Call me crazy, but I am 41 and wear a bikini. I’m not skinny, and I most definitely don’t “rock it” when I wear it, but this is my story WHY I no longer care. Over the last year (or […]
A few months ago I was honoured to be a guest speaker at a digital marketing course. After I went through my workshop session the participants of the class asked me questions. They wanted to …
For 9 years I was the primary caregiver for our kids, while my husband was the main income earner. These were the parenting roles we defined for ourselves. During this time it was understood that …
I was honoured when Brandi Welkie contacted me and asked me to be a part of The New Family podcast series. First of all, it is MUCH easier to answer questions via Skype then sit …
We have had a busy couple of weeks, making HUGE impact on our farm. We finished off some fencing and planted over 30 raspberry canes. We took down about 15 trees, bucked them up, cleared …
In life there are so many firsts. First date, first love, first baby... theses firsts layer up to form memories and experiences that help define our life and our values. While we have made many changes …
Any 40 year old parent will tell you how grateful they are that they grew up in an age without smartphones and facebook. Our biggest threats were understanding stranger danger and never, ever getting into …
I recall walking into weekends with a schedule full of activities. Places to be, things to do, people to see. The kids had birthday parties, activities, and playdates. There was grocery shopping to do, laundry …
I was talking to a friend the other day about Death. I have never really been a fan of death, for obvious reasons, but have made it a bit of a goal to travel the journey …
There is a change in the air already this year, and while I'm not sure why, I am just going to roll with it. For the last 3 years we have been surviving. Surviving, …
This was the year my daughter stopped believing in Santa. We knew it was here, we even had a chance to chat about it and she shared how special Christmas was to her, and what …
First day of the New Year and it is all good so far. I wasn't sure for a minute there, after the indulgence of the holidays, both on my bank account and my belly, but …
Here on our island we don’t have much in the way of affordable clothes for tweens and teens. So when my girls are craving something new, it means an expensive trip to the big island or …
I remember when my husband and I were first talking about having children. We spent a lot of time discussing the values of parenting we wanted to ensure we had. We wanted kids that could …
I keep having to slow down and reminder myself that the little things matter. It is so easy to get caught up in the work that keeps coming in, the dirty floors in the kitchen, …
