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I’m a t-shirt and jeans kinda mama raising my babies in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I feel passionate about mindful parenting and sustainable living and aim to cultivate an authentic space where parents can come together and feel less isolated in their experiences.

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Wrapping up Week 3 of self isolation over here (and Week 172 for me of being home with my kids 7 days a week!). Somehow I’ve been going a little nuts lately even though this is our norm. This is the choice Tom and I made when we considered what would work best for our growing family and it’s what we agreed on 4 years ago when i was pregnant with Hennie. But I feel like I “should” know how to handle this stay-at-home stuff a lot better by now and I hate the guilt and pressure that those thoughts have been putting on me. Time to let ‘em go! • The truth is that even for our family, whose schedule and circumstances are largely unchanged during this whole thing (🙏🏼🙏🏼), life right now still feels very different from Life BC (Before Covid). Simple tasks can become wrought with emotion, little hearts can feel despairing though they don’t really understand why, and perspectives develop and shift daily. • Please be gentle on yourself through these days and weeks whether you’re at home with kiddos or not. We don’t have to “make the most” of this pandemic or take up new hobbies if we don’t want to. We don’t have to use a pandemic to focus on getting ripped if we can’t muster the energy. It’s looking more and more like we’re in it for the long haul so give yourself permission to let go of any guilt you may be holding and do the things you love to do, if you’re able to do them under the current circumstances. Take care of yourself however you need to. Give yourself and others a little grace. Love you, bb’s! • • • • #pandemicpregnancy #17weekspregnant #covid19 #coronavirus #selfisolation #mindfulparenting #mindfulmama #slowparenting #momoftwo #threeunderfour #momswithcameras #momsofinstagram #pnwmama #pnwfamily #slowliving #slowlivingwithkids #secondtrimester

I’m normally very against the whole comparison game and I don’t really wanna pit father against daughter but SCREW IT, here’s a fun little ‘Who Wore it Best’ to brighten your day! • 👉🏻swipe to view and then cast your vote below! It’s Procter vs Procter in the Cutest Doctor Procter award 🏆Who will be victorious: PhD student Tom circa 2012 or preschooler Hen circa 2020? 🙈

Celebrating our first year on the coast today, woohoo! 🥂 • What a whirlwind year it’s been, full of sweet deck hangs with new neighbours, deer sightings on the way to the hardware store, new preschool friends, a million midnight DIY projects and gallons of paint, front yard bonfires and backyard bear turds. We wouldn’t change a thing! • Today on the blog: impressions of the first year of our lovely new life on the Sunshine Coast including my personal pros and cons. Have a read and then let me know if you need a realtor over here to start your search 😉 We know plenty. • • • • 📸 by @nochancenanc #sunshinecoastbc #coastlife #pnwlife #pnwfamily #pnwmama #pnwkids #coastkids #sunshinestateofmind #gonecoastal #formercitydwellers #thirdbabyontheway #16weekspregnant

Mood on self isolation day 11: lounging in rainbow undies and Paw Patrol socks with headphones on that aren’t plugged into anything because “I just no wanna hear you yight now.” 🤷🏼‍♀️ Not sure I blame her tbh. • For some lighter content I did that Kiddo Interview that’s going around and wrote Hennie’s answers down verbatim. Here’s what she had to say! • What is your name? Um Hennie How old are you? Um three How old is mummy? Um one How old is daddy? Um one How old is Welfie? Um one. And half. Fave colour? Um red Fave food? Um blubes! Who is your best friend? Um Hop Hop 🐰 What do you like to watch on TV? Um Paw Patrol and Yoshi What makes you happy? Um Hop Hop Where is your favourite place to go? Um park. No... stay home. What’s your favourite thing to wear? Um me new dress from grandma What does mummy do all day? Um outside What does daddy do all day? Um outside What does Welfie do all day? Umm Welfie play in toys (ed note: false. He whines) What are you scared of? Um bears What’s your favourite game to play? Um, dough-dough (Playdough) Where does money come from? Up high Where do you live? Um at home Where did you come from? Um toaster (laughs) um your tummy, mummy • 🙈 I love her. • • • • #issamood #currentmood #mood #quarantinemood #wfhlife #noonansyndrome #preschoolerlife #kidswithattitude #scorpiokid #threeyearoldproblems #threeyearoldlife #senddonuts #threeyearoldstyle #interviewyourkid #kidinterview

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