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  • Home
  • Destinations
    • Canada
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Ontario
        • London
        • Ottawa
        • Toronto
      • Quebec
        • Montreal
        • Quebec Maritime
        • Quebec City Region
        • Saguenay Lac St. Jean
    • Colombia
    • Europe
      • Spain
      • Portugal
      • Ireland
      • France
    • UK
      • Northern Ireland
    • USA
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Illinois
        • Chicago
      • Louisiana
      • Michigan
      • New York
      • MIssissippi
      • Tennessee
      • Washington
      • Wisconsin
  • Travel Styles
    • Adventure Travel
    • Culture
      • Art
      • Museum
      • UNESCO
    • Family Travel
    • Gastro-tourism
    • Girls Getaway
    • Leisure Travel
    • Multi-generational Travel
    • Virtual Travel
  • Resources
    • Festivals
    • Hotel Reviews
    • Restaurant Review
    • Travel Tips
  • Lifestyle
    • Organizing
      • Downsizing
      • Kitchen
      • Home Office
      • Time Management
      • 4M – Margarita’s Manic Monday Minutes
    • DIY
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  • About Me
    • Travel – Working with Me
    • Media Kit – Margarita Ibbott @DownshiftingPRO
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    • Girl’s Getaway Press Trips

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Top 7 Interesting sites to see at Doors Open London & London Culture Days

February 16, 2021September 25, 2014 by Margarita Ibbott

Maybe this is the weekend.  Maybe this is the weekend when those people that I know that live in Toronto and the GTA, Kitchener/Waterloo, Windsor, Sarnia, Chatham, maybe this is the weekend they take a … Read more

Enjoy #MemorialCup #FanFest this week in #LdnOnt–Family Fun

September 2, 2020May 19, 2014 by Margarita Ibbott
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My husband called me from the office to remind me that the Budweiser Clydesdale horse to kick off the Memorial Cup #Fanfest.  MasterCard Memorial Cup has come back to London, Ontario it is nice to … Read more

All ‘Bout Cheese–#LdnOnt – Store Review– You MUST go!

May 28, 2021May 16, 2014 by Margarita Ibbott
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I recently hosted a ‘Picture Party’ for my daughter.  It is her senior prom and I wanted to make sure I had an opportunity to take pictures of my daughter.  I wanted to see the … Read more

ELF at @TheGrandLondon–#LdnOnt Nov. 20–Jan4–You NEED to GO!

May 7, 2022December 28, 2013 by Margarita Ibbott
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As a family we have made it a holiday tradition to see the holiday production at The Grand Theatre in London.  Opened in 1901, The Grand has a long standing tradition here and continues to … Read more

Legally Blonde– The Grand Theatre–High School Project–You NEED to go

May 28, 2021September 23, 2013 by Margarita Ibbott
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If you live in the London Area or you are willing to come down from Toronto, Windsor, Hamilton, Kitchener or Waterloo and you want to see a great production of musical theatre, you need to … Read more

Miracle on 34th Street–Grand Theatre Christmas Show–A family tradition –

May 28, 2021December 26, 2012 by Margarita Ibbott
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As we celebrate Christmas, most of us take the time to reflect on family traditions. Growing up, my husband and his family would always take in a Christmas play.  We have come to follow that … Read more

Storage Worx–re-thinking storage warehouse solutions

April 21, 2024July 24, 2012 by Margarita Ibbott
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As a professional organizer it is always my goal to encourage people to GET RID OF THINGS not to keep things.  I am even less likely to recommend “long-term” off site storage.  In my opinion, … Read more

Professional Organizers in Canada: London & Area Chapter Community Shred-It Day

June 14, 2020June 4, 2011 by Margarita Ibbott
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We are so very excited to let you know that the POC London and Area Chapter is organizing a Community Shred-It Day. On Saturday June 4th, 2011 we will be at Oakridge Secondary School from … Read more

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DOWNSHIFTING: a movement to voluntarily simplify your life (slow down, minimize, review priorities). I am all about less stuff and more travel.

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