Category: Giveaways
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“Get your hands dirty to free your mind” with le club terracotta’s DIY pottery kit 🇨🇦 + A giveaway!
Much ink has been spilled on the connection between the state of flow and happiness and that’s exactly what today’s box is all about. “Get your hands dirty to free your mind” is the slogan for le club terracotta‘s DIY pottery kits. Made in Quebec, each one comes with everything you need to create, paint…
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Nana + Livy’s new vegan, small-batch skincare + A giveaway! 🇨🇦
Nana + Livy sent me some of their newest products to try in exchange for an honest review. If skincare’s on their wishlist and shopping small’s on yours, may I suggest Nana + Livy? Burnaby, BC maker Amelia So recently expanded her vegan, all-natural bath treats biz to include some small-batch skincare and I’m loving…
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Sweet Reads Box: The Limited Edition Spring Thriller Box + A giveaway!
I received the Spring Thriller Box in exchange for an honest review. This post also appears on A Year of Boxes. “It’s as much fun to scare as be scared.” — Vincent Price The snow on our back deck disappeared in the rain last week but there’s still a chill in the air. I’m wearing…
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Nana + Livy handmade vegan bath treats + A giveaway!
I received the products in this post for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Amelia So’s house must smell amazing. When she’s not taking care of her two young daughters, the Burnaby, BC entrepreneur makes vegan, food-based bath treats in her home studio. Real orange peels go into the orange soap blocks; rosemary and…
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Mental health, Foxy Originals’ new fall/winter collection + A giveaway!
I received the pieces in this post in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. It’s World Mental Health Day and I’m frustrated. I’ve been in treatment for anxiety and depression for 20 years and for all that work, I’m still struggling. I’ve made some gains for sure (exhibit A: the fact…
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Meet the Maker: Northern Ontario artist Julieanne Murphy-Steedman of Heirloom Island + A giveaway!
Julieanne created a custom map for me in exchange for this post. Today’s post has been a few months in the making, so I’m really excited to finally be able to introduce you to a wonderful map maker and visual artist, Julieanne Murphy-Steedman of Heirloom Island. Julieanne and I have been following each other on…
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Wonder Plants 2: Your Urban Jungle Interior + Win a copy!
I received Wonder Plants 2 for review purposes. All opinions are my own. I almost brought another plant home from the grocery store today — a darling little philodendron in a simple terracotta pot — but my basket was already weighed down with milk and tomatoes and other essentials (and non-essentials) that I’d be struggling…
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New books in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series + A giveaway!
I received the books in this post in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe • Little People, BIG DREAMS is a series of picture books about important figures in science, art, sport — virtually every field —…
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Tell me you’ll make these s’mores brownies + A giveaway! (Only all the Loacker crispy wafers you could ever want)
I received the products in this post for promotional purposes. All opinions are my own. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know I’m about as outdoorsy as that lamp over there. (I’m pointing to a tall reading lamp in the living room that I wouldn’t normally draw attention to but I’ve just…
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