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
Gentlemen ( Since that is what you are) The world needs to focus on you now.
The two men tackled BrockTurner and held him down until the police came. Turner’s victim called them heroes. Source: In Their Words: The Swedish Heroes Who Caught The Stanford Sexual Assailant – BuzzFeed News There has been a total, blinding and complete social media wash out lately with all of us sharing pictures of a READ MORE
THIS is what Rape Culture Looks Like…
Source: Open Letter To Convicted Rapist Brock Allen Turner Its pretty difficult not to fall into this conversation that is happening online right now and offer up my ‘two cents’ or 20 mins of action ( gag – sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little there) to blast this shite right into 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
Urban Digs! May 21st – Season Kickoff Party
Come on down and help us celebrate the start of the 2016 season with a BBQ at the farm. The pigs will be back and we have a new young flock of heritage chickens for you to meet. Of course the goats are always happy to have visitors and will be very happy to see you 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