As a child I spent my Sundays hanging out at our local SPCA. I would go each weekend with my two besties, dropped off in the morning and picked up in the late afternoon. It became our haven and I […]
Sometime last year I sat with my eldest daughter, flipping through the available movies and clicked on the Hunger Games. I had read the books and seen the film already and knew that while there …
This article is re-posted and was originally published on the Huffington Post BC I went to bed last night watching my facebook feed stream by with excited parents across Canada giddily awaiting the morning like it …
While summertime is all about relaxing here, as the days get longer and September approaches, we also start preparing for back-to-school. New shoes for the kids, updated fall and winter wear for everyone, and scheduling in …
Summer should be over, but on the west coast we still have endless days ahead of us while the teachers union and BC gov try and hash out an agreement. We should be filling these …
This is Skipper . . . Why does this matter? Skipper was my sons chicken. He picked her out of a bundle of hens we had gotten from a neighbourhood farm. He hasn't had much luck with …
The evenings are getting cooler over here and we are starting to wake up to dew on the grass each morning, which means the weather will soon turn and our flip flops will be traded …
We used to have easy access to all sorts of options for shopping, but these days our list needs to be planned out and considered before we make the trek off island. At first, it was …
Hubby and I aren't date night folks, we frequently forget our anniversary and are pretty minimal on gift giving in general, but we still find ways to sneak in the romance and appreciation of each …
You know that moment you wake up and say to your partner "we should totally renovate the bathroom" And then he thinks it is a great idea as well. So you plan it and figure "Gosh, …
There is a taste of fall in the air today, summer finally losing it's intense heat. Dew on the spider webs framing our front porch and the odd leaf, fluttering down from the cherry tree. It's …
We are 6 weeks into summer (or longer for us in BC) and so far it has been amazing. The weather out west has been hot and dry and each of our days has been …
The BEST purchase we made when we move rural was our bread maker. This one purchase has changed our world dramatically. We ditched our deep freeze, since it is no longer filled with dozens of …
For 3 days I have been in a fog. Fighting a flu bug, exhaustion and general Zombie brain kept me curled up on the couch popping tylenol like it was candy. Feverish and with body aches …
I don't hide the fact that Blissdom Canada is my conference of choice. I am pretty straight up and honest that it changed my life. That it launched me, and each year it launches me …
