by Phil | May 19, 2020 | My Life, Self Growth
A year ago, I decided to make a concious effort to spend less time on social media. Why did I do this? Did my plan work? Will I keep this up? Unplugging: My life, as with many people now, is centered around being online. I work online, I play video games online, I...
by Phil | Mar 31, 2020 | My Life, Self Growth
This past weekend was my favourite birthday party ever. My daughter, Willow, turned one! It wasn’t much of a “Party” as no one got invited over, thanks to COVID-19.There wasn’t a lot of food.There wasn’t even a big pile of gifts.Despite...
by Phil | Feb 22, 2020 | My Life
How much can you fit in a shopping bag? It turns out, a lot. In fact two years ago my entire life fit into a shopping bag. One for me, one for my wife. Each filled with clothes and supplies purchased the day before. That was all that we had after a fire destroyed our...
by Phil | Apr 5, 2018 | Customer Service, My Life
Today I received a pleasant surprise, a book! That’s an odd thing for me to say, seeing as how I don’t really enjoy reading and rarely dive into books. This was a little different though. A few years ago, while I was still working at FreshBooks – a...
by Phil | Mar 5, 2018 | My Life
We choose new beginnings all the time. When we change jobs, change our address, change relationships. But what about when it’s the biggest change of your life and it’s not by choice? That’s what I found myself facing when a fire took my families home and all of our...
by Phil | Jan 23, 2018 | My Life
I saw this image on Facebook a few years back and instantly loved it. It’s a simple message, yet one that resonated with me. So many people I know get caught in the race of life that they end up working, for the sake of working. They push themselves with...
