
New Practices for 2021
I have been very hesitant to share the word resolution, mostly because the stigma this year around resolutions is higher than usual....

20 Things I’ve Learned in 2020
This year was a surprise. 2019 was filled with adventure, concerts, and some great travel. 2020 started with a quiet January, a work trip...

Living Independently: Fill your Life
It's bound to happen, you will feel lonely and I am firm in living with your feelings, so if being lonely makes you sad, feel it. There's...

Living Independently: How to Stop Being Cash Poor
I am here with a blog post about money because that's honestly one of my favourite things to write about, other than growth mentality and...

Living Independently: Your Life has Started
This all started when I kept seeing people write/say "I can't wait for my life to start when I get married". I have to say, this isn't...

Mid-summer Garden Update
Can you believe next week is August? It feel like just yesterday I convinced everyone that we should make a front-yard garden and then...

Routine Changes in "Self-Isolation"
COVID-19 brought the world a lot of fear and uncertainty. On March 16, my life was normal and then at 8:07am I got the email that said I...

Building a French Inspired Garden Part Two
Let's recap! We built the garden in a few weekends, but the rest of the yard had been neglected. We spent about four weekends bringing...

Building a French Inspired Garden Part One
If there's something I've learnt from this, it's that no one should leave me alone to design a garden because I will go from 1 to 100...

My Third Gratitude List in Self-Isolation
Well, on Saturday, I'm supposed to have a hair appointment, but that will be canceled. Since I really wanted to go to my appointment, I...

A Collective Local Shopping Haul
Shopping locally is now something I do for sport and I had rules I had to follow because shopping for sport cannot come without rules....

Everything I Want to do After Self-Isolation is Over
Seeing that I watch a lot of Tiktok videos now, there's is one that I laugh at every time I see a variation of it. Tracy has some wise...

My Second Self-Isolation Gratitude List
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie It's been an incredible...

Supporting Local In Fredericton, Part Two: Retail and Restaurants
Naturally, retail stores are not physically open, but that doesn't mean most of Fredericton isn't open for business. Downtown Fredericton...

Supporting Local in Fredericton, Part One: Grocery, Bakery, and Alcohol
I wish I could write for all the other cities in New Brunswick, but I won't know a large chunk of businesses still open; I wouldn't do...

Social Anxiety and Self-Isolation
Back in the day, and by that I mean a month ago, I barely noticed my anxiety. I had gotten to a point that I was actually looking for...

My First Self-Isolation Gratitude List
I am extremely annoyed reading the news, being on Facebook, and seeing how people shop at the grocery stores. I have stopped reading the...

61 Ways to Stay Positive During Self-Isolation
I cannot stress enough: - Living with your negative thoughts will make self-isolation worse. - Judging those who may not understand the...

Permission Granted: Living in Self-Isolation
A few days ago, I posted a list of things to do because I believe there needs to be stuff to do during this time at home as a means of...



















