• Home
  • CONTACT
  • TRAVEL
  • ABOUT
© 2026 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow

The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

  • Home
  • CONTACT
  • ABOUT
  • TRAVEL
Browsing Category
  • Ask Me (Almost) Anything
  • Blogging
  • Brain Dump
  • Budget
  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club
  • Creativity
  • Demerits
  • Exercise
  • Faith
  • Family
  • Favourite Things
  • Food
  • Friendship
    • Guest Post
  • Frugality
  • Giveaway!
  • Goals
  • Gold Stars
  • Gratitude
    • FIG Collective
  • Habits
  • Happy Things Friday
  • Hard Things
  • Health
  • Holidays
    • Birthday
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Halloween
  • Home
  • Joy
  • Life
  • Lighthouses
  • Marriage
  • Mental Health
  • Minimalism
  • Misadventures
  • Money
  • NaBloPoMo
  • Never Have I Ever
  • Nova Scotia
  • Organization
  • Parenting
  • Personality Insights
  • Pet Peeves
  • Planning
  • Random
    • Language
  • Reading
    • Quotes
  • Sabbath
  • Summer Celebrations
  • Thrifting
  • Time Management
  • Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Travel
    • Barcelona
    • Beaches
    • Euro Adventure
    • Paris
    • Portugal
    • Prince Edward Island
    • Rome
    • Toronto
  • Year of Shmita
The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist
  • Home
  • CONTACT

The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

  • ABOUT
  • TRAVEL
Browsing Category

Family

Christmas Recap 2024: Food, Traditions, What Worked and Other Notes

I think this was my favourite Christmas from adulthood.

The kids were healthy. The adults were (mostly) healthy. The food was amazing. We had a white Christmas. The kids were old enough to sleep in,…

Continue Reading
  • Christmas, Family, Food, Habits, Holidays, Planning
  • Jan, 02, 2025
  • 34 Comments

Introducing Ferrari + Saying Goodbye to Meatball

I have pet updates!

First, a warm welcome to Ferrari – Indy’s first ever pet fish. He is in love with this little guy and checks on him constantly. We had the tank all set…

Continue Reading
  • Family, Life, Parenting
  • Nov, 27, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Time To Party: Recapping Indy’s 10th Birthday

If you’ve been reading this blog for a few years, you know kids’ parties aren’t my favourite way to spend an afternoon. I find them overwhelming – so much noise! so much mess! -…

Continue Reading
  • Birthday, Family, Friendship
  • Nov, 26, 2024
  • 42 Comments

Introducing the Newest Members of Our Family

Sorta.

Meet…Belle.

And Indy…

It has never felt natural or overly conversational to refer to my children by their initials. But I also wanted names that had some sort of tangential significance for our family without using…

Continue Reading
  • Blogging, Family, Parenting
  • Sep, 19, 2024
  • 32 Comments

Portugal Days Thirteen – Fifteen: All Good Things Must Come To An End (Lisbon, Canada)

After debating the pros and cons of various modes of transport, we opted to take the train from Porto to Lisbon. Everything went smoothly in terms of logistics. We travelled with Intercidades which was…

Continue Reading
  • Family, Portugal, Travel
  • Sep, 12, 2024
  • 16 Comments

Portugal Days Eleven – Twelve: Night Sky Magic, A Hole in One and The Best Pastel I Ate in Portugal (Porto)

Another day in Porto and again we made our way to the waterfront by taking a new route down tiny Portuguese side streets. Much to L’s delight, the boardwalk was lined with fisherman. He…

Continue Reading
  • Family, Portugal, Travel
  • Sep, 10, 2024
  • 16 Comments

Portugal Days Nine – Ten: Bridges, Sunsets, and Even More Hills (Porto)

Next up: Porto. We debated the various modes of transport to get from the Algarve (far South) to Porto (far North). We looked at flights, trains, and buses before ultimately opting to rent a…

Continue Reading
  • Family, Portugal, Travel
  • Sep, 05, 2024
  • 30 Comments
« 1 2 3 4 »
© 2026 Freya Theme by Sparrow and Snow| Privacy Policy