A Day in the Life of a Single Parent

Parenting is tough. Both single parent and double parent families have their fair share of struggles and my zany, mile a minute life is no different. Here is a glimpse at a day in the life a homeschooling, full time university student, dance mom, part-time employee, single-parent Mom. Thursday, March 30, 2017. 7 AM -…

30 Days of Photos – dayNINE

Another day, another craft to showcase! This is the one time of the year that I feel such a draw to crafting, probably because as Christmas draws closer I have more time to sit down and spend crafting.This one was created by Miss Malie, she painted a mason jar on the inside with a purple…

30 Days of Photos – dayEIGHT!

I've always been jealous as we made our way around town seeing beautiful trees in the window, and so this year I made sure that we placed our tree in the front. I love this pencil tree from Michael's! Gorgeous, and it takes up so much less space, yet keeps with the festive feel!Thank for…

30 Days of Photos – Day Seven

Continuing on with the Christmas/Winter Themed crafts, and thanks to the generosity of friends for providing us with a metric butt load of glass jars for our projects we present to you Christmas tree in a jar!Really simple to do, and created with dollar store items, this wire tree is a repurposed tree ornament, the…

30 Days of Photos – Day Six

A girl and her borrowed dog. We are a cat household - and so when we get the urge to hang out with a puppy we borrow one from our neighbour. These two girls are best neighbour buds - and enjoy spending their lazy afternoons together.See you tomorrow for day seven!

30 Days of Photos – Day Five

And the snow continues! Why does it hate me so?Loving this picture of the sun coming up behind Shq'apthut: A Gathering Place at Vancouver Island University.See you tomorrow for Day Six!

30 Days of Photos – Day Four

Day four of photos! Winter has finally arrived on BC's West Coast, and man is it cold! Thankfully not too much snow on the ground yet, but it is definitely on its way. This Optimistic Mama will be hibernating inside the house until further notice. Please wake me up when Winter Ends!Props to my "snow-model"…

30 Days of Photos- Day Two

Day two of the 30 Days of Photos brings you Twelfth Birthday Shenanigans! Hard to believe that I'm the mother of a 12 year old. Dear child, please don't be taller than me!See you tomorrow for day three!

Christmas Shenanigans

Christmas is quickly winding down, a fun-filled day of stockings, presents and of course an epic turkey dinner later and we're all settled down ready for bed. Regardless of where you find yourself, I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas filled with love and family.This year we downplayed Christmas and there were significantly…