Welcome! I’m Stephanie, wife, mom, and full-time staff to two dogs, Tux and Kylo, who firmly believe that our backyard is their playground (they may have to wrestle the crows for it).
After serving 35 years with the Canadian Armed Forces, followed by several more years working as a civilian, I’m currently navigating transition out of the work force. I’m spending this next chapter being deliberately, and very unapologetically selfish with my time. These days, that looks like three days a week at the gym building strong bones (osteopenia doesn’t get to win!), long walks, mobility stretching, hours spent puttering in the garden, and with a book always within reach. It also means endless entertainment watching the critters that share our backyard like the tree swallows that nest in our boxes, the three hummingbirds who have claimed our feeders as theirs, and crow pair who show up every morning for their peanuts like clockwork.
This blog is where I write about all of it. It started as a promise to myself, that after decades of my time belonging to someone and something else, that these hours would finally be mine. I’m glad you’re here and I hope you visit often!
The Selfish Hours 