by parrish | Feb 23, 2019 | Creating
Sometimes we speak truths that we only know once we hear the words leave our lips. It was one of those moments. The other day, on the back couch in the late afternoon sun. A warm support on the other end of the phone. “I want to blog and I want it to be fun!” Woomph....
by parrish | Nov 29, 2016 | Being Human, Mothering
My sweetie, two kids and I are one of the many families that sold our way-too-expensive “family” home in Metro Vancouver and headed East. Way East, all the way to my little hometown in Ontario. It wasn’t an easy decision despite the clear financial benefit. Like...
by parrish | Nov 22, 2016 | Being Human
In this moment, as the snow blankets the world with its pristine whiteness, I crave curling up with a good book, a hot chocolate and a roaring fire. I crave simplicity. I crave comfort. I can clearly see that a busy life is a wasted life because we miss the moments...
by parrish | Nov 1, 2016 | Mothering
Like so many woman in North America right now, I just recently read Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle Melton. And as I was buying it on Amazon, I chose to also purchased Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by...
by parrish | Oct 18, 2016 | Mothering
I’m well known for being a passionate woman – mother, business owner, teacher, writer, friend, daughter, sister, niece. Doing it all. Every day. No matter what. And everything to top quality, of course, there’s no other way in my mind. Which honestly converts...
by parrish | Oct 4, 2016 | Creating
The thing about writing a memoir is it’s intense in a way that other writing isn’t (though all writing can be, and often is intense) but with a memoir you’re re-living everything important in your life – your old pains, hopes, relationships… The drama. The...
