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 | Jun 19, 2019 | Travel & Events
Like most parents, when I’m planning a family vacation, there are competing factors to consider. My priorities are travel time, new experiences, culture, food and fun. Montreal ticks all the boxes for me. Given that it’s only a 1.5 hour plane ride from...
by Sarah Birch | Jun 7, 2019 | Personal
A few years ago, I sat in my colleague’s office, shooting the breeze with him and one of our other professional colleagues. Somehow the conversation went in such a way that he drew a graph on his white board, showing women at their peak of attractiveness at age 25 and...
by Sarah Birch | May 29, 2019 | Recipes
If you’re currently raising an eyebrow because you haven’t known me to be the creator of many recipes, your suspicions are correct. This recipe originates from a family member who said I could claim it as my own and share it with you, since I am frequently asked for...
by Sarah Birch | Apr 30, 2019 | Family, Personal
One of my favourite photos from my relationship is one of just Dana (my husband) at our wedding, thirteen years ago, standing at the front of the church. I’m not in the photo, but looking at his face, there is no doubt he’s looking at me. I’d know that look anywhere:...
by Sarah Birch | Apr 25, 2019 | Family
“It takes a village.” We’ve all heard the popular phrase that acknowledges how much support it takes to raise children. Many Canadian families, mine included, have chosen to hire a nanny to help out. Child-rearing is demanding, and often impractical for two people to...
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...
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