Positive Quotes For Positive Thoughts For a Positive Life

Rocking the boat is essentially going against the status quo – not just to be a pain in the ass, but to honour the place you are in. And often, that is not where the ‘majority’ are. The ‘Herd Mentality’ is a reality, and it is especially poignant on Social Media. When you feel like READ MORE

Parenting and the Co$t of ‘Saving Face’ – Is it Worth It?

By: Kathryn Wilking – Guest Blogger DO the chores get left behind when you are working? Do you love, or hate, the surprise when people pop over unannounced? I have a habit of forgoing housework while on a deadline; frequently, when all-is-at-its-worst, there will be a knock at the door. You see, I’m a Decorator READ MORE

The Learning Garden – Teaching Children to Grow!

  LifeSpace Gardens is a local organization that I’ve been supporting in OTHER ways for quite some time now. We connected with them for our last SayHiToaStranger event in Vancouver in August, 2015. They provided a PoP uP Garden in the Olympic Village as a Check Point for strangers to come and hang out, eat READ MORE

Know your Food ~ BISON BASH AT TURTLE VALLEY RANCH

If there is one thing I love supporting it is businesses that operate with sustainable and humane food practices that are transparent to us so that you can Know where your food comes from. BUY LOCAL is one of my mantras and Urban Digs Farm has been a long time favourite of mine because of their READ MORE

Empath Toolkit – 5 Tips to Let Go of Emotional Weight

    Recently, I had a bit of a Body Image break down when I was preparing to go to a Wedding Shower that had a ‘cocktail theme’ – as I shuffled through the closet, I found a dress I hadn’t worn in some time, and as soon as I saw it a voice in READ MORE

Top 30 Mom Bloggers in Vancouver. The ‘Sheros’ in the land of Parenting. 

It’s time to vote for your favourite mom blogger of 2016! Source: Vote for Your Favourite Vancouver Mom Blogger of 2016 – Vancouver Mom   A BIG HUGE ‘Boat Rockin CONGRATULATIONS’ to all the Mom Bloggers on this list! I respect and honour you all!  Recently, this blog was awarded the honour and the great READ MORE

The Dark Side of Mother’s Day – The Things We Need To See

It’s Mother’s Day this weekend. My very FIRST Mother’s day as a mother was tainted with subtle disrespect as I was pregnant with my first child, and my partner at the time decided that I wasn’t YET a mother, so celebrating ME was just not an option. Not the greatest way to begin the epic READ MORE