I questioned whether I should write this post at all, as I understand what a sensitive topic it can be. I am not doing this to offend anyone, or cause jealousy or issues with my friends and readers. I am […]
Monday was the end of a very long, chaotic and busy week. For each of the 7 days, I struggled to maintain my balance, to keep my intention to "thrive" in focus and to lower …
I have never really been a spontaneous person. Sure, I CAN be, especially when spontaneity is PLANNED, but generally, unless I have full control, and the "event" fits into my plan, I am a no-go. I …
Each year, I set an intention. A word to keep me focussed, and something to carry through to all aspects of my life. 2013 Intention 2014 Intention It has taken me a long time to find comfortable with …
I have been mulling for the last few days, trying to settle in on my "word" for the coming year. The word that will help me focus on my intention in all parts of my …
I love that saying "Start as you mean to go on" especially for New Years Day. I love the clean slate, and the re-setting of standards, goals and expectations. I love how the year is …
They say when you are happy, time flies. And so it has done this past year. We started this year full of stress and strife and worrying about the transition into the house we had …
We have sent the girls off to hang with their grandparents for the remainder of the winter break, so it will just be me and the man, and the little dude ringing in the New …
Ok, funny joke universe! Hilarious! And now I know for sure that you are reading my blog. Yesterday I posted about a) how much I want the holidays to be here, b) how much I have …
This is the week of the lull. Majority of the shopping is done, the tree is up, it's too early to stock the house with holiday food and there is another week of work ahead. All any …
Hubby and I have been building a life together for over 16 years and in that time we have learned a thing or two about investing. We were able to make great choices, at a …
I am amazing at telling people what to do. I delegate easily, and (hopefully) respectfully. I can multi task and toss out commands suggestions left, right, and centre. I can see exactly what needs to be …
How much lego is too much lego? The answer? You can never have enough lego. Ever. This is the answer my son gave me when he added "more lego" to his letter to Santa. "You can NEVER have enough …
Growth by the minute or by the day never seems that grand, but when you are able to look back over time and see the change, it is sometimes extraordinary. Three years ago we were putting …
This will be our third (holy macaroni, how did time fly so fast) Christmas on Salt Spring Island and each year we add on traditions and dig our roots in a little deeper. We had heard …
