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Mother of two imps and wife of one. Writer, photographer, pro blogger, adventure-seeker, Ottawaholic, social media evangelist and lover of STUFF. Also known as @missfish on Twitter.
Christmas music starts playing in the malls on November 1, sometimes even before the Halloween merchandise is cleared out. And unless you do your […]
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December 21st, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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On Sunday night, after several weeks of procrastination and much hand-wringing and cursing, I was finally done. I finally designed and ordered our family […]
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December 14th, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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DIY gift bag for small thingsI am not very good at wrapping gifts. I always seem to cut too much paper, or worse, not enough. My corners get all […]
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December 7th, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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Last week I promised that I’d be posting a Christmas craft idea, but I realized that today is November 30, which means that the […]
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November 30th, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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For the next few weeks I’m going to save you from the shopping mall and post some easy holiday gift ideas you can make […]
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November 23rd, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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Every year around this time the media starts to report on holiday spending. This year the experts are predicting that consumer spending is going […]
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November 16th, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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I was browsing through the toy section of UsedOttawa the other day. I have a thing for antique toys and I tend to reach […]
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November 9th, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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My name is Andrea. I’m an Ottawa-area mother of two school-age girls and I love my stuff. There. I said it. I’m mildly obsessed […]
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November 2nd, 2010
Andrea Tomkins
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