"Creating a life that feels good on the inside "
Does parenting sometimes feel overwhelming and exhausting? In Dr. Shefali’s New York Times best-selling books she brings a fresh perspective to the parenting landscape, challenging the current paradigm it is steeped in and turning it on its head. Provocative, daring and evocative, her approach teaches parents how to raise themselves – first – into the […]
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The last few years I’ve volunteered on the fundraising committee as well as helped with social media efforts to help spread the word about the annual One Girl Can #Iwant2be fundraiser. In fact, it’s has become one of my favorite fundraising events to help out with and attend each year! You can read more about why […]
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Women are the backbone of our society and their health matters Did you Know? Women still face sharp disadvantages in many facets of life, including health outcomes. until the 1990’s, less than thirty years ago, women were not included in most healthcare and research studies. even though women are physiologically different many prescriptions drug therapies […]
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“In a world where you can be anything, be kind” You know how they say you should live without regrets. The thing is, I do have some regrets, and when I think about the things in my life I do regret, it always involves the times when I was a child and I didn’t choose… […]
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When my husband and I went on a date night at Parq Vancouver to kick off the new year kid-free at the end of December I suggested to my sister perhaps she may like to celebrate her thirtieth birthday here. (You can read about our ultimate date night here.) My sister loved the idea and decided […]
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Curious to know what this year’s wellness trends are? I sure am! And I thought you may be interested too. For this reason, I’m happy to share with you this guest post on 2018 Wellness Trends from The Wellness Show taking place on February 17 & 18th at the Vancouver Convention Centre. What […]
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On Saturday evening I enjoyed a girls night out with my sisters, sis-in-law, and a few close girlfriends. We “styled our insides” with mouth-watering food, tasty cocktails, and dessert at S+L Kitchen & Bar in Langley, British Columbia. The atmosphere at this Langley gem was lively, the music played by the live DJ was totally our jam, […]
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👋 I’m Charley. I stayed at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver the night before the Telus Santa Claus Parade with my family and I felt like I was in New York! I lost my second front toofffff and sang, “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” and then I had a crazy pillow fight with […]
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I have every Santa photo of my girls since our teenage daughters first Christmas. I’ve framed all the Santa photos and over the holidays it’s my decorating tradition to display each frame. This year there will be fifteen frames on display! I want to continue this tradition for as long as I can. I really […]
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I’ll never forget the year our family created a basket for a single mother in need. When we dropped the package off at her house the immense amount of gratitude she exuded through her smile brought me to tears. In fact, she held me in a tight hug and it made me cry. On our […]
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One of our families favourite Christmas activities in Coquitlam is walking around Lafarge Lake and enjoying the lights display. Each year the lights get better and better! I love bundling up with a warm cup of cocoa and walking around after dinner with the family. Lights at Lafarge is the perfect place to go on a […]
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