It's a major problem with "being yourself." Happens all the time, happens every day. And it's really nobody's fault. Nothing about it is controllable on any large level that might matter. Or is it? The problem with being yourself is that it takes so long to figure out who you actually are. There's this myth that you're supposed to have it figured out by the time you're around 30 -- a totally arbitrary number. For most people, this will be a lifelong search. You'll find yourself looping back into things you thought that you had graduated from already or cresting hills you simply cannot see Read More

One of my daughters' favorite games to play is I Spy. I usually join. We take turns picking an object in sight then make each other guess what it is by giving clues. We like to play it specially when travelling. It's a very simple activity, searching for things, but apart from it always being a hit with them, it's also a good way to discover new things in our surroundings, a good practice on object identification AND an effective way to keep them off the screen. Sometimes, when I have enough prep time, I make them little activity booklets that send them on scavenger hunts, which they seem to Read More

I wonder if they'll remember this? So much importance is loaded on the cliché watershed moments of our family lives. Graduations, birthdays, weddings. And while all those things are indeed special, and while I do have very complete memories about my father's 40th birthday barbeque or new year's eve, I equally remember the times we were simple hitting the Burger King or Circle K after dark with my folks. In our little family, our lives are changing again, and this has made me think a lot about the places that I spent my childhood and how they influenced me and my thoughts. They let me know Read More

This is one of those projects in which the process far outweighs the product. A few months back, my friends Mansy, owner of Hey Kessy Pottery, and Miggy of Hidden Space Co, invited me to take part in an all girls ceramics group show. I said yes and that was the start of the almost two-month long creative journey of producing our pieces for the exhibit. We had to work at the pottery studio several times together and throughout that entire process, I was grateful for the opportunity to get to know these ladies better. I came to know, not only how truly talented they are, but also how Read More

At the end of a pretty intense week, I think I had a pretty perfect lazy Sunday. Slept in, spent time with my family, fed my wife sushi, talked with the kids, and even squeezed in a couple cafe visits for www.dailydrinkmag.com So yeah, maybe not a real day off, since that last one is technically "work." But I realized that I don't really have very many hobbies anymore since I have a habit of converting my favourite things into new facets of my career. Drinks, board games, photography technology, comics, design and art have all found a place in my somewhat professional existence. Oh, and Read More

Our family spent the long weekend in surftown to celebrate Summer's birthday and be with family. It was pouring when we arrived. Flooding even. While we do very much like rainy days in LU, we also hoped to enjoy some time at the beach. So we were very happy to get a glimpse of the sun by our third day there. We stayed out for hours and soaked it in, let our noses toast and our skin get sandy. Then, on our final afternoon swim before heading back home, the skies showed off. Like a canvas covered in molten gold, it blessed us with the most glorious goodbye, as if saying, "There's no way Read More

I have been doing Project Life for five years now. I had just realized that! I started scrapbooking using the pocket page system in 2014 and have been documenting our family's special moments since. That's all of Jo's life! She is my youngest daughter and lately, has been the one looking through my PL albums the most! Her favorite parts are her birthday highlights of course. She enjoys looking at her baby photos and pointing out her party themes carefully documented year after year. She, as well as my two other daughters, love to notice the little details and have fun reminiscing together. Read More