by Sarah Birch | Jan 23, 2023 | Personal, Travel & Events
This blog post has been sponsored by Uptown Saint John and Envision Saint John but I chose the locations to visit and the opinions are entirely my own. There’s something to be said about “getting away from it all.” Even when life is good, we all wear certain...
by Sarah Birch | Nov 24, 2022 | Gift Guide, Home, Personal
Gifts can be a wonderful way to express our love and appreciation for another, especially this time of year. The conundrum is, how do we choose a thoughtful gift suitable for the recipient as well as sustainable for the environment? Although I’m not an expert in...
by Sarah Birch | Aug 23, 2022 | Family, Travel & Events
This post is sponsored by Envision Saint John but I chose our family’s activities and places to visit/eat. The Halifax-Saint John drive is the only one in which I say I’m “going home” regardless of which way the car is driving. Halifax is the home where we’re...
by Sarah Birch | Mar 15, 2022 | Family, Travel & Events
Last week, I spent 4 days & nights at the Club Med Quebec Charlevoix. I was a paying guest and this review is in no way sponsored. I have read several mixed reviews about the resort so I wanted to share my own experience. It should be noted that this was a...
by Sarah Birch | Nov 25, 2021 | Gift Guide, Home
The holidays are a great time to show loved ones how much they mean to us, and if you can speak the Love Language of the people on your list, they’ll feel as loved as you intend them to feel. Keep in mind that even children have Love Languages! In case you’re...
by Sarah Birch | Jan 19, 2021 | Family, Recipes
Even though Amelia’s tenth birthday is a few weeks away, we celebrated it this weekend. After all, we have had less than ten Covid cases a day in Nova Scotia so I figured it was a good chance. We can have up to ten people in our home – so as a family of...
by Sarah Birch | Aug 31, 2020 | Family, Travel & Events
We are so excited to be welcoming a new member into our family. In September, my brother and sister-in-law will give birth to their first-born son. My mother and sister Katie co-hosted a shower that my sister Ginny and I helped prepare. Here are a few tips to help...
by Sarah Birch | Jul 19, 2020 | Family, Travel & Events
From tip to tip, you can drive across Prince Edward Island in roughly 2.5 hours, yet you could stay for days – weeks, months! – without ever running out of fun. PEI is home to Anne of Green Gables, red dirt and many of my favourite childhood & adult...
by Sarah Birch | Apr 13, 2020 | Recipes
In 2006, three of my mother’s best friends (and second moms to me) hosted a wedding shower for me. They asked everyone to bring a recipe card of their favourite recipe. My friend, Tricia, gave me her pumpkin bread recipe and it has been a family favourite ever...
by Sarah Birch | Mar 26, 2020 | Family
“I’ve been homeschooling my kids,” my former roommate (now Bay Street lawyer friend) says to me. “I didn’t miss my calling.” Preach. Teaching is not for everyone. There’s a reason why many of us never considered education as an option despite the favourable hours and...
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