The Daisy Field

Possible Trigger Warning.....Trauma, Abuse and Death This is a weird and freeing post that contains an emotional breakthrough and information that may trigger you....no names used.   Now is the time to leave if you don't want to read that kind of post... I will give you a flower as you go      _________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome.... So...in 1997 I packed up everything I owned into my little blue Honda civic hatchback and drove to Edmonton to attend North American Baptist College.  I took my best friend Jenn with me for company and we nearly died when we found out i can't sleep in a car "unless its moving" right Jenn?  I only attended 1 year at NABC and had to come home!  It's been 20 years since my class graduated and they are having a reunion next weekend.   I have been struck by how desperately I feel the want/need to attend.   I ha...

I say it all the time....in fact, if you have been my friend for any length of time and gone through literally anything you have heard me tell you to be kind to yourself and to listen to your body or to not push yourself. Have you heard this idiom before?   Physician heal thyself.....it basically means  Take your own advice stupid!   So lets back it up a bit... As many of you know I had surgery on Tuesday, for those of you who don't....well I had surgery on Tuesday!  Here is your warning if you want to bail now.....TMI is about to ensue.  The surgery went fine, though not as planned and today I pushed myself too hard....so there is your synopsis bail now..... Okay...so if you are still here, you must want the dirty details so here you go! I was to go on in on Tuesday to have two small Cysts removed from my ovaries, then remove my fallopian tubes to reduce the likelihood of cancer later down the road.   They were als...

I am sure you have seen the ads on Facebook and Instagram, I know I had seen enough of them before I took the plunge.   “Rule the World, Hands-Free” they say, it’s a cross body purse but better!  You see celebrities like Geena Davis, Alyssa Milano and even some of your favourite bachelorette’s are using it.  So what makes it different from the 600 other cross body bags you can find out there?   Well, let me tell you! This bag lays completely flat against your body, wraps around your hip, and has strategically placed pockets to ensure that you can still carry all the important things!  The magic is that the center portion is empty so that it lays flat (slightly stiff when it first gets there but then the fabric/leather relaxes) Here is a picture of Me in my sash bag ….and a much nicer picture of Jessica Hall in hers  As you can see my bag is full and still laying almost completely flat against my body, and the adjus...

When you think Greek, you think of warm family meals, LOTS of garlic, olive oil, flavours of dill and lemon etc.   You often think tender grilled meat and the first dish that likely comes to mind right now is lamb souvlaki.   This iconic dish wasn’t even on the menu at our recent lunch at The Greek in Gastown. The Greek Gastown is the newest location for this family run trio of restaurants which started with the much loved Anatoli Souvlaki on the north shore.   It’s a cute little restaurant just up from the Gassy Jack statue and we had made a reservation for 12:15 for a party of 10 to celebrate a birthday lunch.   We called to advise we were running a few minutes late, part of the party arrived at 12:15 and the rest were there by 12:22.   I happened to be in the slower group and when we arrived they were still setting up our table on the balcony, then they changed their mind and set up a table for 9 on the bottom floor.   ...

As you may or may not know, I am a fairly new Planner babe!   What's a planner babe....why a fabulous babe who uses an old school pen and paper planner.   I find it helps with my memory and gives me an opportunity to be creative with my daily life.  Here is a pic of one of the beginner spreads in my planner... That's not what you are really here for though is it.   On to the Review!! Hey Planner Babes....have you heard about SophistiCrate yet?  I know I hadn't until 2 weeks ago!  I saw a post on instagram and watched an unboxing.   I love this box because I don't need to get a box if its not going to work for me. This is a great curated box but it is not a subscription.  You can purchase the boxes you want as long as there is still stock.  The last two boxes have come in at $39.99 for a minimum of $75 product.  They keep limited quantities on hand and this month was a box jammed full of hard to p...