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The Transition to Kindergarten: What Daycare Really Teaches Our Kids (and Us)

  • family
The transition to kindergarten can feel like a milestone that sneaks up on you.

The Graduate Year: A mom’s perspective on the final chapter at Kids and Company

  • family
As a stay-at-home entrepreneur and twin mom of three, it's been a privilege to find quality,...

What not to say to a twin mom

  • parenthood
I’ll preface by saying I can appreciate that people are trying to be relatable in conversation,...

My Top 5 Tips for A Happier Relationship Against All Adversity

  • family
To say we’ve been challenged with every test, twist and turn possible would be an...

My Baby Gear + Essentials Guide

  • family, parenthood
It’s been a long four years since being on the market for all things baby. Naturally, the gear and...

We’re having twins!

  • family, parenthood
“There’s two!” Hudson shouted while resting his head on my then-pregnant belly of 7 weeks. The...

The Kidco Curriculum: a 2023 recap on early education

  • parenthood
One of my favourite things about Kids & Company is knowing my twins have an early education curriculum. The investment at Kidco goes beyond flexible childcare and the convenience of food provided from their diverse menus. They follow a natio-leading...

My Favourite Brands

  • beauty & wellness, home & lifestyle
Welcome to my exclusive savings haven! As a dedicated curator of the finest finds and must-haves, I am thrilled to share a curated collection of my absolute favorite products and services. These are not just ordinary links; they are handpicked gems that I passionately...

Asking for Help

  • mental health
I just finished a 90-minute Zoom appointment with a psychiatrist, and it was possibly the most important call of my life. It wasn’t easy. I had to advocate hard for this support through my family doctor—which I am grateful for—but truly, it was a struggle. I had to be...

Finding Light Through Postpartum Depression

  • mental health
It's a gripping sort of nothingness. I wake up and it hangs over me like a mental fog, disallowing me to connect to my usual pathways, something that I've never struggled with until now. Faithful anxiety, absolutely. But this emptiness is new. Losing interest in...
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Twin Toddlers Bedroom Makeover: Why Custom Drapery?

  • home & lifestyle
So many of you have been following our toddler bed sleep saga, so I wanted to share a blog post on how we’ve made the transition a more tolerable one. Trading cribs for twin beds took up a fair amount of space in the room. We had to test out several configurations...

How to Budget for RESP Contributions

  • parenthood
2020 was a pivotal year for us all. Finding out I was pregnant with twins was the biggest shock of my life. To get this news right at the start of lockdowns? That sent me to an astronomical level of uncertainty. And to be honest, with the countless expenses that came...

My Top Five Online Resources For Parents

  • family
We have been members of Kids & Company for almost six years- since Hudson was a baby! Now that the twins have settled into the toddler room, the seasonal curriculum is all coming back to me, and it’s so nostalgic. The kids are continually doing...
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Is it Mental Health or is it Motherhood?

  • mental health
Are They One and the Same? Motherhood is a journey that constantly oscillates between feeling completely overwhelmed and overwhelmingly complete. It’s a unique space where irritation and gratitude coexist, where we can feel both lost in our identity and found in the...

A Tofino Elopement

  • family
Six years and three children later, we finally did it. Mitch proposed to me on April 16, 2019, and up until this point our relationship had already been tested in many ways, mainly through navigating early parenthood together. Nothing could have prepared us for...

The Decision to Sleep Train

  • parenthood
Sleep deprivation is to be expected as a new parent. Those first few months of life are amazingly precious but also incredibly challenging, too. A blur of frequent night wakings and long, dizzying days with squishy newborns makes up most of our recollection. As...

Our Twin Nursery Reveal!

  • home & lifestyle
When it comes to bringing home a new baby (or babies!) from the hospital, there’s nothing more exciting to me than having a beautiful space waiting for them. We had a lot of fun getting creative and transforming Hudson’s old room into a nursery passion project. My...

How We’re Feeding Our Newborn Twins

  • parenthood
On the evening of August 20th, 2020, we welcomed our divine twins to the world. Born just one minute apart, Liam came first, weighing an impressive 7 pounds 1 ounce, and Mila a healthy 6 pounds 4 ounces. The hospital staff was incredible at supporting us through all...

My Taco Bout Twins Baby Shower! (and must-have registry items)

  • parenthood
It was a baby shower to remember! Being surrounded by my girls to celebrate the arrival of these twins in full-fiesta style was everything I envisioned and more. Thank goodness the weather cooperated, allowing us to be outside and dance the day away in the sun with...

My twin pregnancy: All of the growing updates!

  • mental health
Third trimester, here we are. Just like that, time has flown by once again, and this twin pregnancy has been nothing short of a miracle. The excitement of growing two humans fills our hearts every day, but at the same time, all of the challenging things you might...

Pregnancy during a pandemic (Q and A with Island Parent)

  • mental health
As seen in this month’s edition of Island Parent Magazine, sharing my feature Q&A below! Enjoy☺️ Pregnant with twins and now in her second trimester, mom-of-one (soon to be three!) Natasha Mills fills us in on what it’s like to be pregnant during a pandemic. Q....

Day-to-night Makeup and Hair Tutorial

  • beauty & wellness
Hi babes! I don’t know about you but after nearly a month in quarantine, this pregnant momma needed to do something to feel herself again. Au naturel has been a nice, low-maintenance change and all, but getting ready just because and taking the time to get...

5 Reasons To Check Into The Fairmont Kea Lani

  • family friendly vacation
There are few places in the world as beautiful as Maui, and when given the opportunity to travel there, it’s always been important for us to experience an exceptional resort. We recently returned from the trip of a lifetime, staying the last five days at...

5 Tricks and Treats for the Halloween season with kids

  • food & beverage
October is a fascinating time of year. All-encompassing of fall, a flurry of seasonal traditions and a progressive build up of spooky delights. Leading up until Halloween, some choose to buy firecrackers and light up the night, others will hit the town or host...

The Happy Hours of Boom + Batten

  • food & beverage
A few months ago I was on a run along the downtown waterfront and came across a modern development coming to completion. I stopped in my tracks to read that Boom + Batten would be a restaurant and café opening soon in Victoria BC and knew instantaneously that it would...

Will you be having dessert? Save room at Boom + Batten

  • food & beverage
At Victoria’s new and very popular Boom + Batten, you’ll find a west-coast inspired cuisine garnished and infused with seasonal enhancements that are sure to take your tastebuds to cloud 9. The delights of their food menu are only the beginning of the experience...

The Potty Training Parent

  • parenthood
ents, and eventually some long-awaited success, whereas pees have been nearly mastered for months due to consistency of a reward system and being cognizant of his bladder at all times. That means physically taking him to the potty systematically (first thing in the...
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