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 tricky time in our life […]
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 …
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 …
A recent conversation with my dad has stuck in my brain. It was a chat we had while lounging in the hot tub at the local swimming pool while the kidlets splashed about in the …
It has been a week without my hubby. He is off at a work conference (yay him) and I am home. Alone. With 4 kids, 39 chickens, 3 rabbits and 2 dogs. In the cold. In the very, …
There are a bundle of things that are different now that we are out of the city and living rural, but some are more obvious than others. Some also make a greater impact, and affect …
Hubby and I took a walk yesterday, trying to get the chubby dog to lose some weight (and possibly the same for us humans) We wandered "down the road", checked the mail and continued on. …
I keep seeing the same things all over my social feeds. Exhaustion, illness and a whole lot of WHEN WILL OCTOBER BE OVER!! It has been a funky month, and I too am beat. As I …
We didn't have a lot of time to get the garden prepped for spring before me moved in, but we have grandiose plans for it for 2015. Our number 1 goal though is bringing some life …
I have been waiting for this weekend for a years and years now. Waiting for that time in our life when we had a Thanksgiving weekend ahead of us, and a property of our own …
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 …
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 …
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 …
