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
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
Today is Nigel and I’s 5th anniversary and over the years we have gone on quite a few dates. Some of these are quite typical while some may be a bit different from the norm. I figured one of the most appropriate things to share on this day is some of my favourites, both recent … Continue reading the best date night ideas
This week Nigel and I are celebrating our second anniversary. This is crazy to me as it simultaneously feels like it has been forever, but also only just a few months since we tied the knot. (Plus this gives me a chance to go back to some of my favourite wedding photos) I got married … Continue reading the pros and cons of getting married young
Dear Larissa, Part of me can’t believe that you are getting married and then I remember that I have actually been married for a year and a half so what took you so long? Seriously I think that is the only thing I have beaten you at in our entire lives. I can’t remember a … Continue reading a letter to my best friend on her wedding day
“Love doesn’t mean gazing at each other, but looking, together, in the same direction” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery Ah Valentines Day, One of two days each year that I can write sappy, loving things about my husband and no one can get mad at me (The other is our Anniversary). I have learned a lot … Continue reading on love
There is no reason I should own as much stuff as I do. I lived in the same bedroom for the first 22 years of my life, where I couldn’t accumulate that much stuff and then when Nigel and I moved to Ontario 17 months ago, we barely filled up half of a U-Haul box. … Continue reading decluttering and minimalism – how we cleaned up our lives and plan to keep it that way
I have been married for a full 16 months, so obviously I am the expert on all things marriage. Completely joking, but I have learned quite a bit over the past year and a half and my perception of marriage and what it looks like has changed a lot over that time period. I am … Continue reading what marriage has taught me – lessons from a no-longer newlywed
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