Adorable Ornaments for Your Christmas Tree

These are the cutest (and most clever) ornaments that we ever did see – darling additions to any Christmas tree!

1. Fisher Price Chatter Telephone Ornament; Fisher Price Pull-a-Tune Xylophone Ornament; Fisher Price Rock-a-Stack Ornament; $10 each (sold separately) at canadiantire.ca  

2. DAVIDsTEA Tea for the Tree Set, $15 at davidstea.com

3. Child To Cherish Snow Print Ornament, $15 at chapters.indigo.ca

4. Starbucks Red Holiday Cup Ornament, $6 at starbucks.ca

5. Hallmark Runway Queen Keepsake Ornament, $19 at Hallmark stores

6. PC Home Life at Home Vintage Owl Ornament, $4 at Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstore

7. philosophy purity made simple 3-in-1 Cleanser for Face and Eyes Ornament, $13 at sephora.ca

8. Dylan's Candy Bar 6-Piece Holiday Ornament Set Filled with Candy, $14 at dylanscandybar.com

9. Forever 21 High Shine Lip Gloss Ornament, $4 at forever21.com

10. Disney Elsa Frozen Shoe Ornament; Disney Frozen Anna Shoe Ornament, $24 each (sold separately) at disneystore.com

First-Time Homebuyer's Checklist

About to become a homeowner for the first time?  Check out this video by Aleksandra Oleksak, a Toronto-based real estate agent and founder of Realty Queen TO, for a checklist on what you need to do to ensure a smooth, stress-free closing: 

The video is the first instalment in Oleksak's series You Bought a House, Now What? Check out the entire series on Realty Queen TO's YouTube channel.

Nature Lover

Brighten up your child's room with a whimsical nature scene using the adorable Skip Hop Treetop Friends Wall Decals. The easy-to-apply vinyl decals (88 in total) can be arranged to create a full tree design (as pictured here), or use the branches, leaves and woodland friends to accent different parts of the room. Best of all, they don't leave a sticky residue so you can peel them on and off and reposition them as often as you'd like.

$20 at chapters.indigo.ca

Sort Through It

Doing the laundry can be the bane of our domestic existence, but we've managed to make the job a little easier by using the neatfreak everfresh Deluxe Triple Laundry Sorter. The heavy duty metal frame with easy roll casters comes with three lift-off polyester bags so that we can easily sort our whites, colours and darks. A total plus: no tools are required in assembling this product. We literally put this thing together in a snap. Oh, how we love being organized. Now If only sorting our inbox could be this easy!

$34.93 at Walmart

Dishing Out the Holiday Spirit

'Tis the season to be clean! We're spreading Christmas cheer in just about every aspect of our lives, and this includes sink side with the method holiday dish soap and hand wash collection. Our favourtie, the candy cane pump dish soap, leaves our dishes with a sparkling shine thanks to the naturally derived. And with its festive fragrance, we can't help but get into a holiday mood while doing what is usually a dreary chore.

$3.99 at major grocery stores and pharmacies

11 Must-Haves for University Life

Back-to-school season is upon us and kids of all ages are prepping for their return to the classroom. Are you a Canadian Career Gal who knows someone who's university-bound? Pass along this checklist to them of 11 must-haves for starting off their freshman year on the right foot.

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This Mop's Tops

Cleaning is not a task we look forward to, but if we have to do it, we're going to want to use the very best tools. We discovered the Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop and, hands down, this has become one indispensable cleaning gadget. We simply fill up the bottle with our favourite cleaning solution or hot water, attach it to the mop handle, and use the trigger to spray the floors with solution. The microfibre pad does the heavy-duty work of picking up dust and dirt. We use this mop on just about any type of flooring including vinyl, hardwood, laminate and tile and a gleaming surface is always the end result. This is a handy tool for any home, big or small!

$28.88 at Home Depot

8 Simple Garden Maintenance Tips: Basics for Beautifying Your Backyard

Get tips on how to keep your garden healthy and beautiful, check out four great finds for green thumbs and enter for a chance to win a  $125 discount card for professional lawn care services from  GreenLawn.

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