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14 May 20
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Entryway Wallpaper Roundup - One Room Challenge Week 2

Week two of the One Room Challenge has some exciting progress updates (and sourcing news) but not a lot of actual exciting photos to show for it (although don't worry I am including some highly satisfying post tile removal photos just to keep you in the loop).  For day to day updates, make sure…
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06 May 20
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Week 1 of the Spring One Room Challenge - Welcome to our Home

Week one of the One Room Challenge is equal parts excitement that it's actually moving forward despite the pandemic we find ourselves in currently, and panic that it's actually moving forward because we don't have all of the materials quite yet. Luckily we have 8 weeks this time around…
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12 Mar 20
camping . motherhood . travel

Camping with Kids - A field Guide

It's March in Ottawa so I'm rolling my eyes at the fresh snow we woke up to this morning and shifting my focus to the months ahead.... what what we refer to as camping season. We've already endured booking season - when your alarm is set extra early, and your heart pounds as you wait f…
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21 Jan 20
creative . freelance life . lists . motherhood

5 Ways to Shake off a New Year Funk

The sleepy haze that was the first week of January was more panic laced then hopeful. It was equal parts doing my best to temper down the pressure of what's next, and mourning the loss of what was. When a year comes to an end I've realized that, as a mother, I always follow a similar emoti…
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Sharing the calm and the chaos of motherhood, infertility & life beyond.

I had an itch to write when we found out we may not be able to have children. This blog started as an outlet, grew into a little community and inspired me to even write a novel. This is a place where interior design mixes with our latest netflix binge. Where wine and children can openly mix and where fertility is an ever evolving scale that most certainly must be discussed.

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