The 52 Week Project – A portrait of my son, once a week, every week, for one year. 14/52 — The spring thaw has finally begun and this week we set off on our first hike of the season. I’ve been longing for warmth for…
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We were together. I forget the rest.
We’ve got reason to believe that, at long last, spring has finally sprung. We’ve been sucking up all that the warm weather & sunny skies have had to offer for the past couple of days. I’ve been spending time with my sweetest, little love —…
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Oh, New York
I ventured into Manhattan the other day for a business meeting. I had forgotten just how deep my love/hate relationship with that city is. There is no other place like it in the world. A veritable explosion of colour, culture, and life. It takes my…
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Good Food Made Simple
A few months ago, the folks over at Good Food Made Simple (GFMS) reached out and asked us to give their food a try. I am always skeptical about packaged/frozen food. In my experience convenience usually comes at a (nasty!) cost. However, when our sample…
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Birthday Party Planning: Camp Roman!
Roman’s 1st birthday party is just a month away which means that this mama is in full-blown party planning mode — my favourite mode to be in! My office is literally being taken over by party supplies & party craft projects and… I love it.…
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Toasted Mozzarella Kale & Garlic Sandwich
Over the weekend, I made this heavenly sandwich — the most delicious sandwich that I’ve ever had. I used grilled vegetables (onions and green bell peppers) but you can use anything as a filler — vegetables, meat, whatever you like. I’ll break the recipe into…
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For Bloggers: My Top 5 Tips for Blogging
I’ve been wanting to launch a series for bloggers for awhile. I’ve been blogging since 1999, back in the old days of Diaryland and LiveJournal. I started publicly blogging in 2009 when I launched the first incarnation of this site, Evolution You. Over the past…
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baby wears // raw amber teething necklace (giveaway)
The first time that I heard about raw amber for teething was over the summer when Roman was a newborn in his carriage. A friend of my sister’s was literally raving about how her raw amber necklace was the only thing that could soothe her…