I have always felt just one step behind, or like I was walking with one foot on the sidewalk and one in the street, a little like I didn’t belong to either. Maybe that is because I grew up cross culturally, with half my life in Canada and the second half in NZ. It could also be that I don’t have my finger on the pulse of what is cool, trendy, important to the world at large. I tend to fall hard for the small things, or big things that matter to a few people I love.
My heart is for community, my passion is kindness, and I hope I never lose my curiosity.
My favourite books are memoirs and I start my day by drinking exactly one gigantic blue mug of decaf coffee every morning. Decaf, because caffeine makes me feel like someone has jump started my flight or fight response before situationally necessary. I am most at home on the beach.
I’m married to the most creative man who was once described as “beating to his own drum except that it was a different drum every single day.” Which is pretty true. We met when we were fledglings and have been inseparable ever since. Together, we have 4 wild and wonderful boys who I am thankful for every day. As someone who was told I may never have children, they are my miracles.
Almost 3 years ago we moved to a small island off the West Coast of Canada. It was our dream to raise our kids immersed in the simplicity of childhood, in touch with nature, in a more diverse community. Life seemed too ordered, busy, white and obligated in the suburbs, so we chased our dream.
The thing about dreamers is, you never stop at just one. So after homeschooling our kids for 2 years during Covid we thought, what if… What if we just took the kids on the road and travelled together, visiting all the National Parks and Monuments and special places that captivated us along the way? So we did.
This blog is about our journey as a family, and my own personal journey of giving myself permission; to explore, to vagabond, to not fulfill all the expectations I have in my own head about what I should be doing and instead…roam.