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Nov 5, 20173 min read

Biking with kids: testing the Taga 2.0

After our long-tail e-bike experiment, there was discussion about trying a front-loading trike, specifically the Taga 2.0. Well, we...

Jul 11, 20173 min read

Biking with kids: e-bike library

We have gone from biking with baby to biking with baby and a toddler to now. Now looks like me, huffing with every ounce of power to push...

Mar 27, 20172 min read

Everyday engineers series: Colin Chan, P.Eng

Only a few days left in #NEGM2017. Next up … Colin Chan is a professional engineer by training, a skilled communicator by experience, and...

Mar 15, 20174 min read

Everyday engineers series: Andrew Kent, P.Eng., PMP, LEED AP

We are at the halfway point of #NEGM2017. For today’s interview, we visit the East Coast of Canada… Andrew Kent is a professional...

Mar 12, 20173 min read

Everyday engineers series: Maureen O’Connell, P.Eng.

This is week two of National Engineering and Geoscience Month (NEGM) in Canada. To keep raising awareness of everyday engineers, next up…...

Mar 5, 20173 min read

Everyday engineers series: Jonathan Musser, P.Eng.

As previously mentioned, March is National Engineering and Geoscience Month (NEGM) in Canada. To raise awareness of engineering, I have...

Mar 3, 20171 min read

March is National Engineering and Geoscience Month

Every year in Canada, Engineering and Geoscience are celebrated throughout the month of March. This year is no exception and each...

Apr 24, 20163 min read

Bedroom closet transformation

A couple of months ago I decided enough was enough. The closet in our girls’ bedroom just was not working for them (or us for that...

Jan 11, 20163 min read

2015 resolution review

My 2015 resolution was to make more “Me” time and blog. Although, I wasn’t successful blogging throughout the year, I feel like we did...

Jan 31, 20152 min read

Thoughts on The True History of Chocolate

As mentioned in Reading Non-Fiction, my goal is to share what motivated me to read the books and some thoughts that came from said...

Jan 23, 20152 min read

Broken umbrellas

Vancouver Living Rule #1: even if the weather is fair when you leave the house, don’t be fooled, take your umbrella with you because you...

Jan 17, 20153 min read

Birthdays and bucket lists

Last week I celebrated my birthday. How did I do it? With food, of course! Now, let’s back-track a little for context. Last year, David...

Jan 8, 20152 min read

Me Time in Week 1

Well, yes, I did make time for me since the last post. Saturday started with breakfast with David’s brother, sister-in-law and niece. I...

Jan 1, 20152 min read

New Year’s Day

Last night we talked to our eldest daughter about New Year resolutions. We asked her if she thought there was anything she could improve...

May 26, 20144 min read

Biking with baby … and toddler

Since our previous biking post, our primary mode of transportation has been the MEC single bike trailer (for biking and strolling),...

Dec 31, 20132 min read

Ultimate egg nog: the quest continues

Our quest for the best egg nog continues. Since our 2010 egg nog evaluation, we have been hard at work seeking out new contenders and...

Mar 10, 20132 min read

Thoughts on Tuesdays with Morrie

As mentioned in Reading Non-Fiction, my goal is to share what motivated me to read the books and some thoughts that came from said...

Dec 13, 20123 min read

Geekathlon 2012

You’ve got a milestone birthday coming up. The big 3-0, maybe. What do you do to celebrate? You throw a geekathlon, that’s what you do....

Nov 4, 20122 min read

Reading Non-Fiction

Every year I try to read at least 12 books. Up until three years ago, the bulk of my reading was from the fiction section (think Pride...

Apr 15, 20124 min read

Biking with baby

As Tanya Snyder recently wrote, it’s pretty easy to be discouraged from biking after having a baby. She made a good point that there is...