Baby Blues to Baby Bliss – Delivery, Postpartum & Motherhood
Delivery I was 6 days past my due date and was well ready to meet my daughter. 9 months is a long time to be pregnant. While it seemingly went quickly and mostly smooth, I [...]
Let’s keep it real – a confession to you & a promise to her. Made it to 40 weeks!
I’m 40 weeks pregnant, I made it full term! When I reflect on the past 9 months, much of what I feel is admiration and respect. Respect for me, respect for my body, my baby [...]
Our Pregnancy Journey – Chronicles of my 1st, 2nd & 3rd trimester
Christmas Escape Getting back to London after being in Costa Rica was quite an experience. Jack and I managed to escape the UK for Christmas just before lock-down hit. Unfortunately, that was not the case [...]
Put a smile on your dial – 7 things I’m grateful for
What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For me, it usually means Turkey dinner amongst family, pumpkin pie for desert and a food coma to follow. It means being well into the busiest time of the [...]
Creativity for the Soul – The Fruition of Curious Wanderer
Elizabeth Gilbert wrote, ‘An artist isn’t exclusively chained to grinds of mere survival.’ I suppose that’s why I started blogging, or rather publishing my own pieces of writing for others to see. Similar to a [...]
12 Reasons why being Canadian is ‘literally’ awesome.
I’ve been living as an expat / nomad combo for the last 7 years, trust me I’ve heard it all. ‘Oh you’re from Canada eh!’ ‘It’s aBOOT time you got here.’ ‘Rocking the Canadian Tuxedo [...]
Exposed – My 2020 Pinky Promises – New Year, Same me
I remember when I was a child, maybe 7 years old, laying on the grass of my front yard. I would look up at the clouds, observing what the different shapes resembled. It could be [...]
Living my ‘best life’ – Adulting
Sometimes, all you need is one person to believe in you. Other times, you have to muster up the strength to believe in yourself. My year has be an interesting mix of highs and lows. My close friends, family and certainly [...]
It’s About Time – Home for Christmas
The lead up to Christmas and certainly Christmas itself is one of my favourite times of year. Aside from the over spending and over consumption of material possessions, I can easily list several reasons why. The [...]
Broke to Comfortable in 12 months – Happy Anniversary London!
16 countries, 4 continents and 80 K dollars later, Jack and I arrived in London to set up shop. We spent all of our money travelling, with only my line of credit to get us [...]
Shake it off -10 ways to dig yourself out of a rut
In my last blog post, I talked about my yearning to show up in my life more present and to do more of the things I enjoy, with writing being high on the list. I’m [...]
To finding that Sweet Spot – Here and Now!
It’s been months since I’ve written/ typed anything on paper. I find this to be a strange reality considering I’ve been journaling since I was 8 years old and blogging on a monthly basis for [...]