Balancing working from home (virtually full-time) with part-time daycare and school pick ups can get a little overwhelming. These past few weeks have been especially difficult to navigate, especially with spring break, a sick pre-schooler, and a sick ME! It […]
My hubby and I keep getting deja vu driving around Saltspring. It seems so familiar to us. The winding roads, the roadside gardens. Sheep. It’s the most english place we have seen, other than england, of course. And with hubby being […]
In the midst of family activities, I frequently find myself asking “why” Why do we put ourselves, and our kids, through this exhaustion/stress/frustration of family fun? Why spend the money? Why use the time? Why, why, why? We just spent the […]
It’s a beautiful day, cold yes, but still beautiful. And what am I doing? Nope, not playing outside, or hiking and enjoying. Not even putting my energy to good use by catching up on the laundry. I am packing. Again. […]
A new year and we are all snuggle in at home dreaming of sunny beaches and warm sand. Now, just imagine if you were ON the beach, feet IN the sand. There is a reduced listing for a quick sale […]
I am one of those “dorks” who thrive on the Christmas holidays. We have the music a-playing and the cookies a-baking and our home is filled with jolly spirits and good cheer! Now, in a new town and a new […]
We don’t have tv where we are. I mean, we have A tv – it just doesn’t get anything other than netflix. Nor do we get a newspaper, or have a radio playing news. We get media updates from the […]
We are back home now, after our amazing St. Lucia holiday. It was wonderful to get away, be warm and relax, but it has also been just as wonderful to get home again. Just about 6 months ago we started […]
So yes, we were the lucky, lucky winners of the TomTom Map Paradise contest that ran this spring. We won an all inclusive 2 weeks in St. Lucia, and the chance to help them map paradise. We finally connected with […]
Hubby had a great idea. Well, he thought it was a great idea. After our totally awesome boat trip we spent the next few days hanging at the resort, playing and letting the kids participate in the kids club ( […]
As I have mentioned, we like to roll solo, both on vacation and generally in real life. After our stressful experience seeing St Lucia by bus, we searched out another way. Like with many island resorts, there were always a […]
A huge part of family travel revolves around keeping young kids entertained, happy and out of other guests hair. While this makes for a memorable trip for the kids (which is a huge part of why any parent would choose […]
This year I want it to be a little different over the holidays. This year I don’t want to stand in a pile of paper and packaging on Boxing Day, nor do I want to feel the stress and panic […]
Our tomtom win didn’t just include air travel and accommodation for 5 to St. Lucia and 15k, it also included an island tour. We had arranged for this on day 2 of our trip, thinking it would be a good day to […]
Part two of our journey was . . . well, fine really. After our last experience travelling with the little dude last year I was expecting the worst, and while he kept up a steady stream of questions which slowly […]