not usually so gaga for peanut butter, but there's just something about it that makes me really happy.  Basically, the peanut butter popsicle is like ice cream on a stick.

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-81176257229847068872011-08-22T10:20:00.000-06:002011-08-22T10:20:07.595-06:00

One of the things that irritated me at our old house was the gate latch. It was one of those sliding bolt-type locks. It's not that it was particularly hard to use, it was just very annoying trying to reach it and slide it over from the other side and it was even more annoying trying to shut it since I had to line the bolt up into its little slot (and the gate was less than straight). And those

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-17946402681127981112011-08-19T15:53:00.001-06:002011-08-19T15:53:40.002-06:00

I got a little box of treasures this week. Someone's grandma's old recipes. I don't know why anyone would ever give this away. There are a few intriguing recipes. A lot of recipes for zucchini. I liked the idea of zucchini jam -- from Esther; Quite a few healthy granola-ish recipes, like this one for nut milk; And, of course, a lot of cookies and cakes. Golden honey carrot cookies sounded

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I am so in love with muesli right now! It's about the easiest breakfast to make, it fills me up, and it can be customized any way you like! All you need is: 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oatsmilkfixings! It's very important to combine the oats and milk first so the oats have a chance to soften. I find that by the time I've decided on add-ins and added them in, the oats have had the perfect amount

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{also Idle Husband is awesome and such}

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About an hour and a half away there're some amazingly tall and bushy delphiniums that are currently packed with flowers. I brought a humongous bunch home with me. I wanted to show you the rose I planted earlier this summer. I guess this means it likes its new home. (*smiles)

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What can I say about my blogger pal, Lindsey? Well, for starters, her blog, Hot Polka Dot, is fantastic. She's always coming up with new and exciting recipes with amazing pictures and stories to go along with them. But she's not only baking and cooking. Oh, no. She posts great tutorials, how-tos, kitchen tips, fashion inspiration, and DIYs. You'll just have to click on over to her blog to see all

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Grab your tarnished piece and try it on in every possible combination cuz obviously you haven't worn it in a while. (Please choose only your cheapy-fakey pieces for this method.) Then take it off your finger, dummy. It's easier to clean that way. Grab the toothpaste you used to brush your teeth this morning (or at least I hope you used it this morning). Plop some on your ring. Smear it

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-23586351527495510662011-08-05T15:58:00.000-06:002011-08-05T15:58:29.662-06:00

{a handy tip for the easily distracted} Do this then get stuff done. {cute junk} I'm not really a dog person, but I think chickapugs are the bee's knees! (Also, saying "bee's knees!" I'm bringing it back.) And I want to take a hundred photos of these super cute donuts! I might've squealed when I saw them. Cat donuts: The new macaron. {internet access CAPTCHAs} Um this should've been installed,

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-48424602120453118092011-08-03T10:00:00.014-06:002011-08-03T10:00:05.983-06:00

I probably mentioned this trick in passing, but one great way to keep your fresh herbs fresh is to treat them like flowers. Trim the ends and pop them in a cup of fresh water. As long as you keep the water fresh, they'll keep like this for a little while longer than if you were to just store them in the fridge in a bag. Now I have to share another trick I recently learned for keeping herbs

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-36549837121018316732011-08-01T14:26:00.000-06:002011-08-01T14:26:57.262-06:00

I think I'm going to start something a little different for my monthly recaps. From now on, I'm going to offer you some desktop/iPod/iPhone/iPad wallpapers for the new month based on favourite pictures from last month. Personally, I'm always looking for new desktop wallpapers. I find it more interesting if I've got something new to look at in the background, and I usually change it every week.

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-15199231240882700422011-07-29T09:12:00.000-06:002011-07-29T09:12:55.871-06:00

Yay! I'm really gardening this year! I planted large trees and small plants and tiny seeds. It's been so great! Anyway. More on that later. Right now, here're some songs to listen to while you're out giving your plants some love!

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You may or may not know this, but I already had a favourite tzatziki recipe. It's true. I blogged about it right here. And I was quite happily going through the motions of straining and chopping and churning out some of what I thought was pretty good tzatziki. And then I got a little lazy. It happens. I'm not perfect. I kept buying cucumbers and yogurt and then I kept forgetting to strain the

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-38454675557946178212011-07-25T10:02:00.000-06:002011-07-25T10:02:55.943-06:00

I set Hermes' cage down beside the roses, but I didn't think he was that close to them. We were eating dinner, and I could hear him making his, "Oh this is good!" chirps and I thought, "But I haven't given him anything today..." and looked over to see him hanging off the side of his cage, nibbling away. He seems fine. Don't worry. I figured out how to add different gradient and texture

