Hygge Sunday Playlist

Hello Sunday ♥

It's been a lovely, chill, hygge weekend over here. Pete and I are snuggled up on the couch watching a new show on Netflix (Seven Seconds) and I was reminded of some chill tunes I wanted to share.

In the spirit of cosy, chilly, quiet days. Here are some of my favourite ~zen like~ jams:

1. Skinny Love by Bon Iver
2. Simple Song by The Shins
3. Blue Moon by Beck
4. Heart of Gold by Neil Young
5. Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton
6. Brandy Alexander by Feist
7. Wildflowers by Tom Petty
8. Gravity by Joh Mayer
9. The Girl by City & Colour
10. The Weekend by SZA
11. Million Reasons by Lady Gaga
12. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye

life lately!

Happy Sunday Pals ♥

I had a very chill weekend. I am pretty under the weather so I haven't had much energy to do anything really. It worked out because this was the first weekend in months where we haven't had a wedding, birthday, party or some kind of event to go to. Yesterday I got out of the house for a few hours with Pete as we went exploring, to see the new Beatles movie "Eight Days a Week" (omg so good!) and out for dinner.

I am binge watching Friends (I've watched too many episodes this weekend) and sipping on some hot water lemon & honey ♥ #cosy

• We've been doing a major clean out of our place lately. Today we got rid of three huge bags of clothes from our closet that we are going to donate. Best feeling ever!
• THE WALKING DEAD - oh em gee! Pete and I have loved the show forever but were about a half season behind. Well, we saw that the episodes we hadn't seen got added to Netflix..and let's just say we crushed those episodes the past few days. It's SO good. We've got one more to watch to get caught up and then the new one airs tonight!
• Straight ~chillin~ for the month of October I've been spending the majority of my week days at home this month. I have been trying to spend more time at home relaxing because things have been so busy. It's been really nice! I've been getting some stuff done around the place, doing some crafting and creating and getting caught up on some reading.
• Pinning up a storm! I have been spending more time on Pinterest lately because I am always looking for inspiration for our future (dream) home. We're looking to buy a place and if I can't have a house, I will dream about what I would do to one if I had one! 
• Christmas is around the corner (ok not right around but pretty damn close) It's just over two months away and I am going to get started on my Christmas shopping this week. We've already sent out invites for our party and I think this year it's going to be better than ever! It's my first official Christmas as a Whish ♥

5 things to do every sunday (to start your week off right!)

Happy Sunday! My favourite day of the week!

// How is everyone doing on this lovely Sunday? I am blogging from an adorable little coffee shop in Toronto called The Tenant and it's been a seriously lovely Sunday so far.

Sunday has always been my favourite day of the week, since I was a little one. Sunday is just always a productive, fun, relaxing and all around great day for me. It's 4:30pm and I already feel like I've accomplished so much, and I thought it would be fun to share with you some things I always like to do on Sunday's to start my week off on the right foot.

// one; Go grocery shopping! We generally do our weekly grocery shop on Sunday's and it's always a good idea to help feel prepared and ready for the week ahead. Going earlier in the day and with the list is an absolute game changer! We try our best to pre-plan our meals so we aren't wasting anything or stuck with no options. Also, a trip for shopping - get an app that shows your flyers for stores near you to see what's on sale, I used one call Reebee and it's great!

// two; Have some "me-time" whether it's painting your nails, having a bath, going shopping, heading to a coffee shop or sitting outside reading a book - I think spending an hour or so to relax and be one with your thoughts it's always really nice and feels perfect for a Sunday.

// three; Make a delicious meal! This morning when Pete and I went to go get groceries, I said "I wanna make you a cute brunch!" and I got all the things I needed to make it as soon as we got home. We've been so busy lately that it seems we haven't even had time to sit down and eat together, so taking the time to at least do one nice home cooked meal on Sunday is always wonderful. Today we are lucky enough to have two because Pete's making us a Sunday Night Dinner!

// four; Plan your week! Even though I try not to have plans every day of the week, it does happen sometimes (especially in the Summer) Use a planner, or your phone to finalize your plans for the week, and the following weekend and then if you have a free day...savour it! (lololol)

// five; Read your favourite blogs! Remember those? With Instagram, Twitter and everything in between, sometimes we forget that there are still so many amazing, talented people out there producing content for us to read! I am going to try to make an extra effort to read new & old blogs and leave comments as much as I can.

