The only thing certain about life is uncertainty. There is one exception - death. It’s funny that death is the only thing we know is guaranteed but we avoid the topic. We avoid the topic like we avoid “negative” feelings because dying is only really seen as negative, as sad. Maybe because death brings a … Continue reading Here I Am, Whole
When I sat to reflect on the last year, I was having some writers block. I just didn’t know where to start. This year has been so out of the ordinary so It’s hard to put 2020 into words. From my perspective, everything felt so different though, at the same time, it felt like everything … Continue reading 2020: The Year Where Nothing & Everything Changed
If you ask most people what they want in life, outside of the material things and jobs and accomplishments, a lot of us have the same basic desire: to be happy, to live to our fullest potential, to find and learn to love who we are. I know for sure that I have that goal. … Continue reading Surviving Isolation
I can’t believe we are wrapping up 2019! The year has absolutely flown by, seriously. It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating the beginning of the year and here we are at the end. Like every year, there's been lots of ups and downs, highs and lows. The fact that I'm only awake for … Continue reading 2019 – Our Year in Photos
Since the summer, time has seemed to fly by especially fast! We had a pretty good summer! We spent lots of time sitting outside in the sun, going for walks with River, heading to the beach, and working with my boy. Training with River was a big focus of my summer! We had decided to … Continue reading Our First Dog Show – Competing in Rally Obedience as a Handler with a Disability
[featured image thanks to Kara O'Keefe (instagram: @karaokeefe)] Though I’ve been living with this condition unknowingly my whole life, it was 5 years ago, during my first year of university, that this illness finally made me take pause, that it started to change my life completely. When this happened, I was in my first year … Continue reading Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome – The Tip of the Iceberg
I'm an undoubtedly positive person, even with all the hardship illness has brought my way the last handful of years. Dealing with illness is hard and dealing with a rare disease has its additional hardships. In this post, I'm going to share my secret to having a positive attitude and that is to “fake it … Continue reading Faking it ’till I Make it
Hi guys! Today, February 7, is Disabled People of Colour Day! Though I share my journey on here of being a woman with a disability, I am beyond privileged in many ways, one of the being white and, at one point in my life, able-bodied. As an ally to POC, it's not only important to … Continue reading 11 favourite disabled POC instagrammers to follow
I've always love the night sky. I'm a science lover through and through; nothing intrigues me more than how things work, how life works. However, I also grew thoroughly enjoying the opposite end of the dichotomy: art. While growing up, my family and I would spend our summer nights taking a dip in the pool … Continue reading Stargazing
As I mentioned in my fall decor blog post, decorating is one of my new favourite ways to participate in and celebrate holidays! I strongly believe in our environment impacts us - it makes us feel good. An environment that's healing can make us feel safe and relaxed and that's one of the reasons why … Continue reading Modern Rose Gold Christmas
The Invincible Summer 