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Holy bananas, I LOVE your space! It has great bones and I love the natural colour palette. When I move to TO, can I move in? haha.

LOVE this.

My family moved provinces when I was about to ready to start school. I'm a December baby and the cut off here is October. But my parents pushed me ahead a year. I was always the youngest in my grade. In fact, and we joke about this all the time, my best friend in the same grade as me is 1 year and 1 week older than me, and her younger brother who is 2 grades lower than me, is only a few days younger than me. Beside the point though.

I know it was not meant this way, but I am somewhat offended that some parents might think being the youngest in your grade is in some way a disadvantage. I never had any problems being the youngest. To be perfectly honest, it didn't matter. No one cared. No one noticed. Obviously, if there is a maturity issue or whatnot, that's another situation entirely. But just holding your kid back for the sake of it because you think them being the youngest among their peers is a disadvantage? Way to show your child that you have confidence in their success. Maybe it doesn't mean much now, but think about how they will feel later on in life when you have to reveal why you held them back... I'm sure that's going to make them feel all warm and fluffy in side.

In any case, I took my being one year younger than my peers as an advantage, especially later in life. I graduated high school and started university when I was 17. I finished university when I was 21. I take that extra year as a "gift" to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Honestly, the only time I noticed I was younger than everyone else was when people were starting to drive. I took the written classes with them even though I was only 15, but couldn't physically drive or get my beginner's license until a year later. Didn't matter - I got to be chauffeured around by them! Score! ;)

Anyway, I am very grateful to have been the youngest person in my class. I always felt like I fit in with my peers, and hey, being the youngest, when you can hold your ground and even excel above the older kids, it does give you that little extra boost of confidence.

I do not see how being the oldest is any more of an advantage, and it seems silly to hold your child back just so they will be the oldest. That's ridiculous, and an abuse of the school system. The rules are there for a reason.

^ My thoughts exactly! haha.

Well, that's clever. I never thought of that!

I used to be a purely silver kind of gal, but I'm all about mixing silver + gold now.

Lovely space! And from one pianist to another - rock on! I could never part with my piano or beloved sheet music either.

Really, really cute! I love the teal colour on your kitchen wall - what a striking backdrop for your white ceramics, etc.

Fantastic space planning!

The striped kitchen floors are AWESOME.