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PAINT IT WHITE. With 4 kids and a tiny galley kitchen, it goes without saying that one must clean as you go. At the first opportunity we painted our dated solid oak (well made) cabinets all white to fool the eye. Now the space looks bigger than it really is. Counters cleared are a dream I aspire to achieve one day. I also elect NOT to hang out in my kitchen if I am not making a meal... out of sight out of mind!

What about regressing to the good old days and take a trip down the baby food section of your local supermarket. I am a sucker for baby jarred food and any excuse to eat it without the guilt is a treat. I also love baby cereal/pablum made with milk to a thin consistency. My guess is that your patient may not be feeling like cooking after surgery, so why bother? Go for it - be a baby :) Heck, throw in some good old favourite cartoons or Sesame Street and Voila... pampering in the truest sense! If you want to take it up a notch, then stir any of the fruit purees into some god quality plain yogurt with a touch of honey if needed and that will add some protein too.

Go for it! For the first time in our holiday decorating history we have said good bye to white lights for our tree and gone with mini coloured lights on a dimmer. Love that the dimmer makes all the colours a bit more muted. Christmastime is about fun. It is permission to be a bit gaudy and over the top with your decorating. Our tree is filled with homemade decorations from our kids and one of a kinds we have collected over the years. I love the look of themes trees but then they always have a bit of a retail cold look to them. I say go for it... have fun. In no time it will be the new year and our homes will be back to business as usual.

What about using a storage bench as seating along one of the sides of the dining table instead of chairs so that the kids can store some of their crafts/toys?

We have a very small bathroom so I found the best purchase ever from the dollar store... a gardening foam knee mat. It even comes with a handle cutout that I use to hang on a hook on our bathroom door. It only took four kids to make me realize that my knees and back are worth the support!

Hurry up and come to Canada!

Why not use it to start a favourite collection? For example, I have used Pinterest to start a collection of elephants. I would not necessarily go out a fill my home with them (with four kids they are all the elephants I can just about handle) so whenever I see an image that grabs my attention, I "Pin it" under my "Elephant Love" Board and voila.... I get a fuzzy feeling of accomplishment without the clutter in my home :)

Wow! What a great idea for a DIY craft for the next cottage trip. Thanks for posting.

I too would love to know where the duvet cover came from? Anyone?