life

  • May Madness

    “The tournament next weekend in Nanaimo, is that hockey or Lacrosse?” Me, asking my husband Jay, who ‘manages’ our younger son’s sports schedule. I was asking as there are 4 weekends in a row of tournaments. Vancouver for hockey, then Vancouver for Lacrosse, then Nanaimo for Hockey, then Vancouver for…

  • Energize

    I am sure many people have their patterns and habits of daily routine. I have come to really know myself and realize how much of a creature of habit I truly am. Same morning routine, every day, down to specific ‘affirmations’ in my day journal. Same breakfast, same schedule. Same…

  • Month 4!

    I was scrolling back through some of my posts and remembered that I had written earlier in the year an update at the Week 4 mark, and now, it’s month 4! Already. The year is flying by and we are well into April. And as always, it feels like there…

  • Blogiversary!

    I had a notification that this is my 5 year Blogiversary! Its hard to believe it’s been 5 years since I started the blog – which was really just a means to begin a website – when I didn’t have much website content. It was a way to get started…

  • Calvin

    I told you in the summer last year that we got a puppy, and we named him Calvin. He is a golden retriever and Bernese Mountain dog cross, and a big friendly, lovable boy, who is now quite big, he’s gotta be about 100 pounds! We have never had a…