This mumma is all about creating new experiences for my Lil Bug. I'm admittedly more excited about upcoming plays dates, day trips and adventures I've setup for our little man than I he is at times, but I tell myself that's because he's only 1 and has no idea what is planned (that's what I … Continue reading Fun & Firsts
Category: The Garden Gates
Sanctuary, inspiration and the relaxing nature of my little green garden escape
Exploring Summer in Winterpeg & Beyond
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, … Continue reading Exploring Summer in Winterpeg & Beyond
Goals: Set your Spring & Summer Essentials
Now that the winter had faded into nothing but a memory, and the beauty of spring and summer are blooming in front of each of us, take this opportunity to refresh your list of goals and tally your achievements large and small. Taking a few moments to recognize the goals you achieved through the winter, … Continue reading Goals: Set your Spring & Summer Essentials
Improve Your Swing & Self Worth
Every Wednesday I leave work and head to the Meadows Golf Club to take part in a Women's golf league. This new challenge I've added to my spring and summer routine over the past two years has filled me with so much joy. I get to spend time with inspirational women, like my mother-in-law and … Continue reading Improve Your Swing & Self Worth
Garden Gallery – A Monday in the Sun
A digital journey through a portion of my garden. In the early stages of Spring, the flowers have begun blooming, while other plants are barely peaking through the soil. My garden grows continuously throughout the spring and summer, constantly filling in, forever changing, flowering and inspiring. I can't wait for it to fill in completely … Continue reading Garden Gallery – A Monday in the Sun
Happiness in Bloom
When I wake in the morning and my first thoughts seem daunting instead of happy, when my days feel overwhelming instead of joyous, and the hours pass slowly and tirelessly, when they normally seem to fly by never leaving quite enough time to do everything I want to do, these are the signs that my … Continue reading Happiness in Bloom
Simple Pleasures; The pathway from darkness to your true light
The beautiful thing about life, whether you’re living through a rough period or one of the best moments of your life, there is always something positive, something inspiring happening around you. There is a constant array of lessons, objects, and experiences painting a beautiful backdrop as your life passes by each day. Life will always … Continue reading Simple Pleasures; The pathway from darkness to your true light
Spring, My Fresh Start
One of my most favourite things about living in Canada is the change of the seasons. Although I’m not the greatest fan of our long cold winter there is such beauty in the sparkle of the sun on a fresh coating of snow, the frost as it dances across a window pane or ice as … Continue reading Spring, My Fresh Start