• It’s so easy to just not make plans and stay home. To do the stuff that always “has to” get done and push off spending time with each other, our kids and friends. I realized this weekend AGAIN, that I have such a hard time slowing down. I can take breaks and I can do things on the surface that slow me down but on the inside, I have such a hard time being still. I noticed this because when I remove myself from the day to day grind and I’m not consumed by to do lists, it makes me feel anxious and on edge. It’s uncomfortable. Okay maybe it’s just pregnancy too, but either way physically stopping all regular activity is so much more necessary than I think we realize. It doesn’t always have to be a trip or weekend getaway (although I think those are necessary too!) but I think we need at least one day a week where we put everything aside to just be. To be with the ones we love but also to be alone with ourselves. To be still. This morning I sat on my deck and prayed, and then I just sat and listened. I started to catch my breath again. I did this before I opened a phone or even allowed my brain to fully turn on and it was everything I needed. Why on earth is that such a hard thing to do? Why do we not do this everyday and every week? 😂 Seriously! When was the last time you really stopped to be still?
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    It’s so easy to just not make plans and stay home. To do the stuff that always “has to” get done and push off spending time with each other, our kids and friends. I realized this weekend AGAIN, that I have such a hard time slowing down. I can take breaks and I can do things on the surface that slow me down but on the inside, I have such a hard time being still. I noticed this because when I remove myself from the day to day grind and I’m not consumed by to do lists, it makes me feel anxious and on edge. It’s uncomfortable. Okay maybe it’s just pregnancy too, but either way physically stopping all regular activity is so much more necessary than I think we realize. It doesn’t always have to be a trip or weekend getaway (although I think those are necessary too!) but I think we need at least one day a week where we put everything aside to just be. To be with the ones we love but also to be alone with ourselves. To be still. This morning I sat on my deck and prayed, and then I just sat and listened. I started to catch my breath again. I did this before I opened a phone or even allowed my brain to fully turn on and it was everything I needed. Why on earth is that such a hard thing to do? Why do we not do this everyday and every week? 😂 Seriously! When was the last time you really stopped to be still?
  • I’ve never been more excited for a season change! Fall and winter has always been a time to wind down and recharge for me, and this new living room furniture from @article is definitely making me want to wind down and recharge. I am loving the cozy warm textures and how transitional these pieces are. I’ve linked a $50 off code for you to use when you spend $200, through the link in my bio! #ad #sponsored #ourarticle
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    I’ve never been more excited for a season change! Fall and winter has always been a time to wind down and recharge for me, and this new living room furniture from @article is definitely making me want to wind down and recharge. I am loving the cozy warm textures and how transitional these pieces are. I’ve linked a $50 off code for you to use when you spend $200, through the link in my bio! #ad #sponsored #ourarticle
  • Swapped the spiders out for bats this year just for my friends who hate spiders haha... I’ll be adding in the pumpkins real soon. Last year we had close to 50 pumpkins in our house. Some say overkill, I say dedicated to the season! Except no orange pumpkins in this house 😂 just neutral shades or earth tones please! Also side note, but see that frame? I snagged the photo in it for free at a yard sale. They were at the end of the day and giving stuff away so I have three other ones just like it and I’m very excited about free thrifty art finds!
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    Swapped the spiders out for bats this year just for my friends who hate spiders haha... I’ll be adding in the pumpkins real soon. Last year we had close to 50 pumpkins in our house. Some say overkill, I say dedicated to the season! Except no orange pumpkins in this house 😂 just neutral shades or earth tones please! Also side note, but see that frame? I snagged the photo in it for free at a yard sale. They were at the end of the day and giving stuff away so I have three other ones just like it and I’m very excited about free thrifty art finds!
  • Lately I’ve been feeling grateful for all of the little moments that make up our days. The ones no one else sees, like the quiet and most times, not so quiet mornings in our home. The morning light flooding into our kitchen before little feet hit the ground and my absolute favourite time of day... Getting to sit with a hot coffee. That is why I am excited to partner with @mccafecanada for this initiative. For the entire month of September, $1 from every purchase of McCafe 100% Ethically Sourced Premium Roast coffee packs goes toward supporting families with sick children staying at Ronald McDonald houses across Canada. If you’re looking for a small way to give back by simply drinking a cup of coffee, head to your local grocery store and grab a bag of whole bean coffee, K-Cups, or TASSIMO T-discs or head to the link in my bio to purchase! #mccafecanada #rmhccanada #keepingfamiliesclose #sponsored
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    Lately I’ve been feeling grateful for all of the little moments that make up our days. The ones no one else sees, like the quiet and most times, not so quiet mornings in our home. The morning light flooding into our kitchen before little feet hit the ground and my absolute favourite time of day... Getting to sit with a hot coffee. That is why I am excited to partner with @mccafecanada for this initiative. For the entire month of September, $1 from every purchase of McCafe 100% Ethically Sourced Premium Roast coffee packs goes toward supporting families with sick children staying at Ronald McDonald houses across Canada. If you’re looking for a small way to give back by simply drinking a cup of coffee, head to your local grocery store and grab a bag of whole bean coffee, K-Cups, or TASSIMO T-discs or head to the link in my bio to purchase! #mccafecanada #rmhccanada #keepingfamiliesclose #sponsored
  • Note to self: Take photos of our house when the leaves change colours! I liked our house most in the winter because the snow would cover our nasty dirt piles in the front yard (anyone else feel this? 😂). Literally one of the only pros to winter when you don’t have nice landscaping, but now I’m sad to say goodbye to summer because after two years we actually have grass again. Swipe to see the before photo of our house!!!
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    Note to self: Take photos of our house when the leaves change colours! I liked our house most in the winter because the snow would cover our nasty dirt piles in the front yard (anyone else feel this? 😂). Literally one of the only pros to winter when you don’t have nice landscaping, but now I’m sad to say goodbye to summer because after two years we actually have grass again. Swipe to see the before photo of our house!!!
  • Don’t be afraid to knock on doors. Eventually the right ones will open, and if they don’t right away, you can always kick em down. . . 📷: @elizabethinlove
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    Don’t be afraid to knock on doors. Eventually the right ones will open, and if they don’t right away, you can always kick em down. . . 📷: @elizabethinlove