The Realistic Mummy

Am I the only one whose kids have already been clamouring, "Can we carve the pumpkin today?" And, of course, my explanation that i...

Turns out, gift wrap is not so environmentally-friendly. The paper kind, though recyclable, is usually virgin paper (i.e. no recycled conten...

Now that I've recovered from the big crazy cake adventure, I wanted to share something else my oldest and I did for the birthday party:...

We all know. We know that many items common in most of our houses are bad. Toxic, carcinogenic, brain-frying, bad for us, bad for you, bad f...

I'm usually the last to clue in to new things, so you all may already know about "freecycling." Freecycling is an excellent wa...

I know calendars seem  like a good corporate gift. But then everybody jumps on the bandwagon and the result is madness! Every year, we get a...

A couple of years ago now, we had stairs and an entrance made from our yard into the basement. Like many of you who live in urban centres, w...