Everyday Adventuring
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 ones… particularly Chip & Joanna Gaines and their Fixer Upper series, the Property Brothers with… Continue reading Browsing Houses
We've been back in England for a year and a half, and now that we know we won't be going back to Canada, it's time for our next adventure. This time it's as much out of necessity as desire... we have outgrown our apartment, so it's time to move! I lived in rented accommodation for… Continue reading A New Adventure!
I've gradually been working my way through the Marvel universe, in timeline order, and I had some thoughts. Join me on route! When they first started coming out, I really enjoyed the Marvel movies. Iron Man and Thor were comedic and a lot of fun. The Avengers was a mega-fuelled action-packed ride which I found… Continue reading My Marvel Reviews – Part 1
Apparently tomorrow is the most common day for people to fail their new year's resolutions - not sure if that's a date thing or a third Thursday of the year thing, but I figure maybe the way around that is to only set your resolutions now... I joke, I wrote this as a draft two… Continue reading Happy 2023!
Things change so rapidly throughout life, and I have always been quite open to it. I lived in five houses before I was 18, and then I went to uni and lived in eight different homes before moving in with my husband at 25. After a year and half of being married we moved to… Continue reading Changing Reality
I was and always have been a big fan of Prince Harry. When Meghan Markle came on the scene I was happy for both of them - it always seemed like such a genuine love, and a really good match. I was quick to watch the Oprah interview with the pair, and also really liked… Continue reading Opinion – Harry & Meghan
Going to Canada, making friends wasn’t something high up on my list of things to do. Our plan was to go for only one year as per our visa, and who can make friends in a year?! Something that stands out about cities like Vancouver is that there's often a very transient population - people… Continue reading Unexpected Friendships
At 40 weeks pregnant I went for acupuncture in the hopes to get things moving with labour. A friend had recommended it and the only question I asked was where they put the needles so that I knew what to wear, so I didn't really know what to expect otherwise. It turns out, they have… Continue reading Top 5 Movies!
My mum sent me an article about a woman who's son suddenly weaned at 18 months. The woman shared the physical and emotional pain she went through as her son stopped breastfeeding and only drank from a bottle and ate solids. I had also recently heard a lot about post-weaning depression and the hormonal changes… Continue reading The sudden, unexpected weaning
It’s been… a while, to say the least, since I last posted. And the reason is the title of this post! Maisie is a handful, in the very best way. She’s curious, playful, and loving. And that requires most of my attention, most of the time. That means that, for a while, I don’t have… Continue reading Absence, presence, chaos & order.
Ellen Wiggins 