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This house ❤️. It isn’t the biggest house, the fanciest house or the most expensive house. It’s the first time since being an adult that none of that mattered to me. The most important things to me was who I was sharing it with, the story we created while living here, the happiness and contentment I felt every time I got home. The place I always missed when I was gone too long. But that is what makes it a home. ❤️ So while it is just a building it represents so much for us. Yesterday was super emotional for both of us as we left it for the last time as home. The next time will be as visitors. And on to our new adventure...adventure and experience is one of the core values of our relationship. So starting May 25th this is it! We will officially be...Vancouverians!!!
And behind the pink door is...our new start in Vancouver!✨ In 3 short weeks this door will be the entrance to my new home! Those who know me might think I was biased because of the pink door (that did give it a few bonus points in the decision matrix). But after exploring many awesome neighborhoods, Mt Pleasant was our kind of hood. ✨ I will admit this change makes me a bit more nervous than any the past 5 years (and there have been a lot). It’s the most unknown for both me and my hubby; before one of us had a foot firmly on the ground. This time we are #jumping together...it’s going to be a grand adventure!
Sister: greatest confident, defender, sidekick, secret keeper, co-conspirator, and sometimes sand spur in my foot. 👭 I wouldn’t do life without her 👭 Happy Birthday Sissie!
We are MOVING!!! ✨ “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson ✨ At this point I am a Petrie dish of experiments...and I have no plans to slow down. After lots of pro & con analysis, we are taking the plunge and leaving our slice of heaven to move cross country to Vancouver! ✨ We are crazy excited about this move and can’t wait to share our latest adventure! Check out my latest blog post for all the details and the answer to your burning questions 😲 ✨ Photo credit: @dewnewrew
Paris can be the exception to every rule I have...even the flea markets! Oh the treasures you can discover in these fabled booths... 🥖 Maybe its because if was my first city abroad, but for me Paris is “my place” in the world. I aspire to be a Parisian! But that first trip abroad...oh my...the suitcases! We hauled them on planes, trains, and automobiles. And used maybe 1/3 of the contents. 👗 Since then I have become a savvy packer chick and learned versatility and multi-use items are space (and shoulder) savers! 👠 For more tips on packing check out the link in my bio!
Auntie Life means: 💗: having your heart unexpectedly stolen 👼: complete abandonment of rationale when those big blue eyes look up at you 🤺: willingness to immediately annihilate anything that might bring a tear to those baby blues 🍦: Sacrifice your favorites cause she reaches for them. 💗Happy 1st Birthday Sweet Addie K, I love you more than I ever dreamed possible! 💗
Because shining is always better than fading...even on a Monday! ☀️
To me it’s one one the happiest places on earth. Not just cause it’s the beach but because this is he view that 4 generations of my family has been blessed to wake up to, call home, and return when our souls need to be fixed. This view has given us solace and balance when we needed it most. 💗 Where is your favorite place to go or thing to do when you just need to take a breath and reset whether it’s for a moment, a day, a week?
If we never take new opportunities we will never know what we are capable of. ✨ English Version: A year ago today, I started my adventure of a lifetime...live in France and learn French! I was soooo nervous to be a student again after so many years. Even though I have returned home, these months of meeting new friends from all over the world, my french family, living in another culture and language, and exploring are never far from my mind. ✨ Version Française: Il y a un an aujourd’hui que j’ai commencé mon aventure de tout une vie...vivre en France et apprendre le français. J’étais très nerveux d’être une étudiante après beaucoup des années. Même si je suis de retour à la maison, ces mois de rencontre nouveaux amis de partout dans le monde et ma famille française, vivre dans une autre culture et une autre langue, et explorer ne sont jamais loin de mon esprit. ✨ Click on the link in my bio to read about how I went from corporate executive to French student and never regretted taking the time to step out of my comfort zone, tackle a dream, and learn so many new things!
It’s rare to have a moment in #vieuxmontreal where you have the streets to yourself. I may call #Quebec home now, but strolling streets so full of history never loses its thrill! 🇨🇦 With winter giving way to spring I am so excited to start exploring my adopted home again! From sugar shacks, to hiking, to walking 375 year old streets, I am ready for new adventures (and flip flops). 🇨🇦 For more on discovering Montreal click on the link in my bio
When you finally meet your dream alpaca 💕 Merci @wowfrelialpacas pour une journée plein avec des sourires!
Because why wouldn’t you be the legend in the story that you choose to write?
While not the perfect Instagram shot this pic makes me happy! Not so long ago my job involved a desk and a lot of brain power with not much left over for finding “my thing”. 📈 Now instead of spreadsheets and weekly financial reviews, I am using my hands and creative side to make the not so beautiful someone’s dream vacation get away in my new home in Orford, Quebec. I have always loved working on houses and now each day I am excited to see what I will transform that day. 🏠 I don’t have all the answers on what comes next and still have a lot to figure out but finding joy in everyday sure feels good! For more on my journey of leaving behind my corporate job to discovering what brings my joy click on the blog link in my bio.
If winter ❄️is here to stay for a bit...I think I will just enjoy the fairytale feel...and the hot chocolate and maybe squeeze in a few more ski days! Putting bikinis👙 and flip-flops on hold for now ☀️
I have learned so much about being present in the moment since making big life changes last year to pursue a new dream. I grew up on this beach and passed by these buildings probably hundreds of times but somehow I never noticed them until my trip last month. 💗 Each morning I got up early made a cup of coffee and just strolled the beach to soak in the sunrise, the waking birds, and the beauty without the constant stress of my email backlog or the massive amounts of work that I needed to accomplish that day. 💗 Choosing to better balance my life so I can be present with my family, friends, and moments is one of the best (even if scary) decisions I have ever made. Sure I still have lots to do with building my business and I feel like the list is never ending. But it’s mine...my dream, my life, my goals. I own them and I own the moments of my life and that makes all the difference in the world for me. ✨ Click link in bio to read about taking that fork in the road when your current path just doesn’t feel like it is building the best version of you.
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