For 10 years I have done summer with the kids while hubby worked his buns off at work. Ten years of driving to day camps, hosting pool parties, planning “excursions” and taking off with the kids so we can fill […]
When we moved to Salt Spring we left behind an extensive garden. Layers of perennials and yards and yard (and yards) of healthy, nutrient rich soil. When we needed an annual top up, we would head …
We are starting to get into the "every day is a saturday" feel around here now that summer has arrived. On one hand this means sleeping in, and lazy days, and with that "boredom", too …
Summer hit me by surprise this year. Granted, the job action in BC forced our "summer" to start 2 weeks early, and that stole those sweet few weeks of tying up loose ends and finishing …
We all need to know when to quit. When to throw in the towel and give up. It is a good thing to know before you hit your meltdown point. It is a powerful thing …
When we moved into the new house we had talked about getting exchange students again. And this weekend we welcome two Japanese Exchange students into our crazy world. They were with us for 4 …
Yesterday I had to go "off island" ( you can say that in a spooky, trembling voice like I did) It was a mission, we had our list and I knew what I needed to …
I need to be honest with you. Over these last few years, I wasn't actually sure if things would work out. I was never certain. Neither was hubby. 4 years ago we were really unhappy. Things were …
After being raised in various quiet and sluggish suburbs, when I moved to the city after getting married I embraced the concrete jungle hard. I loved Vancouver with that deep abiding love reserved for teen …
We are conscious people. Not uber, living off the grid and hunting our own meat kind of conscious, but . . . urban conscious? Of course, not urban. Anymore at least. When we made the move here, …
I had a conversation with someone today about "ALL THIS" " all this" being my life, currently, as I know it. About the HOW we got here, WHY we did it and how on earth did …
While I know that a big chunk of Canada is still sitting under snow, over here on the wet west coast we are in full spring time bloom. With the rhododendrons and daffodils, comes our first …
I haven't shared a lot of the story of our house buying process, mostly because it was so stressful to experience, and I kinda believe in keeping this a positive space, but even though it …
Spring break is here on the west coast, and instead of heading off for a vacations, our house is swallowed in chaos. We are kid free, but still chaos! Our kids are off on a 2 week …
It is 40 days until the big FOUR-OH for me. Turning forty is both terrifying and kind of awesome. Terrifying because OMG I will be FOURTY! Another year older, and another DECADE done. But, totally awesome for …
