I woke up this morning feeling tired but so incredibly happy and grateful for everything and everyone in my life. We had a great weekend of friends, road-tripping, surfing and adventure and I feel renewed and happy. After sleeping in different beds and sitting in the car for hours my body felt so stiff, so the first thing Isla and… Read more →
Category: Inspiration
The Hardest Year Of My Life – Navigating My First Year As A New Mom
This year has been my toughest year of my life. Particularly the first 6 months of Isla’s life. It was a major adjustment that I could have never anticipated, and never knew how much a new baby would rock my world. The hardest part for me was the sleep deprivation – which I expected, but I still couldn’t fathom how… Read more →
Editing Daily Life
Editing, simplifying, paring down…that is what has been on my mind these days. I have always been attracted to the idea of living minimally and editing my stuff so that everything I own is something I either love or need. Everything has a purpose and a place. It is a neat and tidy way to live, one which my organized-obsessed mindLOVES the idea of.… Read more →
Appreciation And Failure
I am already a pretty appreciative person, it’s rare that a day goes by without thinking of how lucky I am. Whether I’m appreciating my friends, family, current location, my cozy house or my abilities, I do naturally make a habit of it and typically feel overwhelmed by it the feeling. When I was in college, I used to walk 20… Read more →
2014 In A Nutshell…The Most Epic Year Of My Life (So Far)
Welcome to my new blog. I’ve amalgamated a couple blogs I started in the past (1 personal blog and 1 travel blog) to this space, in the hopes that I can find the time and inspiration to keep up with writing. A LOT has happened in my life over the past year. It started when Ryan and I decided to… Read more →
Road To (Even More) Happiness
I am currently reading a book called “the happiness project” by Gretchen Rubin which I have really been benefitting from, and I’m only 3/12 of the way into it. I love books like this because it makes me re-evaluate my life and lifelong goal/question of “am I happy”? Happiness is (and always has been) my main focus in life and… Read more →
Do What You Feel
I find that I am constantly setting goals for myself; do yoga every day, stop drinking coffee, cut out gluten, etc… And I am always pretty good at sticking to them, I am a fairly disciplined person, it suits my personality. But in going with the new, free me, I am going to try things a little differently over the… Read more →
Journey To My New, Healthy, Yoga Lifestyle
I felt a spark yesterday, and it was so exciting that I want to try and see if I can ignite this spark into a flame. I bumped into the facebook page of Rachel Brathen – a travelling yoga instructor and all around ray of sunshine and saw a glimpse of a life that I could live and it was… Read more →
Free As A Bird
This past weekend I conquered a fear that has been with me for at least 5 years. I got a tattoo! I have wanted this exact tattoo on my ribs/back for much of my adult life, but the thought of the pain and use of ‘needles’ scared me away from doing it. Then finally on my inspirational week off, listening… Read more →
Inspiration From Elenor Rosevelt
Some of my absolute favourite quotes are from Elenor Rosevelt. I aspire to live by these words: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.… Read more →