Adding a splash of fun to our one-on-one time this Spring Break with #chewymermaid

March 20, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Spring Break is here which means the kids are out of school for two full weeks! Initially, I was kind of dreading the kids being home for so long because I work from home and sometimes it can be really challenging to balance both. Unless the kids just go on their Ipads all day, but […]

Natural Ways To Manage Anxiety Symptoms

March 14, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

*This is a collaborative post. I feel this post has some great tips on how to manage anxiety symptoms, but I do feel that a doctor should always be consulted. I think this post has some great tips on how to deal with anxiety naturally. I especially love the one about exercise. Exercise has truly […]

More than 250,000 cherry blossoms are on display at Metropolis at Metrotown until March 31st! #METblossom

March 12, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m so over winter. Sadly, I heard it’s going to snow again today! Seriously, mother nature? It is March and it’s almost spring break!! Winter just needs to take a hike. Ok now that I’ve got that off my chest, the only spring thing that’s made me smile […]

Phenomenal woman, that’s me- My favorite Maya Angelou poem

March 11, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

When I was a teenager I had a poem taped to the wall beside my bed. My counselor (who made such an impact on my life) printed it out for me and gave it to me on International Women’s Day. The phenomenal woman who introduced me to this poem is no longer here today, and […]

Does your teen know the importance of hard work?

February 21, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This is a guest blog post. I have a teenager who has a part-time job. Through this job, she’s been gaining some really important life skills! Needless to say, I think this guest post has some valuable advice. Have a read and let me know your thoughts. Do you think it’s important for teenagers […]

Spreading random acts of kindness with Metropolis at Metrotown in support of Pink Shirt Day

February 19, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, Metropolis at Metrotown will be working with 7 Burnaby elementary and community schools to promote anti-bullying by performing random acts of kindness in support of Pink Shirt Day. “For this year’s campaign, we are excited to be working with 7 local Burnaby elementary and community schools to spread kindness to our shoppers and […]

The response I’m working on when receiving a compliment

February 15, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Have you ever noticed when receiving a compliment how you respond? I know I’m guilty of deflecting compliments. And it wasn’t until a few weeks ago when my friend was taking photos for me when she brought this to my attention. She was giving me compliments on how beautiful she thought the photos were turning out […]

Metropolis at Metrotown is hosting two-weeks of free family-friendly Lunar New Year festivities!

February 4, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Did someone say free? In all seriousness, if you’re looking for some family-friendly Lunar Year Festivities Metropolis at Metrotown is hosting two full weeks to celebrate the year of the pig! Metropolis at Metrotown is offering free calligraphy and lantern making workshops, a special lion dance, travel through Asia photobooth, traditional Chinese dances, and lucky […]

The BCPA is putting on 15 free public presentations on how to sustain positive mental health

January 29, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

February marks Psychology Month in British Columbia, and the BC Psychological Association (BCPA) is putting on 15 free public presentations throughout the Lower Mainland in the month of February to help raise awareness of the role psychology plays in our lives. The BCPA has partnered with local libraries and the Centre for Mindfulness Canada to […]

How I went from chronic people-pleaser to honoring me

January 23, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I think back on the moments in my life when I felt unhappy and had the most anxiety it was when I was a chronic people-pleaser. It’s taken a long time to be able to call myself a “recovering people-pleaser”. I began to notice when I was people-pleasing around certain people because when these […]

My guiding words to help me move forward in 2019

January 17, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

My 2018 guiding words really helped me get through last year. This is why I love choosing a word or phrase to serve as a reminder each and every year. Last year my guiding words were all about shrinking less and shining more. Anytime I felt like shrinking to make others feel comfortable I reminded […]