It seems like each year the constant waves of cold and flu are getting more and more frequent. I can hardly remember a week this past winter where someone in our house wasn’t sick. Our little one seems to be […]
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 …
The whole concept of a Leap Year seems pretty magical to me. A bonus day, just tossed in there at the end of the month... surprising us all every 4 years. I always feel like …
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 …
I was an earlish 70's kid, which means I was more Family Ties that Full House, and skipped the "fresh prince" all together. TV wasn't a staple when I was growing up, more a family …
Over the past years we have made some huge sacrifices to find our happiness. Tossing away our previous careers, moving our family across the ocean to somewhere new, starting everything from scratch. Big risks for …
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 …
These days there seems to be a holiday for everything, and today, February 22 is no different. Today is national "Walking the Dog Day" and I have a few reasons why I think all of …
If you have been following me on social media, you will know that this weekend was the culmination of three and a half years of consistent campaigning for a goat. We were finally welcoming Nubian …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Elizz for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I am a huge believer in starting conversations. By participating in events that allow us to explore …
I had someone ask me the other day if I was a procrastinator. I responded very quickly and loudly, that I was most definitely NOT. In fact, as I told her, I prefer to get things …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Elizz. All opinions are 100% mine. I finally decided enough is enough and I hired a personal trainer to whip this old body into shape. …
My first daughter was born in December. The very END of December in fact. I didn't actually mind that much, it gave us a few months of "indoor" time to work out the kinks of …
We walked into raising chickens eager for fresh eggs and getting “back to the roots” of our food. After 3 years of having hens though, it has become much more than that and had a profound affect …
The other day my eldest daughter was giggling with us in the kitchen as I was making dinner. She got it into her head that she wants to use her spring break to teach her dad …
