I recently listened to a podcast all about the differences between routines and rhythms and while routines are thought of to be more rigid and have to be followed, rhythms are the practices we want to follow that help to focus our day and give moments of peace. My weekday and weekend mornings currently look … Continue reading morning rhythms
Expectation. That is such a strong word isn’t it? I am definitely guilty of having too high of expectations and last week was no exception. Last week was moving week and I had a plan. We had a full week where we could be in both places which gave us tons of time to paint … Continue reading expectations vs. reality
Moving wasn’t something I knew much about for much of my life. I spent 22 years in the same home and then in the span of less than two years I moved across Canada four times. I suddenly had to learn what it meant to pack up all my stuff and unpack it somewhere else … Continue reading how to have a low waste move
The world has different opinions on New Year’s resolutions; either you are in the camp that make them every year and need to wait till January 1st in order to start anything, or you think they are stupid, either because you start something whenever you need to, or that you think resolutions are stupid in … Continue reading 2020 goals
I have never really been a gym person. I managed to get though my entire undergrad degree without ever going to the gym (that I was paying with through my tuition) except when leading tours for orientation. I much preferred to workout at home, which has its pros and cons. Then when I lived in … Continue reading lacing up my running shoes: how I started (and continued) going to the gym this year
My house is definitely not always as clean as I would like it to be. Both Nigel and I work full time jobs (with hour + commutes each way) and then with social commitments, going to the gym, and just wanting to sit on the couch and watch Netflix the little messes can certainly add … Continue reading the 10-minute tidy
I have been learning lately that I can’t do everything. Of course, I knew this before but it has been made very apparent through this month of September. I haven’t written any blog posts in over a week, I really need to clean my bathroom, and my meal planner board is still showing what we … Continue reading on priorities
Yesterday I went out for 6 hours by myself. I went on a bus adventure, shopped, got some treats, and spent time in my garden. It is something I never do, but something I think I (and everyone) should do more. You see I love being alone, but one my alone days I usually spend … Continue reading take yourself on a date
Today we have been married for three years. It feels like forever, but at the same time like it was just a moment ago. Our life together has been anything but stable and the same since they day we started driving across the country to live in a province neither of us had ever even … Continue reading I didn’t say yes to marrying you knowing what we were doing with our life
I love personality tests. I love finding out more about myself and figuring out more about why I do the things that I do and how best to work with other people. Some people I know think that these types of tests and assessments are garbage and I know that they aren’t perfect, but as … Continue reading finding out about myself – personality tests and me
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