This Little Estate

Top 3 Infused Waters You Must Try!

2013-05-24T09:00:00.000-04:00

Being a super woman mama isn't always easy. Sometimes I find my self wondering if I have fed myself on any particular day even though I know I have spoon fed a few little mouths multiple times a day. It is easy to over look your self when you are a monster killing, whining fighting, super hero mama. Mommy brain is a fun one, isn't it?? I still feel like with the birth of

It all started with one little bench.

2013-05-22T11:42:00.000-04:00

It all started with one little bench. A Kijiji sale for $50.00. At the time I thought it would make the perfect addition to the little salon we are building in our home. It was leather, washable, sustainable and we came to find out it had actually lived in a salon during its first life. Its second owner was moving to Australia and so this little fine made beauty was brought

A look into our lives and the month of MAY

2013-05-21T10:00:00.000-04:00

A couple of weeks into May and I can honestly say this has been one of the busiest months ever for us!! We have been busy trying to finish our salon, we have been neck deep into spring cleaning, purging and reconfigurating every room in our house, and our little man turned the big O-N-E. Cue the mama tears. I have been so busy doing lots of little projects to keep my mind off of the

Happy Birthday to our miracle boy!!

2013-05-15T00:30:00.000-04:00

I don't know how to start. Where to begin. IF you want to get caught up you can start Here and HERE By now, a year later, it feels like his smile has always been a part of our daily lives. I feel like I cant believe there was ever a day that I didn't love him, and yet, today he is one year old and I am left dumb founded that he is no longer that newborn that fit perfectly into the crook of

Sweet Potato Lasagna (Full of hidden protein too!)

2013-05-14T11:24:00.001-04:00

I am the only vegetarian living in our house with little meat lovers. Once in a while I come up with a fabulous concoction where my kids and husband don't miss the meat and we are all still getting a lot of protein in a compact meal. When it is wildly celebrated by all, I feel that I must share it with YOU. My goal as a super woman mama is to feed my children a well rounded meal with

The things I wish I could tell my almost-mama-self.

2013-05-12T08:00:00.000-04:00

The things I wish I could tell my almost-mama-self: You know how intensely you think you will love your future babies, well multiply that by a thousand, and then by a million and that is how much you will really love them. You will love them so much at times, that your heart physically aches. All those times you thought you had your heart broken? They won't compare. That eight hours of sleep

A dining room problem solved

2013-05-10T09:00:00.000-04:00

I have project OCD. NO lie. I have a full blown problem when it comes to finishing one project and then moving on to a second. I can become so passionate about starting one particular project, but as soon as I hit a glitch in the project-road, I will put it aside and move on to my newest project of the hour. Hence our home business, my rattan chair I shared on Instagram and our

The Biggest Super Woman Power

2013-05-07T10:30:00.001-04:00

Positivity is a woman's greatest strength. I truly believe this. From a person outside looking in, they might assume that our little family has it all together. They cant see that I just scrubbed the sticky jam and greasy finger prints from the windows and that I just yelled at my six year old to pick up his toys for the one hundredth time that day, and because he didn't listen, I

Organizing by Reusing

2013-05-02T10:02:00.001-04:00

In my last post, I shared with you how this Super Woman needed some help in our entry way. So we breathed some new life into an old dresser. The wanna-be-organizer in me is in love with the new numbered drawers. The kids love that they don't need to rummage around for hours for their belongings since they know exactly which drawer they should be in. That to me, is

Numbered Dresser Redo!! (A loved addition to our entry way)

2013-04-29T11:25:00.000-04:00

Our front entry way is the oddest shape. Perhaps it is an "L" shape? Whatever shape it is, it is a space that keeps evolving over time as we live in it and realize what we need to add to make our lives functional. We shared our entry level hook solution HERE and shared our turquoise dresser redo here. We came to the conclusion that we needed better storage and so I happily began

Simple Sundays -New Beginnings

2013-04-28T09:00:00.000-04:00

Lately, I have been full of gratitude and joy. It is hard NOT to be when the world around me is coming to life day by day. It is easy for me, to see God everywhere I go these days. In the morning sunlight, in the way the sun seems to hang in the sky a little longer every evening, in the way the flowers bloom, and the way the grass grows more vibrant with every new day.

BEST ever BBQ Chicken (Slow Cooker Style)

2013-04-25T17:00:00.000-04:00

This week has been crazy busy for our little family! I have been trying to finish projects, focusing mainly on the salon we are building in our house. I have committed to a June open house and now have so much to accomplish to get the space ready. More than once this week, I have left the house early to do running around with the kids and haven't been home until it is time to pick up my

Design Dilemmas, Chaos, and The Thoughts of an Indecisive Mama.

2013-04-22T11:03:00.000-04:00

Sometimes everything around here runs smoothly, and then the very next day we will have full on chaos here. You know those days?? When no one in the family has clean socks and you suddenly spot that mountain of laundry. When the dog eats diapers and shakes them all over the house which catapults a frenzy of cleaning and reorganizing, while you simultaneously beg your hubby to complete

Tropical Healthy Cheesecake (Made with Greek Yogurt!)

