Our house was built in 1978, needless to say we do renos every year. They're usually little things here and there - new paint, fixing up the garden, etc. We also have big dreams of gutting our kitchen. My husband shows the new kitchen plan to pretty much anyone that walks into our home. Want …
What I Bought Secondhand in 2018
In January of 2018 we started shopping secondhand. The last year has been an interesting journey of thrifting, buying on Facebook marketplace and Kijiji and opening our minds to what we can purchase secondhand. The main reason we started doing this was for sustainability, when we purchase something secondhand no new products are being created. …
Let’s Talk: Core Values
Let's just blow past the fact that I haven't written anything here in 5 months, shall we? When was the last time you sat down with yourself and thought about your values? And I mean really thought about them, like... sitting at the dining table with a notebook and pen, while your kids/boyfriend/dog/roommate/whatever is …
June, In Photographs
June The sun is rich And gladly pays In golden hours, Silver days, And long green weeks That never end. School's out. The time Is ours to spend. There's Little League, Hopscotch, the creek, And, after supper, Hide-and-seek. The live-long light Is like a dream, And freckles come Like flies to cream. - John Updike …
A Summer Playlist
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Indie, Lately
Three and a half. She likes dinosaurs, twirly dresses, astronauts, jumping in puddles, singing, ghosts, buses, firetrucks/ambulances/police cars, makeup, jumping on the couch and babies. She doesn't like thunder, going to bed, spiders, sitting in carts when shopping. She watches Little Princess, Ollie and Moon, Wanda and the Alien, Paw Patrol, Max and Ruby, …
Small Business Summer Wishlist
This Rose Satin & Lace Sleep Mask by Evelina Apparel, $24.25. Forget Me Not Bobby Pins by Damson Tree Pottery, $21.65. Bonfire Air & Linen Mist by Beverly + 3rd, $12.80. Xeranthemum Annuum Tote Bag by Botany Press, $27.06. Fig + Melon Soy Candle by Hopscotch, $28.86. Real Flower Pins …
The Calm in The Chaos
Life is curious. "The only constant is change." Yesterday was chaos. My babies had more energy than even they knew what to do with, The weather couldn't make up it's mind. I had so much to do I didn't know where to start. Then today came. The rain came. The calm came. So much calm …
Mabyn: A Party and a Love Letter
I'm not sure how it happened, but somehow I now have a one year old. Each year on their birthdays, I write to my beautiful babies. This is Mabyn's first write up, I hope one day she reads it and knows how much she means to me. Mabyn, I’ve spent the last 365 days loving …
‘It Takes A Village’
I read a really beautiful piece written by a woman this morning. You can (and should!) read it here. She talked about her experience growing up surrounded by a group of female friends. Best friends, sleepovers, perfume sampling together, doing everything together really. Then moving away to a big city in her 20s and forming …