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What have you recently bought that has made a big impact in your life?  These are not big-ticket items but small things that really matter.  Here are three recent purchases that I really appreciate. One. New ear buds.  I like jogged to music or podcasts, but my ear buds are always falling out of my […]

There are so many great ways to get out and explore, and lots of innovative tour companies to help you do it. Nowadays, you can row across an ocean, cycle the wilds of Mongolia, or go into space, all under the helpful guidance of someone way more experienced than you. Okay space exploration isn’t really […]

Yesterday Leif graduated from Kindergarten.  It’s the start of his first summer vacation, the end of his only school year that isn’t numerical, and his last year in French Immersion. It’s a milestone that we captured with a camera click (iPhone actually) and celebrated with a cupcake. Milestones are an opportunity to slow down and […]

One of the things I love about Colin is that he’s a dreamer.  I think he always has been.  He was the kid staring out a classroom window lost in thought or curled up in a library corner enveloped in the pages of a faraway world. Now that he’s a grown-up, he gets to follow […]

In life, it’s easy to say “I’m not ready yet. I just need to learn more, train harder, gain more skills.”  But there comes a time when enough is enough; we have to take that leap forward and commit ourselves fully to our goal.  Because preparing can be procrastinating.  Not being prepared can be equally […]