I'm a bit obsessed with the idea of being a problem-solver these days, and encouraging that mindset in my kid, so when this popped up on my feed, offering alternatives to that mom-reflex-standby of "watch out! be careful!", I clicked. I love the way these questions invite a kid to stay in their experience, instead … Continue reading What to say to kids instead of “be careful!”

Sea to Sky yoga teacher, Julia McCabe, shared this recently, and it struck me as something worth reposting. If you and I boarded a rocket ship, we’d orbit the cosmos and fog the windows looking back at Earth. Our eyes would well with tears watching the stardust sigh a celestial breeze in the wake of … Continue reading Do the work you need to be whole

Don't get overwhelmed. Just remember: it was the hobbits who saved the day.

via Sea to Sky Invasive Species Invasive Species are problematic for Pemberton farmers. They can cause crop losses, increased maintenance costs, reduced product quality & quantity, human and animal health concerns (from mild allergies to poisonings), and lowered land values. Pemberton’s agricultural land base covers 18,600 acres of the valley, and since weeds do not … Continue reading Weed alert: Canada thistle

Grateful to Squamish Valley Recreation for sharing this: https://www.facebook.com/kerwinrae/videos/414102349159695/   "Here's what we need to understand as parents: kids are loud, they're messy, they're all over the place, they're intense, and that's the way they're supposed to be. Kids are not supposed to be well-behaved. They're supposed to come into this world and basically flail … Continue reading Pass on your wisdom, not your wounds

“To young children, of course, nature is full of doors — is nothing but doors, really — and they swing open at every step. A hollow in a tree is the gateway to a castle; a bird’s nest the portal to an underworld. To young children, “landscape” is not backdrop or wallpaper, it is a … Continue reading What if you looked at nature with six year old eyes?

Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if they were. Alas, for now, it seems, the fairies only come to collect baby teeth. The poo is on us. Love this approach from the Village of Pemberton to remind people to scoop the poop. Why Should you Scoop the Poop? One gram of dog waste can contain 23 … Continue reading Poo fairies aren’t real

I have had The Bullet Journal Method on loan from the library for a few weeks now. I tried to return it recently - when I pushed the book across the loans desk, with 8 pages tabbed and marked with scraps of paper, I said "I'm not sure I'm done with this one yet." Marilyn … Continue reading The power of kaizen

On April 8, a few weeks before Earth Day, Nic MacPhee encouraged people on the Pemberton Community Forum to get into the ditches and do a little clean up. (Bonus karma points: she found $10!) She didn't #TrashTag it, nor did she post a before picture, but, Nic unknowingly just joined the coolest global viral … Continue reading Take the #TrashTag Challenge