In a Perfect World
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Personal on 11. Mar, 2010 | 2 Comments
While driving in the country, a phrase on the car radio popped out at me, “What kind of person do you want to become?” For fun, I tried to imagine my perfect future. I tried to imagine the kind of person I want to be become in ten or fifteen years.
I really couldn’t imagine my [...]
Showing Up is 90 Percent of Success
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Life Dream on 22. Feb, 2010 | 12 Comments
This past week I’ve been thinking, “I’ve got nothing to write about. None of my ideas are quite right.”
All this time I’ve been waiting for the perfect inspiration. I’ve been waiting for something witty and funny and wise. For something unsaid and new to me.
But in my waiting I have reminded myself that sometimes you [...]
Keeping Warm in a PEI Winter
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Life Dream, Outdoors, Prince Edward Island on 07. Feb, 2010 | 20 Comments
Most of the time, when we stay home in our wam, cozy home, we don’t even realize that it’s cold outside. This is because our little house is now very well insulated, and we heat with wood heat.
For us, living on a large acreage, we have enough wood to sustain us with a ton of [...]
Snow Angel
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Outdoors, Prince Edward Island on 24. Jan, 2010 | 19 Comments
When did you grow up?
When did you stop running at full-speed for no reason at all?
When did you stop rolling around in the snow just for fun?
When did you stop swimming at the pool or playing baseball in the hot sun?
Maybe one of the reasons to have children is to come full circle, to play [...]
The Objectification of Love
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Personal on 11. Jan, 2010 | 22 Comments
As recently noted, we’ve been busy and have been doing a juggling act between businesses, home renovation, and real life.
It’s no secret that this has been a tough year for me. I have certainly alluded to some struggles: worrying about everything, not appreciating the ones we love, and general confusion about what I should be [...]
What’s Your Thing? Passions and Hobbies
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Personal on 05. Jan, 2010 | 21 Comments
I grew up in a musical household. My mother is a professional violinist who revels in playing music. She has played the violin since she was five years old, and it’s her thing. She loves to play. I think she would say that when she is playing her violin she “blisses out.” I think I [...]
Some Peoples’ Idea of Relaxation
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Life Dream, Personal on 22. Nov, 2009 | 10 Comments
It’s late morning. Sunday. We’ve had breakfast, and we’re sitting in our home office, looking at each other from our desks.
I’m still wearing my pyjamas and big floppy white socks. We’re both splayed out on our office chairs, facing each other. My legs are sprawled out in front of me; my posture is atrocious.
“I’ve got [...]
Big Wheels Keep on Turning
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Personal on 29. Sep, 2009 | 16 Comments
Can I tell you a secret?
Time moves really fast.
I’m not kidding. One minute you’re nineteen, and the next minute you’re twenty-seven.
One minute you’re on the cusp of a big adventure, and the next minute you’ve achieved your dream and you’ve been living your dream for almost two years.
This was supposed to be a “one-year [...]
Snow Boots
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Life Dream, Personal on 19. Sep, 2009 | 22 Comments
It was precisely one week before we began our cross-country adventure. We were about to leave the warm and rainy west coast to drive across Canada in the middle of winter. In one week we would be willingly driving through snow, blizzards, and ice.
I was a west coast city girl. I had high heels, sneakers, [...]
I Needed a Vision
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Life Dream, Personal on 03. Sep, 2009 | 35 Comments
The past year has been full of glee, glory, stress, change, beauty and floundering.
After we arrived here on PEI and purchased our beloved Whimfield home, we’d achieved our goal–our life-dream. Our goal had been years in the making. The preceding years had been focused on working towards achieving our goal of selling everything, moving across [...]
