6 Tips for Taking Memorable Back to School Photos for Busy Moms

It’s back to school time for my kids, and over the years I have cherished the tradition of taking pictures and capturing the memory of their first day of school each year.

It is a special time for them and I love to look back and see how much they have changed over the years.

I stopped purchasing school portrait packages of any of my kids for quite a few years now. They're expensive and I've never been very thrilled with them.

Taking your own portraits is totally doable and it's more about documenting their growth and capturing that time in their life than anything else.

Emergency Disaster Preparedness Kit & Plan

The Earth's climate seems to be changing and there are more and more natural disasters happening all over. Here in BC, we live in an area well known for earthquakes, and we have been waiting for the "big one" to hit for as long as I can remember.

Wildfires ravaged throughout BC and destroyed 1.2 million hectares of land in 2017, making it a record year for wildfires. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate.

I have been putting off making an emergency disaster preparedness kit for quite some time. But since the recent earthquake and tsunami warning close to our area, it has made it very real so I thought it was about time I organized my emergency kit and preparedness plan.

26 Positive Affirmations for Moms That Can Change Your Life

It’s no secret that as a busy mom to 3 young kids plus running my own business, I have been feeling the stress and overwhelm of daily life lately.

Motherhood can be a challenging time being in charge of caring for tiny human beings and, honestly, most days it’s hard to not let negative thoughts creep into my head and affect my confidence.

I realized I had to change my mindset in order to change my life and to create a life that I want.

I wanted to be more kind to myself and embrace being grateful for my life and everything and everybody in it.

How to Use a Planner to Organize Your Life and Stop the Overwhelm

If you are feeling the overwhelm, I am excited to share my simple strategies to get your life back on track!

I will share how I turned things around which lead to being more organized, getting stuff done, and actually having more time in my day to do the things I want - and you can do it, too!

Merry Christmas & Free Christmas Printable!

Merry Christmas to you!

I hope you were able to check out all 36 Family Christmas Tradition Ideas in my last post. I would love to know what your traditions are? Did you try any new ones this year?

I am taking a little break here during the Christmas holidays and thought I'd leave you with this free Christmas printable to end the season!

Thank you for following along, it is appreciated! Have a wonderful Christmas!

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36 Meaningful Family Christmas Traditions To Start With Your Kids

Christmas is such a magical time of the year and one of the best parts of the season are the traditions leading up to Christmas Day and spending time with family and friends.

Traditions as a family are especially important to me as I remember my own family traditions I had growing up that I hold near and dear to my heart to this day. I remember how special it all felt and after becoming a parent myself, I found it was just as important for me to continue those traditions along with making traditions of our own.