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Recent Eats Wednesday

So it’s another Wednesday once again and it’s finally DECEMBER! The month of Christmas music, bright lights and best of all the unlimited baked goods that seem to magically appear at your door. Gotta...

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Coconut Oil Brownies

If you’re anything like I used to be when the word coconut oil is in a recipe I instantly think… healthy. Why? Well this is what we’re told by the media, or at least was told at one point and time....

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When Nova Scotia gives you snow, you make a trip out of it 

I never really took the whole “don’t cry over spilt milk” phrase seriously until I started traveling. When things can go wrong, typically they do… And this trip follows suit. Mind you, nothing too...

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First week  at DreamSea – Stolen phone and lessons learned 

5 years ago if you had of asked me where I would be in the present day I would have said married, kids and a stable job… As you can see, I’m FAR from that. That being said I’m quite content with what...

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Oh the people you’ll meet along the way

It was my last day in Costa Rica and I arrived at Liberia airport at 12:30pm when I wasn’t leaving until 4. I know, I know.. extremely early. So early that the Air Canada Kiosks weren’t even open yet....

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Don’t be afraid to be different

 High school sucks; enough said. Looking back on those years of my life, only now do I realize how much energy and time I spent focusing on trying to be like everyone else. Whether it was the clothes I...

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Workaway Round 1 : DreamSea Surf Camp

5 years ago if you had of asked me where I would be in the present day I would have said married, kids and a stable job… As you can see, I’m FAR from that. That being said I’m quite content with what...

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You gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City 

“What are you doing next weekend?” Not a thing was my instant thought in anticipation of what this question might imply. Realistically I knew that I had to work but I replied with “Nothing” Then a...

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Australia you’d better be worth it 

40 hour travel time from point A to Point B but I can say I made it down under. When I first booked this flight, the duration of the trip didn’t seem factor into my decision what so ever. I figured...

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Why you should Travel to Tamarindo

  So why Tamarindo out of all of the other cities in the world, or even Costa Rica for that matter?   Thanks to the wonderful world wide web I came across a website called Workaway and with the small...

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Why I’ll never stop Traveling

I’ll admit that when I left for my year abroad in Paris it felt like the only way to get away from my problems. I figured that instead of facing them head on I would simply run away from them, in hopes...

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First Week in Sydney, Australia

As many of you may know, I have taken a job in Sydney, Australia for the time being as an Au Pair for the second time. I loved my job in Paris so much that I knew that I needed to do it again before my...

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Your Healthy Post Baby Body

As many of us know firsthand, a woman’s body changes a lot during pregnancy. It also works very hard to keep your baby healthy and safe. After the baby arrives, mom’s body is changing again. Some of...

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Why I’m okay with Losing my Phone

I’m a trusting person, probably too trusting at time, especially when it comes to traveling. I mean, I had no reason not to be considering I’d been lucky so far. Having traveled around Europe alone and...

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Healthy Food Finds: Australian Edition! 

I’m a pretty foodie as ya’ll may have discovered. Whether it be fruit, veggies, meats, health foods, I’m always up to try new things. Since I’m now in Sydney, Australia I’ve had to say goodbye to some...

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Stuffed Mexican Avocados [Au Pair Meals #1]

As you are aware I’m in Sydney working as an au pair which means I’m practically running the show as a mother half the time. If I’ve learnt anything from this experience it’s opened my eyes to what it...

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A Day in the Life of an Au Pair

Au Pair a young foreign person, typically a woman, who helps with housework or child care in exchange for room and board. or as many people have referred to my job as ; a glorified babysitter....

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Five Walking Cities to Travel to Now

I absolutely love to walk. Whether it be for the sake of exercising or just having the option between driving to the supermarket or walking, I’m constantly on the move. When I returned home from my...

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Why I chose to Au Pair for a second time

Many people may think of Au Pairing to be a “gap year” option. YEAR meaning a one time thing, and then life goes on as normal. Let’s be real here, normal doesn’t exist. I mean I tried to start “real...

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Here’s to new beginnings 

“So what do you do?” The one question that still makes me uncomfortable answering considering what “I do” can change with the snap of a finger. Two weeks ago I was living in Sydney, Australia with the...

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