Life has been incredibly transitional over the last year. Since my last post recapping our wedding day, we moved into our first single family home and I made the decision to leave the corporate world and become a full-time entrepreneur. The biggest challenge though, has been learning to embrace every aspect of evolving and chaotic…
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The decision to sleep train
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 make up most of our recollection. As mothers, we carry out extreme exhaustion with unconditional love because we…
Our Twin Nursery Reveal!
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 initial inspiration was minimalistic modern boho, but as…
My twin pregnancy: All of the growing updates!
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 expect to happen are catching up with…
We’re having twins!
“There’s two!” Hudson shouted while resting his head on my then pregnant belly of 7 weeks. The idea of having twins always crossed our minds as something fascinating that happened to other people, but of course wouldn’t actually happen to us. All the while though, the morning (or, more like entire day) of sickness was…
5 Reasons To Check Into The Fairmont Kea Lani
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 the Fairmont Kea Lani– an award-winning luxury hotel situated oceanfront…
The Happy Hours of Boom + Batten
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 be an exceptional place. It…
3 things to remember on Mother’s Day
I started this blog in 2018 with a Mother’s Day post, and does it ever feel amazing to reflect back and celebrate a year of a passion project. Blogging has been an integral piece of my creative fulfillment-documenting life through writing and photography, and hopefully providing some inspiration and togetherness to those who follow along….
7 Resolutions For 2019
Here we are. It’s 2019 and a new year has dawned upon us, once again eliciting ambitious feelings of self-improvement and betterment. Without going into sappy detail about why I fall hard into the “New Year, New Me” category, here are my Top 7 Resolutions for 2019, which I think may be relatable to many…
Opening up about anxiety
Mental health is not talked about enough. One in four people will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives, and nearly two-thirds of those will never seek professional treatment. Why do most people avoid treatment for mental illness? The most common barriers include stigma, fear, embarrassment and finances. Why the stigma towards…