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Strange (but cool) Fall Festivals in Nova Scotia

Every year East Coasters wait for summer with much anticipation. With every end to summer comes impending doom of the long winter. I think we should give more emphasis on how beautiful our province is in the Fall, it is one of the most beautiful times of the year out here! If you live in …

10 Reasons to Register Your Baby in Kindermusik

If you follow me on Instagram, you will already know how much my daughter Lucia and I LOVED our Kindermusik experience last year! We went weekly to Joyful Sounds Kindermusik in Fall River and cannot wait to go back again in September. I've compiled my top 10 reasons why YOU should register for Kindermusik this …

Stumbling on Roots – When Friends become Family

My neighbour invited me spend a weekend at her cottage... what I found out next blew my mind!!! I'll start from the beginning. You know those types of people that when you meet them, you instantly feel like you've known them for years? The kind of person who you feel super comfortable around and you …

The Sweetest Couples Shoot You Will Ever See

Linden and Nora met in daycare when they were just 1.5 years old. They have been besties ever since. When we found out she was moving to Cape Breton we were heartbroken. I decided the best way to capture this relationship would be through a little couples shoot! Here are some of my favorites from …

Travelling Standby as a Family of Four!

We booked our flights and hotel on Thursday and left two days later. Are we crazy? Probably. Was it stressful? Yup. Was it worth it? Absolutely! I had someone I know through Instagram reach out and tell me they would love to read a blog post about standby travel. So, here you go! We have …

Dusting off my Camera

As you know, I pursued photography for a short while, and put my camera down for many years. You can read more about why I gave up photography HERE. My word for 2019 is DOER and I want to do more things that scare me. So I picked my camera back up and went out …

Mother’s Day Gifts for the Online Shopper

Mother's Day is coming up next month and you don't want to leave planning something until the last moment!  Last year I told Carlos that Mother's Day is a very special day for me, and he needs to make a big deal for it because of a few reasons:  We share a birthday so it …

Why Thursdays are my Favourite

I cannot sing. This leads me to a fear of singing in public, stemmed by a traumatizing experience in Grade 6 when I had to write my own song and sing it in front of the class. Even at birthday parties, I just pretend that I am singing Happy Birthday. So when my neighbour told …

Clutter and Chaos

My house is full of clutter and chaos. I wish I had come up with that, but really it was my neighbour Kelsey who said it. It perfectly sums up how I feel about my house right now. This past weekend I spent probably about an hour total looking for things that I needed in …