Once is Enough

My Garden 2026 Log

There’s something kind of beautiful about a garden journal. Not the polished kind you see in magazines or perfectly curated YouTube thumbnails with immaculate raised beds and harvest baskets that look staged for a cooking show. I mean the real kind.......

My Garden 2026 Log - Once is Enough There’s something kind of beautiful about a garden journal. Not the polished kind you see in magazines or perfectly curated YouTube thumbnails with immaculate raised beds and harvest baskets that look staged for a cooking show. I mean the real kind....

The Road Between Moments

One of the best parts about living on Vancouver Island for the past couple of years is that even places you’ve been many times before can feel fresh again when you’re sharing them with someone else.......

The Road Between Moments - Once is Enough One of the best parts about living on Vancouver Island for the past couple of years is that even places you’ve been many times before can feel fresh again when you’re sharing them with someone else....

The Busiest “Vacation” I’ve Ever Loved

Normally, we try to escape the winter for a bit. Somewhere warm, somewhere exotic, somewhere that forces you to slow down and take in the sights and adventures. But this year......

The Busiest "Vacation" I've Ever Loved - Once is Enough Normally, we try to escape the winter for a bit. Somewhere warm, somewhere exotic, somewhere that forces you to slow down and take in the sights and adventures. But this year...

Depression (Part 2)

I write a lot about optimism. About growth. About learning from the past, staying present, believing things will work out the way they’re meant to. It’s something I genuinely believe in, something I try to live by and share whenever I can.......

Depression (Part 2) - Once is Enough I write a lot about optimism. About growth. About learning from the past, staying present, believing things will work out the way they’re meant to. It’s something I genuinely believe in, something I try to live by and share whenever I can....

The Strength in Asking for Help

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to ask for help. I have this friend, names aren’t important.......

The Strength in Asking for Help - Once is Enough Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to ask for help. I have this friend, names aren’t important....

Parksville BC, Vancouver Island travel, Horne Lake Caves, Hole in the Wall Port Alberni, Hamilton Hobby Farm, weekend getaway BC, family travel Vancouver Island, cave tour experience, things to do Parksville, Vancouver Island adventures...

A Vancouver Island Weekend - Once is Enough It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these. Most of my recent posts have leaned inward, but this past weekend was all about getting out and actually doing something....

Lately, I have been writing a lot about slowing down. About stepping away from the noise, finding quiet, and remembering what it feels like to just be present. And somewhere in all of that reflection...

A Foot in Both Worlds - Once is Enough Lately, I have been writing a lot about slowing down. About stepping away from the noise, finding quiet, and remembering what it feels like to just be present. And somewhere in all of that reflection...

Chasing the Quiet

In my last post I talked about disconnecting from technology. About stepping away from the constant buzz of screens and notifications. I talked about the garden, about soil under my fingernails instead of keys under my fingertips....

Chasing the Quiet - Once is Enough In my last post I talked about disconnecting from technology. About stepping away from the constant buzz of screens and notifications. I talked about the garden, about soil under my fingernails instead of keys under my fingertips.

An Analog Heart in a Digital World

There’s something tender about remembering life before the internet. Not better in every way. Not perfect. Just… slower......

An Analog Heart in a Digital World - Once is Enough There’s something tender about remembering life before the internet. Not better in every way. Not perfect. Just… slower...

The Quiet Shape of Change

For a long time, I thought real change was supposed to feel dramatic. I imagined transformation as a single moment. A realization so sharp it split life into before and after. A decision so bold it rewrote everything at once. That is how growth is often framed. Loud. Decisive. Obvious......

The Quiet Shape of Change - Once is Enough For a long time, I thought real change was supposed to feel dramatic. I imagined transformation as a single moment. A realization so sharp it split life into before and after. A decision so bold it rewrote everything at once. That is how growth is often framed. Loud. Decisive. Obvious...