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Buying a Home in Canada: 5 Things I Learned

by Shandean Reid on December 19, 2025

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Recently, my husband and I began the process of buying a home in Canada. As first-time homebuyers, we decided the best route for us was to buy our house pre-construction, so we set off on the arduous homeownership journey that would last more than a year. As new immigrants, we…

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Hoover OnePwr Cordless Vacuum Review

by Shandean Reid on December 5, 2025

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I bought my Hoover OnePower Cordless Vacuum after my budget one, the PrettyCare Cordless Vacuum. It began its life-decline two years in, losing suction power and time reduced on a full battery. I decided that, while the PrettyCare served my needs at the time I purchased it, my next purchase…

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7 Benefits of Building vs Buying a Home in Canada

by Shandean Reid on October 24, 2025

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The question of whether we’d be building vs buying a home didn’t come up until well into our search to buy our first home in Canada. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I suppose I thought buying a new-build home was something people with infinite financial resources do. Well,…

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4 Ways to a Design Trendy, Accessible Home

by Shandean Reid on March 29, 2025

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Designing a trendy, accessible home can be a balancing act. Some millennials, like me, enjoy modern home designs and interior decor. Even when we decide to love the bones of an older home, we tend not to love the idea of leaving our conveniences behind or keeping old building materials…

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How to Maintain White Sheets

by Shandean Reid on March 5, 2023

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I love white sheets. As a mom and someone who uses skincare products heavily, though, I have to work to maintain white sheets. My favourite set is a buttery cream set I got rummaging through Ping’s fabric store in Jamaica (yes, they took the flight to Canada, too). Besides being…

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PrettyCare Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Review

by Shandean Reid on November 23, 2022

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I wanted a small, efficient vacuum for my apartment, so I tried the PrettyCare Cordless Vacuum. It looked like exactly the what I was thinking that I would like to get. It’s the right size, cordless, has multiple attachments, and, of course, isn’t too expensive. As you can imagine, it’s…

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Decorating for Fall on a Budget

by Shandean Reid on September 10, 2022

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As an islander used to summer al year long and only a mild reduction in temperature during December to February, one of the things I looked forward to most about being new in Canada is experiencing all four seasons in their glory. Arriving in Canada last winter means fall is…

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Budget Christmas Decorations

by Shandean Reid on December 19, 2021

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I decided to spruce up my new apartment by using some budget Christmas decorations since I don’t have any decorations at all to start and I’m watching how much I spend. When I was a child, we didn’t have Christmas decorations at my house and that made me sad. At…

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7 Cleaning Hacks For Your Home

by Shandean Reid on June 17, 2021

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Sharing cleaning hacks for homes make me so happy! I mean, when you clean, and you can sit back and enjoy the awesome views, don’t you feel physically lighter? Is that just me? I refuse to believe it is! No way. Your visual and olfactory senses are in heaven and…

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Laundry Tips for Busy Moms

by Shandean Reid on April 26, 2021

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These laundry tips for busy moms make my life so much easier! Between housework and chores, drop-offs, pickups, homework, extracurricular activities, and everything else, anything that makes my life easier is welcomed. Since laundry is one of those things that are necessary and can be a lot depending on how…

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3 Jamaican Scented Candles to Try

by Shandean Reid on April 7, 2021

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I’ve been very deliberate about trying Jamaican scented candles for the past few months, while I’m enamoured with homemaking. It just makes sense that supporting local brands are at the top of the list for products to try while I go about my mission. Local brands with great products (and…

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PhotoWall Canvas Print Review

by Shandean Reid on March 3, 2021

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PhotoWall is a Swedish wall decor company that specializes in decorative wall prints. Prints such as wallpapers and murals, canvas prints, framed prints and posters. I have been deep into making our house a home lately and apart from just scents and cleaning, but so far, our only wall decor…

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5 ‘Smell Good House’ Hacks You Need to Know

by Shandean Reid on February 7, 2021

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Everyone wants a smell good house. “I want my house smelling frowzy.” Said no one, ever. These last few months have flipped a switch (maybe it’s that grown woman, nesting bug), and I’ve really been absorbed in making the house homier, and a major part of that is in fact,…

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7 Daily Cleaning Tips for Busy Moms

by Shandean Reid on January 16, 2021

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The title ‘Daily Cleaning Tips for Busy Moms’ played on my nerves a little. I mean, what mom isn’t busy? Even if you are a SAHM, and you have one kid, housework will still kick your butt! Never mind all the other things moms need to do! Nonetheless, I thought…

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4 Tips for Fresher, Brighter Laundry

by Shandean Reid on December 11, 2020

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Who does want fresher, brighter laundry? It’s the holidays and we know as Jamaicans, Christmas cyah keep inna dutty house. Translation: We can’t celebrate Christmas in a dirty house. One of the consequences of ‘spring’ cleaning is a throng of laundry, stemming from changing curtains, tablecloths, coverings and whatever else…

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Cleaning Favourites – The Jamaican Edition Pt 1

by Shandean Reid on August 11, 2019

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Hey guys! I thought I’d do something a little bit different with this blog post and share some of my household cleaning favourites. These items and products are ones I’ve been loving and using for some time now. I’d been on a YouTube dry spell for while and as I…

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