A (Much Overdue) Home Update
I started this post initially with “I can’t believe it’s been six years since we bought and started renovating our cabin home,” only I can. Oh boy, can I.
Since then, much has been ado about just about everything: rooms have shifted; the land has shifted; jobs have shifted; and even priorities have shifted, if I’m being honest. When we first got the keys to this place, it was March 2020, and I don’t think much explaining is even necessary for you to understand that a lot has changed in the world, but even beyond the obvious, in this time I’ve also taken quite the career journey. From launching a personal care brand, Heelr, to designing dozens of brands for other solopreneurs, to becoming a NASM-certified personal trainer, I’ve stretched myself in many necessary ways (both literally and figuratively), and I’ve done a lot of slowing down and living simply, in such a positive way.
When I was living in Milton, Ontario and, commuting to Toronto to film with HGTV during the weeks, and Cityline often on the weekends, I was operating on overdrive with no real end goal. I didn't necessarily love the lifestyle of my work, and I longed to spend more spacious time outside with no agenda. In many ways, I had felt that since I was 14 I had been over-extending myself in one way or another, bulldozing through life to get to the next destination — or perhaps to get here, where I wish days could be extended and where time feels precious. I like to think I knew this was waiting here all along and that’s why I just wanted to blaze past the years of my life where I wasn’t comfortable enough to be my total, real, non-performative self. And I digress with: living in this home among the pines between Squamish and Whistler has alchemized me. Or rather, the process of making it home together has.
I’ve had breakdowns over being exhausted from renovations, balanced with breakdowns about what I should do with my energy and passions. I’ve hummed about X and hawed about Y, I’ve thought and re-thought to the point of no thoughts, I’ve tried new skills and hobbies to the fullest I’d never have imagined doing, and I’ve gained an amazing sense of what I love and what I don’t love as much. I feel… me. And this place has played a huge part in this. Waking to the birds sing and sleeping to the frogs croak and not having to be anywhere, really, has been humbling, strengthening, and enriching in ways only found on the other side of lots of deep contemplation alone. Being so removed from certain responsibilities has also come with being removed from certain comforts and conveniences in ways that have been… character-building. This chapter has been SO rewarding, and yet, I feel the ping to move onto what’s next, or rather where’s next.
But before I share more about what we’re thinking our next move is, I feel like this place has so much beauty in it I’ve yet to share with you! So without further ado, here’s some pics of our cozy cabin home as things sit here today in May, 2026, awaiting its next buyer — if that might be you, send me an email :)
When we first viewed the property in 2019, we knew it was special and it drew us in. It’s 10 mins to Callaghan valley, 15 mins to Squamish, and 20 mins to Whistler. That’s why we stayed longer than we thought we might! The home we’ve created here puts a big smile on my face and I’m proud of all the work that has gone into this lot. We really do love it, but we’re ready to seek (or build) what’s next. So if you’re interested in this place, please get in touch and we can chat and work something out privately.
