Laundry Room Reveal – Our Dream Basement Laundry Room
This post was created in partnership with LG Electronics Canada Inc. When I walk into a space I can immediately visualize the potential and how I would transform it. When we were hunting for a larger family home over seven years ago I had to do some major visualizing when we walked into our current home as the perspective buyers. The entire house had been painted dark blue and dark [...] Read more
It’s time to call out the elephant in the room – yes, that meme is me
Ugh. I didn't want to have to write this post, but, I feel like I need to address the elephant in the room. More for you than for me. Yes, that meme of a woman in a hospital bed who just had twins, but is photoshopped with two puppies and a dog is me. Yes, I know. Yes, my photo was stolen. Yes, I can understand why you'd feel like [...] Read more
Was I Being “Body Positive” Or Destroying My Health?
I love my body. I love that it has carried four babies, two of them being twins. I love that it has birthed my children. I love that it has scars and stretch marks and dimples. It has many and it is the road map of my life. When you really think about it, a woman's body is incredible and can do incredible things. But lately... lately I have been [...] Read more
The Future of our Laundry Room – A Sneak Peek with LG
This post was created in partnership with LG. When you have four kids, laundry becomes an event in your life. In fact, laundry for Mike and I have become such a weekly event that we created a popular YouTube series called The Fold and our entire laundry routine has been featured on Baby Center. There definitely seems to be a fascination with how a large family tackles laundry… successfully. Often [...] Read more
Making Tough Decisions as a Couple
This post was created in partnership with RBC Insurance. Ten years ago my husband Mike and I decided to have a will made. We hadn’t been married long, we had just purchased a rental property and I was pregnant with our first child. All of these new life changes happened within two years. The rental property was an investment, which would allow me to stay home with our son. Going [...] Read more
Decluttering my home and inspiring you
My favourite place on earth is our home. When I close my eyes and really ask myself, “is it my absolute favourite place to be?” The answer is yes. I write this as I enjoy my last days on vacation in Sanibel, Florida, the place I have gone for many Christmases, since I was very young. I am sitting out on our master bedroom balcony, watching the sunrise and listening [...] Read more