Category: personal

Why does the rain always make me feel so tapped into my emotions? At least it makes for a great cozy moment, to cuddle up with a warm-cuppa-something and tell you about my September. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I was all-in to the Strong Babe Summer Guide for September.…

When I got my very first job at 14, my Mom encouraged me to save 10% from each and every paycheque. I remember that talk distinctly – I remember having every intention of doing so. But intentions mean nothing, and I never did save that 10% from every pay day. But if I had gotten…

Hello my friends! By the time I was able to get around to bringing you an update for March, I realized that April was also almost over. I’ve decided to combine them into one cohesive, delightful update. When we last spoke, I had just moved to Vancouver in a last-minute sort of fashion, and was…

December is joyous and stressful as hell. We all know it. It’s full of love and family, but its also busy and chaotic. At least that’s how it goes for me. Me and my sisters are now grown adults with significant others and kids (well, kid). Gone are the days of simplicity around Christmas where…

This afternoon I did nothing but drink iced coffee and soak up some rays. Spoiler alert: things are great. But they haven’t always been lately. Let’s take a step back and talk about August – in retrospect. Ahhh what a joy it is to look back. Everything is clearer in retrospect. It’s great but it…

Yooooo just a quick question: where did June go? One minute I was living in my way-too-big (and therefore constantly chaotic and messy) home in a state of pre-summer bliss just ready to take on the world. Then I got lost. I got lost in a sea of all my own stuff – weeding through…