I am sure we are all the same, when it comes down to it. We have goals, lists, demands, interests… all taking time in our day, and our mind. Most of the time I feel that I can manage this […]
I was visiting with a friend this weekend, and while it was amazing to see her again after 2 years apart, the reason for her visit wasn't a good one. She is on her way back …
Its a perfect sunny winter's day. Cold outside, but warm from where I sit. I have my notebook out, with a list for the day laid out in front of me. I have an appointment at the …
I will admit, I am a sucker around the holidays. I love the lights, the shopping and the magic of it all. The fires crackling and the excitement building as each day ticks off. Just last …
When we first moved to Salt Spring Island 4 years ago we were looking for a better life. We wanted longer days, filled with more time for our family, and more space to stretch and …
You may not have notice, but I haven't written a lot lately. Not "from the heart" kind of words. I have been stifled, scared, confused and carrying the biggest USA Election hangover I have ever …
I'm not an overly emotional person. I don't cry often, and when I feel stressed I usually tackle it head on, or use sweat therapy to burn it off. But of late the stress has been …
4 years ago when we moved out of the city and onto a farm we had great plans to "see the world" and travel with our kids. It is an amazing dream, and one that I …
We are off on an epic adventure tonight for #Beachesmoms, Social Media in the Sands event. It is one of those once (or hopefully twice) in a lifetime opportunities that come up, and we leapt …
I often wonder if I am ruining my kids. If what I am doing will make them crazy later on? Or damaged in some way. I mean, I am no expert at this, raising kids, …
EEk it's almost Halloween and I'm fighting the stomache flu, have a ton of work I feel behind on and a trip coming up! I feel like the days are racing by on hyper speed, …
When I think back on my childhood I remember spending our days up at our "cabin" in the wilderness of BC. My parents were building, and my sister and I were left to "free range". …
Throughout my life I always brought the dessert. It would take days of preparation and planning, and cause me to have to baby the dish as I transported it to whatever dinner party we were …
It is one of those grey and wet west coast days. The ones that everyone in Canada uses against us as they suffer through freezing winters and humid summers. They say "but BC is so wet …
The long-term value of reading can be hard to imagine, until we see it in action. Where a love of reading will take someone is impossible to see, but it is something that allows for …
