This is a small story about my introduction to The Rising Tide Society, an amazing community of creatives that I met in 2016. "A rising tide lifts all boats." The Rising Tide Society in April of 2016, a good friend and former co-worker of mine, Alex of Photos by...
I was lucky enough to be able to go on a trip last fall with my sister and mom. The main part of our trip was a tour of Switzerland (which will be shared in upcoming posts), but we decided to go early and visit...
Paul and I are so fortunate to live within walking distance of a wooded conservation area with gorgeous walking trails. Since we got our dog, Navi, we've come out to the trails on a regular basis. Navi loves the snow and it is very entertaining to watch her...
One of my fondest memories of Christmas is doing all of the prep work with my family. We'd put on our favourite Christmas playlists and dance and sing along while trimming the tree or baking Christmas cookies. This year has been a little bit different...
I was in the middle of writing up my last Simple Things post about Christmas decorating and reminiscing about the last 12 months living in our very first house. We were so excited and nervous to become homeowners. When Paul got the keys to our house...
This is the second Christmas in our house, but the first one where we have been here for a full December. Last year we moved in on the 20th of December and hurriedly put up a nearly âornament-lessâ tree in the midst of boxes in...
The last three weeks of having our puppy have been so much fun. The best thing was that P took most of those three weeks off of work. I find it so sweet that it was important to him to be around while we began to...
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Canadian readers! P went off to work this morning and I'm at home, reflecting on all of the things I'm thankful for on this beautiful Monday. I'm thankful for Paul, and how he is always there of me and supporting me. I couldn't...
A few months ago, my sister sent my mom and me a link to a Five Year Journal. We all loved the idea of being able to look back and see what happened on the same day years ago, so we each got one. I loved having...
Another week has gone by and it's time to post another collection of happy moments. This week was a good one. P worked a lot over the weekend, so when he was finally done his string of five nights, we made a point to take a day...