When was the last time you ate alone? Parents, this probably sounds like a joke. Eating for us usually involves getting up from the table 4 times to get a glass of milk…

I spent this past weekend in Calgary with the fabulous Jennifer, owner of BeautyGram. BeautyGram is celebrating their 4th birthday this month, and I’ve been lucky enough to have been working with the…

Every so often I take what is called a Forgiving Day. It’s something I randomly made up and while it sounds like I spend the entire day forgiving those who have somehow wronged…

When I saw a post on Facebook by a local cafe (Cafe Latte Cino) about an upcoming Paint Nite event, I was intrigued.  The event was designed as a workshop and promoted as…

School is back in full swing and I’m still getting used to making two lunches for a full day program. It means many, many containers and a lot more planning than I’ve had…

I have to keep telling myself this all week.  It’s been a little wacky with school, house guests, visits, appointments, work stuff, finalizing exciting plans for the next few months and so on.…

How do you give yourself permission to keep things simple? Do you naturally default to that? I have a tendency to make things more complicated than they should be.  Or at least perceive…

I was reluctant to leave PEI. For us, the vacation out East means there’s just the four of us, great food, fun family times, quiet times for everyone and more. It’s hard not…

I have to accept that in a couple weeks the summer will end and school will begin again.  I will miss the summer terribly, as I always do, but also know that the…