I am a lioness of a Mother. I love my girls fiercely and would do anything……yup, just about anything to protect them. I’m proud of my girls, all they have done and the young adults they are becoming. All that said, these girls, are exhausting in good ways and (sorry kids) sometimes bad. Sigh. Here are the ways teenagers and… View Post
I spent the better part of my weekend sorting out travel plans for our little family. It was more fun than I care to admit. My only problem, okay, a couple of problems. The school calendar puts a kink in my dreaming and my champagne taste means I have to slow my roll a bit! Unless of course, we do… View Post
Not so long ago I had a glorious weekend away with my Hubby. We were at a resort in cottage country that allowed us to spend time together just sitting by the lake, head out for long walks together, eat way too much food and really just embrace the quiet. Except, it wasn’t all quiet all the time. As with… View Post
Well, it’s happened again. My oldest daughter has left the nest, off to her second year of University. It’s only been a week since I held my breath as I squeezed my baby girl tight, told her to be smart, work hard and have fun, then drove away so she could continue on …carving her own path. (and so she… View Post
Today is my 22nd Wedding Anniversary. TWENTY-TWO. Can I get a “Yeah You”? I’m cheering for myself, cheering for my Hubby, and cheering for my family today because let’s be honest for a moment, getting to 22 years of marriage these days is no small feat. We were practically kids when we tied the knot. I was 25, he was 26… View Post
”Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jaime Lyn When presented with the opportunity to head out and explore places unknown, the answer is always yes. Recently I was offered the chance to visit and explore a place I’d never heard of before, Sherkston Shores Beach Resort and Campground. Located about 2 and 1/2 hours from London… View Post
It’s National Dog Day!! Officially this day of the dog is celebrated every August 26th. It’s a day for people to recognize the importance of dogs and how they impact their lives on a daily basis. It’s also supposed to be a day to recognize how hard service dogs work on our behalf and to draw attention to the… View Post
We did it. We took a lifetime of dreaming and turned it into our reality. We planned, plotted, saved and used our Aeroplan Miles to finally take that vacation we’d always been dreaming of. We took cars, cabs, trains and busses. We used maps and matched pictures in our heads to places we’d only ever seen in movies. We relied on… View Post
Disclosure: This is a sponsored blog post in partnership with BIC. All opinions expressed are, as always, my own. Dream. Believe. Do. Repeat. My Hubby and I have a special New Year’s Eve tradition. Before the clock strikes midnight, we sit down in front of a roaring fire with pens and paper and create a dream list of goals for… View Post