What is your favourite thing to do on a Sunday?

Happy Easter + Homemade Macaroon Baskets!

Hello! + Happy Sunday! + Happy Easter!

It's been such an amazing and relaxing weekend. I am feeling happy and refreshed and smiley on this (chilly) Easter Sunday. Yesterday I decided to make some Easter treats that I saw on the cover of my Martha Stewart Living magazine -They are perfectly cute and delicious and easy as pie to make!

Here's what you'll need:

• 1 pkg (14 ounces) sweetened shredded coconut (fyi - this is 2 bags, 400 grams for my canadian bakers out there!)
• mini eggs (make sure you hide from your boyfriend/hubby)
• 4 large egg whites
• vegetable cooking spray
• 1/2 teaspoon of course salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat mini muffin tins with cooking spray. 
2. In a bowl, stir together whites and salt with a fork; mix in coconut. Drop 2 tablespoons of mixture into each prepared tin. 
3. Lightly press mixture into bottom and up sides of each cup. Bake until light golden on top, 28 to 30 minutes. 
4. Let cool in tins on a wire rack 10 minutes, then run a thin metal spatula around sides to loosen. Lift out of cups; let cool completely.

Here's how these little cuties turned out! Oh they are just too adorable, and look even better on this  beautiful vintage plate that Pete's Mom gave to me. They belonged to Pete's Nana and they are SO lovely and the most amazing colour. 

Celebrate Every Day - DIY Confetti Packets!

Well, Happy Sunday Beautiful! I hope your day was absolutely magical. I definitely had an awesome day (and weekend.) Over the past week I've realized a few things, and one of them is that every single day is a celebration. When it really comes down to it, not everything is ever going to be perfect, and maybe we don't always get everything that we want - but if you're healthy, and you've got a home, and a job, and people to love and people who love you...then you're truly lucky. Sometimes things need to happen for us to realize this, and it is always a good reminder.

Now, I am sure you've noticed that I really like celebrations! I like sparkles, and paper straws, pretty napkins, confetti, party hats, treats bags and any added touch to make a party special. I recently got a giant bag of sparkly confetti, and thought I really ought to make some confetti packets!

What you'll need:

• a giant bag of confetti
• mini clear goodie bags
• a stapler
• plain brown labels
• felt tip pen
• the will to cover your home in confetti

// took my giant bag of confetti, and stuffed each about three quarters full

// shake em off to get the confetti packed down and looking cute as can be

// fold bag in half and staple both sides down

// write a cute word or phrase on a label and stick it on!

// i usually add some washii tape over the top in the end too!

sunday smiles - hello spring!

Well, hello there and Happy Sunday! + since I didn't officially dedicate a whole post to it, Happy Spring! ♥ Winter was rough this year in Toronto and I couldn't be happier that the warmer weather is coming, and most importantly some sunshine!

One of my march goals was to fill our home with fresh flowers and plants, and this weekend I most definitely made this happen. I just loving having fresh flowers in our home, they make everything brighter and better.

Now that we've been in our new place for close to 9 months (woah, time flies) it's really starting to feel like a home. I love our space, it's perfectly cute and cosy and every little detail fits our lives and our personalities just right. Today was a really good day - I got so much done and felt extremely happy and productive #bossbabe 

Take a peak at some cute little happy parts of our apartment, lookin' floral fresh!:

Sunday Smiles

Happy Sunday, Loves!

This weekend has been a very busy, yet very good one. 

A bit about what I did ;

• Went to Target, stocked up on some awesome stuff & got awesome take out with Pete
• Went to BlogPodium // which is a blog conference here in Toronto. It was an amazing experience and I am looking forward to doing a few posts about what I learned, getting to work on updating the new babely blog, and working on some awesome new content for you all.
• Family birthday party for my niece Ivy's 3rd birthday + made some cute treat bags for her party
• Headed to Ivy's party in the park and helped my bro & sis-in-law -- she was SO cute!
• Pete and I got butter tarts and had coffees on our balcony, had an afternoon nap and just spent the rest of the day relaxing (perfection!)

Anyone who I met yesterday who is checking out the blog, please say Hi! ♥