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{garden centres} Shop for plants instead of pants, that's what I always say (actually, I never say that, I just thought it would be funny. Cuz pant shopping sucks so hard, right?) Slowly, slowly everything is starting to go on sale or clearance and going to all the garden centres is at the top of my mind. This week, I found various shades of pink and white peonies, pink tiger lilies (I've been

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-2331971025806169662011-07-20T09:36:00.001-06:002011-07-23T20:04:43.296-06:00

I don't like using plain envelopes unless I'm sending bills. 1 plain or used envelope of a size and shape you particularly likeany kind of paper you like (I've used an old poster, kraft paper, neon paper, a page from a Japanese kid's book, magazine pages, newspaper, scraps of wallpaper, maps, and wrapping paper)pencilscissorsglue or double-sided tape (or any tape -- Japanese washi tape would be

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-6595006165805305392011-07-18T08:08:00.000-06:002011-07-18T08:08:14.186-06:00

I was chasing storm clouds this morning. orange storm from Idle Wife on Vimeo. And then the storm clouds chased me. rain and thunder from Idle Wife on Vimeo. I was totally soaked.

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-69546209476781407472011-07-15T09:04:00.000-06:002011-07-15T09:04:58.523-06:00

I spotted a four-leaf clover yesterday, and it reminded me of my tiniest hidden collection. I get to add one more.

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Hello, pop rocks... Hello, plain vanilla ice cream sandwich.... Meet your new best friend! It's pretty and messy and all you can hear is crackling! I think these would be a really great party dessert. I was by myself and giggling like a maniacal fool. So I imagine that with more people, the crazed giggling would multiply. Pop rocks are just plain fun (and they taste pretty great with ice

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-91117932254792355582011-07-11T11:34:00.000-06:002011-07-11T11:34:15.416-06:00

Want to know what I've been doing the last couple of weeks? Eating. That's what. The Greeks are responsible for some friggin' good cuisine. And let me tell you, it's made up of a lot of olive oil. And sugar. And meat. And some more olive oil -- for luck, you know. And while everything was so delicious, I've never wanted to participate in a cleanse or detox so much in my life! Do you know those

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{cute iwallpapers} I love Samantha Hahn's blog and her art. Recently, she made some iPhone wallpapers available and I couldn't be happier. I am madly in love with her dreamy, splotchy water colours and they look so great on my iPod. Get them here. {saipua} She has a real talent for floral arrangements. They're just so amazing and... realistic. Does that make sense? Like, she arranges flowers in

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-60857881557209029642011-07-06T11:35:00.000-06:002011-07-06T11:35:22.274-06:00

the only time we ever thought to visit the aviation museum was a couple winters ago when the annual Make It! craft show was being held there. we honestly never once considered the museum or that it may actually be interesting, but it was. and if you happen to be or to know someone who's a huge plane or war enthusiast, well then. there's double-triple fun to be had. I even noticed Idle Husband

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My mother-in-law used to be a florist, so we've really been bonding over flowers and talking about the garden. In fact, most of our outings since the Greeks have arrived have been to greenhouses and garden centers. Which is almost like the most perfect time spent (in my opinion). Every night, they go for a walk and almost every night, she returns with some sort of bouquet of weeds and grasses

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-84167656440915894432011-07-01T11:14:00.000-06:002011-07-01T11:14:25.710-06:00

I've been using instagram a lot lately so most of my pictures this month were through the iPod (oh, novelties). Here are a few of my favourites from June, but there's more to see over at my flickr page! it rained and rained and rained some more we finally got our grass! and our little bushes! now I'm scheming ways to take them out... I spotted this taped to a mailbox on my usual walking route.

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I kept thinking, "I need to make marshmallows for a recipe." but I really couldn't remember what recipe. I think I had some weird craving that required them, but instead of thinking about the recipe as a whole, I only focused on one of the components and completely forgot the first why. Convoluted as usual. So I had to pick up raisins and chocolate chips on my last shopping trip and I stood

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the company bbq was pretty neat this year there were free steaks and hamburgers in abundance, so why did I only have three chicken fingers? a hand-cranked ferris wheel? this is how they did buntings in the '20s. take note the one thing I insisted on was a train ride old-timey train conductor outfit + modern day water bottle = (you're ruining the magic) we weren't allowed in this car

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-21111464680853801862011-06-25T08:25:00.000-06:002011-06-25T08:25:07.411-06:00

Hi all! Yesterday I guest posted over at the sweet foodie blog, Hot Polka Dot. Lindsey comes up with some of the most amazingly delicious recipes (her s'mores cookies have been haunting my dreams for a while now) and has some really helpful kitchen tips, too (I thought I'd heard every possible way to peel a clove of garlic until Lindsey posted a new and easy gadget-free way). It was so much fun

