Summer on Purpose, with older kids
Summer changes each season as the kids get older. We went from planned out days of park dates, crafts and sprinklers in the yard…. to dropping them at the pool each … Read more
Simple Heart
Marmot Girl Summer
I don’t need a Hot Girl Summer. I need a Marmot Girl Summer The marmot, nature’s chubby lil sun-basker, knows how to set personal boundaries. They alternate between total relaxation … Read more
How to actually slow down in your daily life
Go Slow to Go Far “Go slow to go far” is a quote I heard from a co-worker, about working in communities with communities. It is about taking time to … Read more
Giving our kids more autonomy (and why it is hard)
Welcome to Simple on Purpose! I am Shawna, mom of three kids and counsellor. I aim to help you simplify your home, heart and life – remove the distractions – … Read more
Enjoying your life, an act of rebellion
One concept I love to bring into ‘life on purpose’ is the idea of simple pleasures I’ve shared on this over the years and would also share my current simple … Read more
Life is too short, life is too long
People always say life is short and follow it up with some positive affirmation to override any current negativity, doubts or distractions. But I think that ‘life is too … Read more
Making room for the hard and awesome of life
Hard and Awesome. This is one of my favourite sayings and concepts that I like to teach my clients. It is the concept that EVERYTHING is hard AND awesome. Hard … Read more
For moms who are feeling a need to put the phone down (+ teen cell code of conduct)
The other week, in the Simple Saturdays email, I shared about those in-between moments of my day and how I found myself reaching for my phone during those times. (I’ll … Read more
Relationship Superpower: Empathy and validation
This blog post was first shared in the Simple Saturdays email. Though we usually stick to shorter content in that newsletter, your Nerdy Girlfriend and Counsellor had a lot of … Read more
25 Simple Pleasures of Summer
In the past, I shared a list of simple pleasures and had some really interesting feedback. A reader let me know how much the list helped them because they are … Read more