This year has been crazy to say the least. Here in BC, we had a 7 month lockdown where you were only able to see your current household. The winter felt longer than most because of this and the weather was quite gloomy. Once we had the go-ahead to travel within the province, Chris (my partner) and I set out to Tofino for a little trip to escape our home that we had been hibernating in for months. We stayed at the amazing Tofino Resort + Marina which is located right in downtown Tofino. From the resort you can walk to all the shops and restaurants within 5-10 minutes, super convenient and a wi ..read more

Camper Van Renovation Renovating a camper van or trailer has been a dream of ours for YEARS! We finally got the chance to do it and it has been so much fun. Ever since we found this Pender Island home rental back in the fall we had our eyes out for the perfect little camper for friends and family to come stay in when they visit us. It was essential to us that if we were moving away from family, we had a place that was comfy, cozy and made it easy for them to come visit us for a weekend! We gutted the semi-disgusting pull out bed as well as the little kitchen table situation and added a corner ..read more

What a wild year it has been. We are so grateful for the help from Destination Osoyoos to provide this incredible getaway for my sisters and I this past month. This year has been very challenging for so many all over the world, it really is such an unprecedented time. Reflecting on this year, I have been feeling very overwhelmed with love for the family and friends in my life, a reminder to hold your loved one’s close. It was such a special time to go away to the Okanagan and spend a couple nights alone with my sisters and Isabelle. It has been really cool how I’ve gotten to spend some bondin ..read more

I’m excited to share this new book with you by Canadian interior designer and writer Shannon Acheson called Home Made Lovely. I’ve been spending my mornings this last week flipping through pages of inspiration and really helpful ideas and tips for making your house a home, and a place you love. As a family who is renting and has always been renting, (but dreams of building a simple Finnish style long house on an island someday) there is a lot in this book that resonates with me. It’s about making your home a place for the people that live in it, and filling it with things you love, not just f ..read more

WOW hey guys’, it has been a while. The last blog post I had drafted up was called “prepping for a natural home birth,” definitely didn’t get to that before Isabelle arrived SIX months ago, and here we are. What a wild year it has been. There have been many ups, many downs, and a lot of emotions all over the place, and I’m just talking about transitioning to life with 3 kids ;). I can’t believe we’re on the cusp of September. I can’t believe we’ve posted once on our blog this year. We’ve been keeping ourselves very busy over at Pink House, and it’s been growing, and thriving. We are loving i ..read more

It’s easy to forget how important it is to get away with your loved ones, even if it’s for a couple days every few months! We are incredibly lucky to live in such a beautiful place, with the most serene and peaceful little getaways just a few hours away. This time my partner Chris and I headed to Tuwanek, a small town north of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. This cute little cabin was a short walk away from the Sechelt Inlet, tucked away by a river. We are thankful to Glamping Hub for helping us find this place and connecting us with Happiness Vacations ..read more

We’ve been spending a lot of time at home this fall and I’m totally ok with that! It’s actually been getting harder and harder (mostly for Hazel) to leave the house these days unless we have a good reason which is honestly a place I never thought we’d come to. She was always a city girl, used to living in a small apartment our days revolved around going to the grocery store, park, post office and sometimes a coffee shop. When we moved in January it was so hard to have a day at home and she’d be begging to leave the house after breakfast but now it’s hard to convince her to leave, and it’s real ..read more

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There is something about checkered floors that steal my heart. I have been living this unit in East Vancouver for the past four months, and was so thrilled to team up with Harvey Maria to redo these floors! Look at this before and after photo! I can’t believe how much of a change these luxury vinyl tiles have made in this kitchen. My partner and I found this diner bench on Facebook marketplace, as well as this table, from separate owners. They went together perfectly and I’m all about a good secondhand find. We bought a ..read more

A few weeks ago Tegan and I headed down to Charlevoix with a small group to meet up with the Nespresso team and learn all about their sustainability practices. As you hopefully know, wellness and sustainability are hugely important to us. We’ve actually taken a bit of a step back from blogging this last year to focus on Pink House, our natural beauty brand, but we’ve been itching to get blogging more consistently again and share about these things we’ve become more passionate about and have been learning. This trip was a great opportunity for us to learn and to be inspired and we were hugely i ..read more