Taking Your Home to Net-Zero
Here are four ways you can bring your home to net-zero to produce as much energy as you use and start saving you money at the same time. 1. Get an energy model done for your home to prioritize the stages of your project. This is critical because it tells you how much insulation you […]
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7 Things to Think About When Buying a Cottage
As I write this I am sitting here on the dock looking out over the water while the kids play. I am at the cottage of a friend who thanks me for my help in coordinating his purchase by inviting us up every summer to celebrate. My husband and I have recently started looking for […]
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Out & About in Toronto: Unboxed
A big welcome to Toronto’s only zero waste grocery store. This could not come soon enough. This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported a surge in CO2 in 2018. This is having a significant impact on temperatures, with 2018 the fourth warmest year on record, almost 1˚C above what they were in the period between 1850-1900. As […]
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Mortgage Stress Test
Yesterday the Toronto Real Estate Board has asked the government to look at whether the mortgage stress test is still necessary. The stress test was brought out last year to protect buyers from rising interest rates but have impacted the ability for some to qualify for mortgages, especially first time home buyers. Last winter, Toronto […]
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Out & About in Toronto: The Hogtown Vegan
The IPPC report on climate change says we only have 12 years left to reduce our carbon output or we risk the fate of the planet. One easy way to do that for regular Canadians is to reduce the amount of meat we eat. Now, I am married to a Korean man who loves his barbecue so I know […]
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Best place in Canada to find love: Toronto
Movinga, a professional relocation service in Europe, has come out with a fascinating list of the best cities to find love. They did a LOT of reasearch and looked at the top 100 highly in demand cities to find out criteria including percentage of single people, divorce marriage ratio, male to female ratio of singles, age of […]
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Out and About in Toronto: Pure Magic Vacations
My dear friend Tricia Madill lives in Lawrence Park with her husband and two Disney obsessed girls. A consummate professional, with more than a decade of experience planning executive travel, her passion is designing customized Disney itineraries from scratch. Having used her services, I know she has an unprecedented level of knowledge and understands what goes […]
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Ward 13 Don Valley West City Growth and Intensification Long Term Accommodation Plan
Tonight I attended a talk put on by the TDSB to inform the community about its long-term plans for Ward 13’s growth and intensification. I received the invitation from my friend Shannon Hardy and I’d like to thank her for sending it. Our City Councillor, Jaye Robinson, found out about it from Shannon as well. Our […]
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Looking Forward to the Fall Market
There was a definite lack of inventory this summer as sellers held off, hoping to return to 2017 prices. Trying to time the market is always tricky. “Past experience has shown that markets begin to stabilize after about four to six months following the implementation of major changes to housing policy,” says Derek Burleton, TD’s […]
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St Patrick’s Day Celebration Decorating Ideas
I’m hosting a big St. Patrick’s Day celebration this month and I wanted to get some decorating ideas. Looking online, I found a lot of bright green felt and construction paper crafts but I’ve already got those on my fridge thanks to my little boy. I was going for a slightly more low key look […]
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