Well I hope y’all had a fantastic holiday season with lots of love and treats and some downtime too! We had a rather scary start with Michael’s Dad having to have some heart surgery just before the holidays, but thankfully it all went well and he was even able to enjoy some festivities. It certainly gave us cause to pause and put out few thank yous to the universe, and we had a few thoughts about our own health as well.

We traveled up to Kelowna for Christmas with my family and had a beautiful white Christmas, with lots of great food and visits with family and friends. On December 23, 2016 Michael asked me to marry him, rather casually, over drinks at the El Dorado Hotel, and I said YES! Actually I forgot to say yes right away, as I was a bit stunned, but I meant to! As is becoming a family tradition, my engagement ring was my grandmother’s, and has a vintage feel that I adore. It’s going to be an exciting adventure planning this celebration, but that’s for 2017; we need some time!

So 2016 is upon us and as I wrote on Facebook yesterday, I was doing up resolutions left right and center, and needed more paper, and a nap. I went through a good wack of paper and took a big nap before the day was over. For the website and life in general my main goal is to be more focused and plan out editorial content for the site and for my life story in general. We’ll be cooking more at home and sharing that, tightening up finances and giving some tips on that, sharing some home renovations, testing out some more auto and tech toys, and they’ll be more fitness, health and beauty posts as we prep for the big day! Thank god we have a year!

I think the hardest thing is to stay on track and I’ll be looking for some suggestions and support for that, as well as bringing in the experts when needed. Please do chime in! I started 2016 yesterday with a 75 minute cycle class at The Dailey Method, some cleaning and a bit of relaxation too, and am hoping that each day I can carve out this type of life balance. It’s going to be a busy one, so #letsdothis2016!