The Shadow and the Shimmer

I was just writing my bestie an email, and came up with this most excellent title for a blog post! Yes, I'm talking about drinking again! (rather, about not drinking). 106 days ago, I took the conscious decision that I would not drink anymore. Yes, it coincided with my second pregnancy, so naturally, it's a time when I wouldn't be drinking anyways. That helps. But that's not the reason for my decision, either. See, I spent many, many, many years drinking. And not just having an occasional glass here and there with friends or family. My drinking might've started out that way, but it quickly evolved into an all-too popular epidemic called binge drinking. I would drink fast and furiously. My tolerance for alcohol, towards the end, was so high that I regularly "shared" 3 bottles of wine on any given night with my hubs, and that wasn't shocking to me. Now it is. The thought of consuming 750ml x 3 / 2 = 1125ml of wine! For one person. A standa...

Happy Monday Peeps! The last several months, I've thought a lot about how my life has changed over a few short years. Most of the changes happened super holistically and gradually; meaning, I didn't wake up one day and say "this needs to change!" and go out and make efforts to shift things. Instead, my journey unfolded one piece at a time, each block leading me to a more comfortable and happier existence. For years and years, I binge read self-help and personal development books (who am I kidding? I still do this!). After a decade, I feel like I have found a personal blend of methods that work really well for me- that keep me happy, that keep me grateful and that keep me living a blessed and blissed out life. It wasn't always so easy to tune into higher frequencies and vibrations; it took me quite some time to really understand that the key to happiness and bliss was always within me. It's not this big secret. It's not complicated. It's as ...

We have been back from our vacation to Montreal for just over a week, and I'm only getting around to blogging about it now.  I've really been enjoying being back at home and getting back into our little routine.  A week filled with long walks, swimming, healthy eats and lots of friend and family time! As much as it's great to be back home where we have settled into our little family life, the trip to Montreal was nothing short of amazing. We had so many incredible moments with friends and family. We walked everywhere, we ate everything, we shopped a ton and we had amazing weather. Theo was really, really good on the plane (and train, and in the metro, and on all of the buses!). This little guy is super adaptable to travel and it's really the perfect age to bring him everywhere with us. So far he has been to England, France and Canada- and all of that within his first 6 months. Hope to add one beach destination to that list before the next baboo arrives (drea...