I thought it might be time to share some of my secrets with you – just a few, and only the good ones! Here are a few things you may not know about me. (And, if you do know most […]
We thought it would be funny. Apparently it wasn't. Being April Fools day we thought we would "fool" the kids and tell them dad got a job working up in the Northwest Territories. The clincher being that …
When I bump into people in "real life" they say that their favorite post of mine was on how we are "actually" doing this (this post) Like how we afford it. It's either everyone's favorite because you …
It is lambing season here on the island, and that means the fields are filled with the fuzzy jumpers and every time I see the Saltspring Lamb signs I get a little twinge in my …
We were back in "the city" this weekend. A quick turnaround trip so my eldest could attend her friends birthday party and then to drop the girls with my parents for a little holiday. Quick, like …
We moved here to start fresh. We wanted something simple, something real and without the distractions of our old life. We wanted space. Chickens. Time. Earth Hour has been running for5 years. This year, it's sixth year …
Last year, the week before I started this blog, I went to a conference in whistler. It was what started all of "this" The move. The leaping. The courage. The dreaming. That one weekend away let me see …
Okay. I have used this term again and again, and once the "reason" comes it all makes sense. But now, today, this week - I really just want "the reason" or the "happening" to change. We have …
From dawns cracking until he closes his eyes at night, our little boy fills every single moment, nay second, of the day, with words. It's great? At 3 and a little bit his vocabulary is extensive, he …
We looked at houses today. We felt like we needed to start. Not sure if we are ready or not though. Wait, scratch that. Not sure if we are confident enough yet. Confident that we can make it …
Conferences are always a whirlwind of a weekend. Full of possibilities, connections, and the up down emotions of overconfidence and massive self doubt. Draining. Inspiring. I am tucking my feet under me after a fabulous Blogwest conference …
My mom told me something once, a few years into my “stay at home mom phase” and with my first business just 3 months old (and my 3rd child just 5 months old) . She said …
I feel like, for the last 6 months, I have been hiding under a rock. I have said this before, but now I am done being vague about it and ready to be direct. I haven’t …
I am sitting in the pouring rain watching my daughter’s soccer practice. My hands are cold, and I am a bit tired. It has been a busy day. Busy days are good. Especially here, on a rock …
