Category Archives: Lifestyle Design

My word for 2014: Expand

As 2014 started I decided on the word that describe my intention for the next 365 days. EXPAND. 2012 was move (I traveled extensively then picked up and moved back to Vancouver) 2013 was settled (I truly settled into my life in Vancouver by purchasing a new condo, becoming pregnant, then building a home for…

The guilt of expectations

I’m already sucked into my own vortex of having an expectation that I’m going to blog. How am I supposed to start writing after almost eleven months of saying nothing to saying something at least once a week. Today when I woke up I thought, I’m supposed to blog. I feel like I have so…

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  • JennyMarch 10, 2014 - 1:26 AM

    thanks for your post. I think everybody is faced with expectations that we put on ourselves. Sometimes I have an insanely long to do list and I expect to fulfill everything. At the end of the day the disappointment is big though I finished a lot just not everything. Sometimes I expect from myself to live more healthy, do more sport and be everything at once a good housewife a goon entrepreneur and a good friend. I think those expectations doesn’t serve or help at all. One thing at a time allows me to finish something and be happy that I reached my own expectations.ReplyCancel

Balance living out the life of my dreams and reality

I’m now a full time mama, and the emotions I’ve felt over these past few weeks has been the lowest of the lows, and the highest of the highs. During the nine months of being pregnant I didn’t have the energy for blogging, business, or even dreaming for that matter. I felt like I was…

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  • JennyMarch 3, 2014 - 11:58 PM

    welcome back Lesley !I love those images of the three of you.ReplyCancel

    • LesleyMarch 6, 2014 - 2:20 PM

      Thanks Jenny!ReplyCancel

  • lilyMarch 13, 2014 - 2:29 PM

    so lovely to see these pictures adn updates Lesley 🙂 i’ve missed your posts! hope all is well.ReplyCancel

    • LesleyMarch 13, 2014 - 7:54 PM

      Thank you Lily!ReplyCancel

  • HalleyMarch 26, 2014 - 9:49 PM

    Small steps win. every. time. 🙂ReplyCancel

Do what you need to do

Sometimes you need to give yourself permission to do what you need to do. All morning I’ve been fighting with myself, my  to-do list, my obligations to sit down with my notebook and pen and write out some very significant details to help me prepare for next month (I’m finishing school!). It’s been on my to-do list…

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  • JennyJune 12, 2013 - 12:46 AM

    your words just fit perfectly this week as I start my day with a full to do list an empty fridge and floor that needs to be cleaned and i just can’t get anything done. isn’t it hard to sometimes prioritize everything in your life – business, the house, yourself and sometimes you even need a little time to rest for a minute? I really struggle with that.ReplyCancel

Living the healthy authentic life

I was that person who would go to McDonald’s, Subway, any chain restaurant to spend time with my friends and from that gained 40 pounds of extra weight that I didn’t need. I wasn’t living the healthy authentic life I wanted which meant I wasn’t happy with myself, what I was putting into my body,…