Category Archives: Inventing My Life

Connect With Them, Connect With Yourself, Connect With Others…

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Thank you for the lovely comments on the last post. Blogging is wonderful for me for many reasons, not only because of the lovely people you meet, but because it also makes you realize you really don’t have all the answers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Inventing My Life, Journeying, Ma Famille, Oh so Blessed, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting, Simplicity | 4 Comments

Aaah, Here We Are…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Life sometimes feels a bit like a calamity of events and all one can do is look back and laugh. Last week started out with the very best of intentions, realistic goals, healthy children, healthy mama {yes, all three healthy … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Goals, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Do something, Downshifting, Inventing My Life, Journeying, Ma Famille, Making and Crafting, Rural Canada | 14 Comments

2013 Goals: The Year We Begin Home Educating!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

I’ve written about 2012, though didn’t specifically update on the goals for the year (with monthly goals often being accomplished, but not blogged about). This was partly because my focus was on connecting and building our family and partly because … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Goals, 31 Days of Nothing, Adoption, Giving, Goals, Inventing My Life, Ma Famille, Making and Crafting, Organizing Our Home, Organzing Our LIfe, Parenting, Personal Responsibility | 27 Comments

Two Thousand And Twelve

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

This was a funny sort of year. Not exactly one for the history books by most people’s standards, but as I reflect on it, I see that there were big changes. The year started with that newness, a strange, not … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Goals, Downshifting, Family Expansion, Family Life, Goals, Inventing My Life, Life Is Beautiful | 9 Comments

Merriment

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

There was no big tree (we did have a 3 foot “elf” tree purchased for $20 and donned with fairtrade ornaments), minimal decorations (a collection of four trees made from repurposed metal from a local barn, some ruby red beads on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Frugal Living, Holidays/Vacations, Inventing My Life, Love, Ma Famille, Making and Crafting, Media & Culture | 14 Comments

What I Learned This Week

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

It is late Sunday evening, or Monday morning if you count the 51 minutes past midnight the clock tells me it is. I was asleep for about 3 hours, having fallen asleep with my daughter after lying down with her to help … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Bright and Beautiful, Inventing My Life, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Letters To Others, Life Is Beautiful, Ma Famille, Parenting | 7 Comments

Holidaying

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

We are holidaying at the moment. It is so amazing to be here, on a vacation, with my children.  We’ve enjoyed many hikes, a horse ride, swimming in lakes and a very very exciting “moose spotting adventure”. While the holiday has been very … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Inventing My Life, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Ma Famille, Motherhood, Parenting, Perpective, Personal Responsibility, Purpose Driven Life, Simple Living and Reducing Stress | 10 Comments

The Assumption Everyone Has Money Part I

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

One of the greatest lessons from my downshifting journey, has been an appreciation that you never really “know” someone’s financial situation; there are people we assume will be “well off” based on their job title, education or family of origin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Budget, Family Life, Frugal Parenting, Goodbye Jones', Inventing My Life, Lessons Learned, Ma Famille, Parenting, Perpective | 34 Comments

What I Need More Of…

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

When I lived in Devon I knew no matter what happened in my life I could always find a place to breathe. Of course I breathe thousands of times each day, but purposeful breathing is rare and beautiful and filled … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, All Things Bright and Beautiful, In Need, Inventing My Life, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Life Is Beautiful, Literature = Food For The Soul, Making and Crafting, Natural Health, Purpose Driven Life, The Sweet Nectar Of Life | 17 Comments

My Ice Cream

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

“Sometimes we stare so long at our balloon in the sky we forget that our ice cream is melting on our plate” I’m in a season of incredible change, exciting change, longed for yet scary change, it’s a season of following … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Dreams, Finding Myself, Inventing My Life, Lessons Learned, Purpose Driven Life, Quotes