WHY BAKING IS MY JAM

Mar 22, 2018 | Blog

Anyone who knows me, knows I’m all about the baking. It’s my “jam”, my favourite, my happy place, one of the things I’m known for. (Hopefully not the most scintillating thing I’m known for.) With hospitality on my mind, I want to dig into the why’s...

WHEN YOUR SOUL NEEDS A SPRING CLEAN

Mar 7, 2018 | Blog

Hands up who’s ready for spring! For those of us who haven’t seen our lawns in 3 solid months, the thought of blossoms and tulips and sunshine and warmth makes us giddy. That beam of sunlight in my living room early this morning? It shone hope and promise of all...

HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST WINE

Feb 21, 2018 | Blog

When it comes to hospitality, are you a fretter, worrying about what MAY go wrong, worst case scenario? If you’ve ever been a mother-of-the-bride, you know that a wedding takes everything to the next stress level and beyond. Pride and perfection can get ugly on us and...

EXPLORE, DREAM, DISCOVER: IOLA

Feb 9, 2018 | Blog

Exactly 23 years ago, we explored, dreamed, and discovered our way into Canada. I recently had the opportunity to write an article for the premier issue of iola magazine (just released, woot-woot!) and was asked to share about my home city in British Columbia. I...

WHEN COMPARISON CRUSHES CELEBRATION

Jan 30, 2018 | Blog

Mind if we get real here for a minute or two? I’m just wondering— is comparison threatening to squish us as cheerleaders? We all know that “comparison is the thief of joy”, and that’s a quote by Theodore Roosevelt, who wasn’t even into...

THREE TIPS TO SAVOUR “SOUL REST”

Jan 17, 2018 | Blog

January-overwhelm. I think it’s a thing. For some of us, January can be a tad stressful as we hear about everyone’s goals and dreams and resolutions and plans for the coming year! Diets and studies and jobs and fitness and travels and detoxing and...