At my last job, I had a colleague whose true passion was yoga. She travelled around the world to practice with different instructors. She recently came back from Hawaii (yoga in Hawaii?) where she studied for three weeks. When she came back, she announced that she was going to host a Yoga Party for us, [...]
Now that the holidays have passed, and all that is left is the long winter, instead of welcoming the dull days of winter storms, why not welcome them in by throwing a white winter party! Planning is easy, and white is always an easy color to decorate with. To start, you can head to a [...]
My eight year old son and my five year old daughter both used to attend the same pre-school. We sent them to preschool in part to give my wife a break, but also as preparation for their first full year in school. We were a bit unsure about what pre-school to select, but talked with [...]
My brother and I helped my sister and her husband to move from a flat they had outgrown into a new house. At the very end of the moving party, I discovered that they chose to have us help them instead of hiring professional movers because my brother talked them out of it when he [...]
Nothing is quite as special as your child’s first birthday. And it doesn’t take much to make this special day something that you’ll never forget. I was looking for something more than just the usual 1st birthday, run of the mill, decorations and party supplies and I was overwhelmed with all of the options that [...]
My sister and her husband recently bought a house, so that her three year old son and one year old daughter would have an outside space to roam around in. The flat that served them so well as a couple with no children was suddenly too small for the family. To help get their house [...]
At a family Christmas party this past year, my eight year old son struck up a conversation with my fifty four year old uncle. My son was telling my uncle how much he enjoyed Star Wars, and asked if Star Wars was around when he was a kid. My uncle said no, there was no [...]
My neighbour was cleaning branches in his back yard from a tree that suffered some storm branches. He is an older man, in his seventies, and he lives alone. He is a great help to us, and we try to return the favour when we can. I sent my kids over to help, figuring it [...]
My wife’s mother was an excellent cook. The first time I met my future in-laws was at a party that featured a meal she had cooked. Fortunately, my wife has followed in her mother’s footsteps in that regard, and is an excellent cook in her own right. However, my mother in law did much more [...]
On New Year’s Eve, my family have always celebrated the New Year by picking an older time period, like the Renaissance, the roaring twenties, or the fifties, to remember where we’ve been and think about where we’re going. We’ve tried to do a different time for each new year’s party, keeping our annual guests excited [...]