2013-04-17T10:52:00.000-04:00

Super Woman everywhere need the energy to jump in to save the day at any given moment. I have tweaked a recipe to perfection to meet all your energy, and saving the day requirements. More time for finding that lost shoe, to play taxi driver, to rub backs, to make lunches, to hold little hands, and to be the entertainer of the year to your friends and family. Less time searching

The Reward System For the Energetic Child

2013-04-15T10:15:00.004-04:00

Happy Monday friends! We were busy over here enjoying the outdoors, running around town and using up the energy we have stored over up over this long winter season. I swear I would be RICH if I could bottle up a tiny bit of my children's energy and sell it! I don't know how they can bound out of bed in the mornings, run down the stairs, and twirl around for a few minutes until they

Simple Sunday - Be a Voice

2013-04-14T10:27:00.000-04:00

Happy Sunday Friends. May light and laughter fill your day today. Remember today that you are amazing just the way you are. But YOU can be the change you want to see. Be honest. Be full of integrity. Be the good in the world that you want to feel. Be unchanging. Be real. Don't listen to the negative. Let your light shine bright in the darkness. Keep your head high. Maintain your

Healthy Eating 101 - The Super Woman Wellness Series

2013-04-11T11:25:00.003-04:00

Do you ever feel like you are being bombarded by all of the new diets out there? The shakes, the small pre made meals, the no carbs, no meats, no oils diets that aren't able to make it for long in your real LIFE? I know I have been lost in a sea of books at times, reading up on this diet and drinking that special shake, trying to be the healthiest me. And then, one day, it just hit

Strawberry Spring Salad with Chia Seed Dressing! Super foods for a Super Woman!

2013-04-09T10:20:00.003-04:00

It is so ironic that I planned a wellness series and then our whole family got awfully sick!! We got the dreaded stomach bug that was going around and we were out of commission for a few days, as we got better and Super Woman I deep cleaned the whole house! Germ-aphobes do not like catching sickness! Spring Cleaning needed to be done anyways! So, I am staying positive and taking it as

A little about me and my continuous journey to wellness.

2013-04-04T12:24:00.001-04:00

I can't wait to just jump right in with The Super Woman wellness series! Thank you for all of the positive feedback about this first ever series here at This Little Estate. For those of you who don't know me you might think why does this hairdresser girly-girl who likes building and diy-ing all the time, want to now talk about wellness?! What could she possibly know about the topic!?

Super Woman Syndrome

2013-04-02T10:10:00.000-04:00

It is the beginning of a new month, and with new months, come new opportunities to enforce change! I don't know why I get so excited about the beginning of a whole new month, but I do. I picture the whole month in front of me, the days not lived up yet, all the opportunities, to be better, to love more, and the days seem to be waiting for positive changes to happen. So,why not

A happy table scape for our Happy Easter celebrations!

2013-03-31T09:00:00.000-04:00

Holiday mornings are my favourite. I want to soak them in like the first sunshine rays of spring or drink them up like a hot cup of tea. Savoring every last second. They seem like a gift. If "Daddy" is home to enjoy these rare occasions, the kids and I want to memorize each moment of the day and start the day off like it is a party.We love pulling out the special dishes and

I have found a storage solution!!

2013-03-27T19:24:00.000-04:00

Happy mid week friends! I am in full swing Spring cleaning/organizing/purging mode over here....which mean our Little Estate looks awful while I try to make things look better!! Well, with three kids and and two accessory loving parents, you can never have too much storage and organization FOR all the accessories! One small problem, our entry way has the teeniest tiniest closet I have ever

Our miracle boy is 10 months old!

2013-03-25T09:00:00.000-04:00

I cannot believe our baby is 10 months old now! We feel like we have known him forever and can barely remember a day without loving him, yet, it feels like he was just a tiny bundle but a blink ago. You, our sweet boy, have grown and changed and we have loved watching ever second of your life. You now have 7 teeth and you use your little pointer finger and thumb to maneuver cheerios,

What Is Clean Eating? (Clean Banana Bread Recipe)

2013-03-20T09:56:00.000-04:00

Around our house I am constantly trying to feed my family a "clean" diet. A few years ago though, I had no clue what it meant to eat clean! I have always enjoyed eating healthy foods, and when I heard the term "eat clean" I seriously thought this term was referring to the cleanliness of foods from a safety stand point. I remember being confused thinking why would people knowingly consume "

Salon Update!

2013-03-18T10:17:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday friends!! If you are like me then you are dragging your tush today after a project filled weekend. My hard working man worked all weekend, and as always, I cannot sit still while I know he is working hard for us, so this weekend I took on a little more then I could chew in the home project department. (This picture will catch up up on last weeks project: breaking down the