Everyday Adventuring

Guide Me, O Great Statistics

Iโ€™ve been doing a reading plan on the Bible app every day since January 1st, and have been very proud of my consistency with it. Itโ€™s given me such a dopamine hit each day pressing the tick at the end, and seeing my streak go up. I started this because Iโ€™ve managed to successfully carve… Continue reading Guide Me, O Great Statistics

Everyday Adventuring, Life in Vancouver

Shipping Our Stuff Across the World

When we left Canada we also left a storage unit-load of stuff there! Like when we moved to Vancouver, when we moved away we thought weโ€™d only be gone a year. It costs a lot to set yourselves up in another country, so we worked it all out and figured it made more sense to… Continue reading Shipping Our Stuff Across the World

Parenthood

The question I’ve been asking for over two years now: โ€œwhy wonโ€™t my child sleep?โ€

You know the meme about how kids have to take naps and go to bed early and protest it, but that's all adults want to do? That's Maisie's and my relationship with sleep. Maisie has just point blank never liked sleep - from the first week, up to now at two and a half years… Continue reading The question I’ve been asking for over two years now: โ€œwhy wonโ€™t my child sleep?โ€

Film/TV

Review: Hack My Home

Last week I was looking for an easy viewing home makeover type of show to watch while Tom was putting Maisie to bed and stumbled across this one on Netflix. The title and also concept of the show - the โ€œhacksโ€ - is infuriating, because ultimately itโ€™s just another home makeover show but theyโ€™ve had… Continue reading Review: Hack My Home

Film/TV

My Marvel Reviews – Part 3

Continued from Part 2... my reviews of the MCU produce, mostly in timeline order but a few shows I missed (my Disney+ was set up for nothing 18+ so I didn't see they were there) and things that have come out since I finished the last lot! Moon Knight โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ This show has been quite… Continue reading My Marvel Reviews – Part 3

Travel Diary

Barcelona July 2023

In July, friends from Vancouver were spending a month in Spain hiking the Camino del Santiago. They invited us to join them at the end, so we planned a trip to Barcelona, where they'd be flying back to Canada from - and it was a great idea! We flew with Maisie as a tiny baby… Continue reading Barcelona July 2023

Film/TV

Gilmore Girls: a recent re-view!

I don't even know how many times I have watched the series through, but there's something mysteriously comforting about watching it in the dark, colder months. I've always loved both Lorelai and Rory - their quirks and fast-talking made them feel like my friends, and their relationship kind of felt aspirational on some level if… Continue reading Gilmore Girls: a recent re-view!

Film/TV

My Marvel Reviews – Part 2

Continued from Part 1... my reviews of the MCU produce in (mostly) timeline order! Thor: Ragnarok โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Eh. This wasn't a bad film, it just wasn't a good film either. It was good to get some more screen time on Thor and the Hulk - Thor tends to be pretty funny, and we don't see… Continue reading My Marvel Reviews – Part 2

Travel Diary

Cardiff – Weekend Trip

When we were in Vancouver, I went along for a few of Tomโ€™s warmachine tournament trips - it was an opportunity for a mini break and chance to explore somewhere new. Doing this, I went to Bellevue/Seattle and also Victoria. Tom had a tournament coming up in mid-May in Cardiff so I thought itโ€™d be… Continue reading Cardiff – Weekend Trip

Everyday Adventuring

Browsing Houses

I am a big fan of home improvement and property shows. It started back in the 90s with Changing Rooms - when I was at uni I even went to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen's book signing. Now, I watch more North American onesโ€ฆ particularly Chip & Joanna Gaines and their Fixer Upper series, the Property Brothers with… Continue reading Browsing Houses