Living Blissful Heartfelt Moments to Accepting You are Getting Older: The Trek into the Childfree Adulting Life

Have you ever had a perfect moment, one where it almost feels magical? Yesterday was it for me. It started so quietly, on the couch, just Mr. Beard, myself and our cat Puck, who was curled up into me. I was knitting, my husband doing a crossword, some Ray LaMontagne softly playing over our stereo. All that…

The Day 1 Check-In of the KidfreeNotCarefree Pride Challenge: Time to list 3 things that made YOU proud today

It's time for me to check-in and start my list of 21 things I am proud that I did! Today, I am proud that: I made healthy food decisions. We had leftovers instead of ordering in! I answered a difficult work email, in a very positive and turns out, helpful way I took the time…

Start the 7-day Pride Challenge: Write What You Are Proud Of & Start Rocking Goals Every Day

I had a breakdown standing in my driveway the other day. I was furious. I was tired. I was stressed to my limits and my ride-sharing driver was arguing with me over text that he had arrived when clearly he had not.  I was deep in the red fog once I finally took my seat…

Discovering the Beauty of Our Childfree Every day Moments

We have a hawk that comes and lands on an old telephone pole across the street every day. At 11 am each morning, this large, soaring beautiful bird flies overhead, swooping and landing just a few meters away from my living room. I love that it has a schedule that I can almost set my…

Baby, You’re One of a Kind

I'm a big fan of Sex and the City. I own every season, and at least once a year, I'll go through and watch it from the very first episode to the grand finale with Big coming to the rescue. There's something about Carrie being a writer that drew me right in. I wanted to…

A Childfree Not Goal Free 2019!

At this time of year, I find I am innodated with questions - What's your resolution? What do you want for the new year? and my (actual) favourite - What's your why? The problem is often in advertisements, webinars, online posts and chats with friends, people lace in their family with their own goals. I…

What is KidfreeNotCarefree?

As an avid reader of lifestyle blogs and books, I always cringe when I get to the point in the blog where motherhood comes up (and it always does, doesn’t it?). Kid-friendly snacks, how to organize a mother’s busy schedule and how to find personal time amongst tots running around… all of a sudden, my…

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Together, we'll create a welcoming space, share our life hacks and trade secrets. I can't wait to get started! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton   If you liked what you read, like the post! Really liked it, hit subscribe. Loved it, tell your…