I never thought of myself as a serial leap-taker or massively big dreamer, but I’ve realised lately that I actually am. When I reflect on my life and think about the number of times I’ve moved or changed big parts of my life, it’s been…
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How organising my week has helped me save money & my sanity!
I’ll admit, I haven’t always been the best organiser. I’m more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kinda girl and having a super helpful husband, has helped me get away with it! In days gone past, we would scratch out a grocery list and one of us would…
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The best ways to recharge during the holidays
Holidays in my late teen and early 20’s use to involve 7-day all-inclusive trips to islands south of Canada, where the ‘all-inclusive’ had far more to do with the 8 drinks you could get at the bar at a time, than the food, sun or…
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This ‘Simplicity’ stuff is bullsh*t!
Ok, now I got your attention. But really, is that how you feel? This simplicity movement is a load of bullsh*t? Calming the chaos. Being less busy. Minimalism is all a hype and a) you don’t believe in it and b) you’d never be able…
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The worst moment in my life that changed me for the better
One of my last blog entries was on September 20th, when I shared the exciting news with you that we’d decided to stay on in France and extend our 2 year stay, for an indefinite time. I felt elated to have shared this news we’d…
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies with a hidden vegetable (your kids won’t detect)
If you’re a frequent visitor to my blog or follow us on Instagram, you’ll probably know that our middle son, Oliver isn’t a great eater. As a result, I often try to find recipes that have hidden ingredients or appear to be one thing, but…
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Simply Making: A Christmas Village
When I grew up, we always loved taking our Christmas decorations out but we especially loved taking out & lighting up the Christmas Village my grandfather made. The photo below is his Christmas Village that lives at my parents’ house in Canada. We’ve recently tried…
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Top things to do in Madrid with kids in 3 days
We drove to Madrid from the south-west of France which was a beautiful drive through the Basque Country. Definitely an area we will explore more with its rolling hills and seaside towns. The landscape from the road into Madrid is quite arid and rocky, but…
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Big news we’re ready to share with you
It’s been a tough week. The kids are tired and so am I. The boys started school 3 weeks ago, and with it came Charlie starting kindergarten and Spencer starting high school or college as they call it here. We decided to start Charlie on half-days…
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The best things from living in France for a year
We have just seen our one year anniversary in France come & go and it’s such a good time to reflect. We all say ‘how time flies’ on a regular basis, but I really can’t believe that it’s been a whole year since we arrived.…
