We are starting to do things for the second time these days, now that we have passed our first Salt Spring Anniversary. We know a little more, we have ideas about what to expect and we come prepared. Last year […]
As you may know with my frequent complaining about our three year old… he rarely plays on his own. He is needy and clingy (and in the same breath I will use loving and attached). He has the attention span […]
Life is funny sometimes (okay, all the time. Life is funny ALL the time) I spent last week deep in thought about our one year anniversary of “the big decision” and then, when the actual day rolled around, we were […]
We are slowly adapting to rural living. Kind of. Well, maybe not. We love the chickens, and the eggs, but still have a lot to learn. Especially the 7yr old. She is an amazing nurturer, and loves those chickens and […]
Balancing working from home (virtually full-time) with part-time daycare and school pick ups can get a little overwhelming. These past few weeks have been especially difficult to navigate, especially with spring break, a sick pre-schooler, and a sick ME! It […]
“They” say that Australians are darn close to Canadians in many things. They are both outdoorsy, Barbecue a lot, are under the Commonwealth and use the metric system. As well, people say our sense of humor is similar (that means they are awesome, […]
We all have these moments, some more often than others, but we have all been there at one time or another! Those bad parenting moments when you know you messed up but you just can’t seem to find a way […]
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 because it was so […]
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 are all nosy buggers, or […]
My hubby and I keep getting deja vu driving around Saltspring. It seems so familiar to us. The winding roads, the roadside gardens. Sheep. It’s the most english place we have seen, other than england, of course. And with hubby being […]
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 has descriptive words, […]
I am sitting here in the airport after leaving blogwest, drinking my coffee, belly fully of yogurt and granola. Contented. Contented, and in a Chili’s restaurant. One of my besties just left to go back to her digs, a quick run to […]
Life kinda sucks when the kids are little. Seriously, it does. I only know this because I am starting to dance on the other side of the “really little kid” line. I can “see the light” so to speak. It […]
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 been “myself”. Well, the […]
As you probably know by now, we are loving having chickens. The fresh eggs each morning are awesome, but even better is getting to know and understand these strange fowl. The chickens we have are “laying hens” and they do […]