Welcome! I’m the creator of She Blossoms, the author of Growing Forward, and the writer of a few hundred articles, blog posts and ebooks. I’ve been writing full-time since 2008;… Read More »Laurie Pawlik – Canadian Author & Road Tripper
If you’ve ever had the post-vacation blues, you know that getting back into the daily routine—especially if you’re not ready to go home—can be rocky. I’m back in Vancouver after… Read More »When You Can’t See the Bright Side
Last week in When Your Plans Fall Apart I shared what happened when my Al Capone tour through the Tunnels of Moose Jaw was delayed. The most significant part (besides… Read More »Uprooted 🌱 She Blossoms
Greetings from the Tunnels of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan! Yesterday I was booked for the Al Capone—Scarface—Tour through the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. Capone ran a bootlegging operation with brassy sassy… Read More »When Your Plans Fall Apart
A couple months ago when I was here in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, I sent you 3 Ways to Make Life Easier. It was early May and the weather was… Read More »When Life Gets Weird
Yesterday someone asked me a simple question that made me say something I’ve never admitted out loud. “I’m especially interested in the spots you stay overnight while travelling across Canada,”… Read More »How Do You Cope With the Creeps?
In Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery painted Prince Edward Island as a pastoral landscape filled with rolling green fields, winding rust-red roads and sparkling blue seas. “Look at that… Read More »When You’re Spinning Your Wheels
I finally understand what Dr Seuss meant when he said: “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” First, thought, I had to cry. I spent four days with… Read More »When Your Sister Cuts You Out of Her Life
I’m in Joe Batt’s Arm on Fogo Island in Newfoundland—and it’s not just another world. It’s like I landed on the moon. Rocky coves, crashing waves, fishing boats, lobster traps, colourful… Read More »A Risk Worth Taking