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-76043036473151661652011-06-24T11:16:00.000-06:002011-06-24T11:16:59.715-06:00

Have you ever had bridge mixture? I had a hankering for some licorice allsorts the other day and in an effort to find some, I came across Bridge Mixture instead. The two have nothing in common at all. My craving flip-flopped. So Bridge Mixture! I totally forgot about you! It's so great cuz it's a mixed bag of anything that tastes great when covered in chocolate. You can get raisins, peanuts,

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The best recipes are always happy accidents or meals made out of necessity, aren't they? That's what I really love about cooking. Baking's so scientific but cooking -- cooking's game for anything. Throw a bunch of odd-ball ingredients together and you almost always get something good in return. This was a necessity meal that turned into a very tasty meal, and I love it when that happens. My

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I don't know about you, but I'm kind of tired of hearing about how all women love shoes. Apparently, we all have a huge collection of shoes, want or have an entire closet devoted to shoes, or want a pair of shoes for every hour of every day and it's really starting to bug me. Especially after reading that women on average will spend $25,000 in their lifetime on shoes. Are you kidding me? You

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-72118750117295264282011-06-17T12:54:00.000-06:002011-06-17T12:54:16.663-06:00

{sun hats} I found some that fit my head! I think it was totally random and magical, so I bought three in three different colours (they also happened to be 25% off which helped). That's uncharacteristic of me, but I know how difficult it is to find one that fits on this watermelon head of mine and I didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to have hats for life (they probably will last for life

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So the other day, I just happened to notice I've now got 30 followers! I can't tell you how excited and over-the-moon I am that anyone even cares to read or look at this blog. I really just started it as something fun to do and as a way to keep track of life in general, so I never thought I'd get even one follower. And when I got one follower I was just as excited as I am here today with 30.

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I don't know if you remember this mirror. I picked it up from a thrift store a while back, and I think I've finally finished making it over. I think. That's important to note because I'm still not really clear on whether I like it or not. You see, it went through a couple stages before I finally arrived at this idea. Initially, I just wanted to paint it white. So I sanded it and applied layer

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In vase, I preferred them still in bud. More sculptural. But the double whites were highly photogenic. Aside from the bunch I gathered still in buds, they did not last more than a day.

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Also known as a pretty swell reason to dig out every single silver spoon in my collection. (Because I own a lot of spoons too, foodies!! Sorry. I have a spoon pet peeve in the blog world. Too many spoons on the dance floor.) Not that this jam especially requires the use of a spoon, I've just gotten out of the bread market. I still make it, it's still around, I'd still like to eat an entire loaf

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I loved how this wreath looked when I first found it. It has a lot of interest, it's totally easy, and even though it's made with scraps, it still manages to look put together. I particularly loved how customizeable it is. If you want a wreath for Christmas, use Christmas colours. If you want one for year round (as I did), use colours you like or colours that match your house. Whatever you've got

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{this movie} (I don't want to spoil the trailer for you with the name of the movie!) I think I'd love to see this. No; I know I would. {white cheddar rice cakes}  If I could make them myself, I totally would. I need to research that. And actually, I really love all of the flavours, cheddar just happens to be at the top of the list right now. Rice cakes are winning! {sun hats} If I could find

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I enjoyed the sunrise (but wished I was still in bed) beautifully wrapped packages (with adorable insides!) ugly (but delicious!) mandarins (I think they're gold nugget mandarins) tiny ice cream treats (they don't make me feel as guilty) little goslings (I get to watch these guys every day!) I can't believe I forgot to mention the owl cream and sugar set I found!

Idle Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790318021471782103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722931940201760231.post-66366446680424751262011-05-30T09:33:00.000-06:002011-05-30T09:33:57.568-06:00

a} A signed and numbered blue jay print: I thought this was supposed to be for mom (as we were shopping together), but she left it at my house so it's mine now. I know; I have a lot of bird stuff. But blue jays are rare in art form, aren't they?b} An 'A' pin.c} A container of various sized crochet hooks: I don't crochet in the traditional sense. I've been trying to put together this idea for a

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I have to mention these songs for nostalgia:Fine Young Cannibals {She Drives Me Crazy}The Proclaimers {I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)}Talking Heads {Psycho Killer} If you've got any good suggestions for music, please tell me. I'm getting into a bit of a music slump now that I'm listening more often.

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This is kind of an obvious and easy DIY. It's just a project that's been on my list for almost three years now. Crazy. I am a crazy procrastinator. Mom gave me these barrels three years ago. I have no idea where she got them, but since she did, they were probably quite a steal (because she never buys anything unless it's on clearance). I've been intending to make planters out of them since I

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I snuck out for groceries this morning and came back with cinnamon buns. The perfect end to a rainy May long weekend, wouldn't you say? I hope you're having a delicious long weekend, too!

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