a rich life with less stuff
We Left the City It happened. We did it. We moved to a small town from downtown Vancouver, a metropolitan area with a population of almost 2.5 million. Yes this city-loving condo dweller, after considering the ‘where to move’ question for two years, now lives in a house in a neighbourhood that deer frequently roam through. While some of
I had a chance to see Courtney Carver speak in Vancouver a few weeks back and wanted to share some of my take aways from the event. First, if you haven’t heard of Courtney and her minimalist fashion project, Project 333, I’ll get you acquainted. Courtney has been writing and speaking about simplicity through her
You’ve Won The Real Estate Lottery. Should You Cash Out? It’s not millions but enough say to buy yourself a home outright in a small town. Here’s the catch: if you accept the winnings you have to move far away from your hometown and family. Not just a few suburbs away but a good six to
It’s back-to-school time for us and I see parents anxiously requesting information on the best places for new backpacks and lunch boxes and fretting over fall wardrobes. Like most holidays or life events (weddings! college!) we tend to zone in on preparing ourselves by buying stuff. Yet, the emotional, psychological and physical strain of these changes and
A mom can’t go grocery shopping, pick up kids from soccer practice & take family dog to the vet on a bicycle. Not anti-bike; just saying…😉 — Jodie Emery (@JodieEmery) August 5, 2017 Seven years ago we mulled over getting rid of our car and at the time it was an audacious and unconventional move.
Last year my oldest son brought home a fire safety pamphlet he received at school when the fire department did an informational visit. I laughed when I saw the basic ‘what to do in event of fire’ safety steps spelled out and illustrated for kids. The pamphlet showed a rancher style house. I don’t think
I’ve spent the last two years not writing this post. The first year it was because I felt that if I said my son had a disability(ies), it would be true (and I really really really did not want it to be true). Later it was that I thought I should keep this part of
It’s been a while since I talked about kid’s clothing and how we try and keep things minimalist-ish with three young kids. So I thought I would give an update on what we’re doing now, how things are changing as our kids get older (and bigger) and share some of my favourite strategies that