by Sarah Birch | Jan 6, 2019 | Family
My accountant is going to be excited this tax season, because I’ve made his job SO EASY. Surely, mine will be the easiest tax return he completes. After all, my accountant is my husband, a corporate tax guy, and he only completes two returns: mine and his. When we...
by Sarah Birch | Oct 25, 2018 | Personal
“How short are you?” If no one has asked you this, you are probably taller than five feet. I don’t actually know the tipping point at which people start asking you how tall you are, but I do know that people ask how short you are at five feet. This site is dedicated...
by Sarah Birch | Apr 4, 2019 | Personal
Things that make me happy: skiing, spa days, dance, travel , and kisses from my kids – all the usual suspects. These are definitely a part of living my best life, but there’s more to it than that. Lately, I’ve heard people say they’re going to “stop...
by Sarah Birch | Mar 13, 2019 | Family, Travel & Events
Actual quote that I read on Instagram: “Do you go for drives with your kids just to drive? Me, too.” Wait! I didn’t say yes to that. In fact, I said, “Hells, no,” which is basically my harshest language. Who are these people who purposely confine themselves in small...
by Sarah Birch | Mar 1, 2019 | Recipes
I bet nobody has ever told you that I’m a great chef…and with good reason! I’m just ok. My family gets home cooked meals at least five days a week, but it’s often not me who cooks them (that’s a story for another time). That said, I was highly motivated to find...
by Sarah Birch | Feb 14, 2019 | Family, Personal
“I’m torn between spending time with you or writing about spending time with you,” I half-jokingly say to my husband, Dana. Like most couples with young children, our window of time to ourselves is very small. Along with the dilemma of “Do I go to bed on time, or...
by Sarah Birch | Feb 4, 2019 | Personal
“Don’t mind my pants!” I announced to my girlfriends as I entered the room, “I packed them without realizing my nanny shrunk them in the wash.” “We stopped feeling sorry for you the moment you said ‘nanny,’” one of them retorted. Touchée. We all laughed. I had moved...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 23, 2019 | Travel & Events
I recently attended the Wellness Expo put on by the Sunnyside Mall in Bedford, NS. At first, I was unsure – would this involve all those women from the internet trying to add me to their fitness coaching team? Luckily, it did not. In fact, Sunnyside’s approach...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 21, 2019 | Family, Uncategorized
I was recently interviewed by the CBC relating to the ongoing sleep troubles we had with my daughter. My mental health was deeply affected by the prolonged lack of sleep, despite having little to no struggles with my mental health outside of this time. I urge you to...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 14, 2019 | Family, Personal
Truth: I didn’t become a stay at home parent because of a burning desire to spend every moment with my children. Truth: After my second parental leave, I returned to my corporate position two months earlier than required. I LOVED my work…and my kids – but also,...
by Sarah Birch | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Who wants the perfect Santa photo, anyway? Ok, so most of us, on some level, wish that our children would happily sit on St. Nick’s lap long enough to get that perfect shot, but, after several Christmases as a parent, I’ve come to appreciate Santa photos in all of...
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