A new chapter unfolds

As I mentioned in this recent post, our firstborn is off to school in the fall, which will leave us minus one child here at home during the school year. If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw some photos from the different universities we visited awhile back: I can hardly believe it. … Continue reading →

Weekend reading: March 4 edition

.@violadavis won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. How she left a difficult past and found stardom: https://t.co/r2d6Bhf4rq #Oscars pic.twitter.com/xdOV5plhMg — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 27, 2017 Get real: why analogue refuses to die, theguardian.com The Sports … Continue reading →

Andrea’s Tuesdays: Lime Kiln Trail

I'm taking charge of my Tuesdays, well, at least, every other Tuesday. Every other Tuesday is my day off and I have decided to fight the urge to stay at home in my yoga pants and watch Netflix all day (and let's be real, doing chores) and use this time to do something that will recharge my creative … Continue reading →

Are you getting money back this year? Here’s how to check. (Sponsored**)

We have officially hit a new parenting milestone: we are filing our children’s taxes this year. The girls are 15 (almost 16) and 17 (almost 18!) and both of them have been working at real jobs that actually issue T4s. It’s a rite of passage! It started with allowances and savings and now … Continue reading →

Day out

Remember my Found Day? Well, I have decided that I need to be proactive about getting out of the house on my day off (which is every second Tuesday). Today was THAT DAY, and it was a beauty. I need to cull through my photos before I write anything more about it, but here's one, in case you were … Continue reading →

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A new chapter unfolds

Weekend reading: March 4 edition

Andrea’s Tuesdays: Lime Kiln Trail

Are you getting money back this year? Here’s how to check. (Sponsored**)

Day out