My name is Kyla, and I live in the middle of the Canadian Prairies under the biggest sky I’ve ever seen. I’m married to a wonderful man named Jesse, we have two bad little dogs named Ash and Mal, and live in a hundred year old home that I call The Little House. I’m a life-long vegetarian who laughs a lot everyday, loves toy cameras, making things from scratch, daydreaming, making plans and organizing. I love thrifting and making tasty eats in my galley style kitchen, vintage housewares and traveling, photography and tattoos and living an intentional, creative life.

I’m a passionate blogger, self taught designer and co-owner of a boutique design company called Freckled Nest with my business partner, Leigh-Ann. I spend my days designing blogs and online shops for amazing clients in our sunny downtown studio. After going through university and working in entertainment marketing but never quite finding my home, I made a plan to be self employed and started working hard on handmade jewelry & knits and on my blog to make my dreams come true! In December 2010 I joined up with Freckled Nest and quit my day job in December to be full time creative. It was one of the best decisions of my life, and I’m thankful every day for being able to do something so lovely for work.

KylaRoma.com is a creative lifestyle and inspiration blog where I share my favourite online finds, recipes, tutorials and tips, stories from my life and the occasional outfit.

Cheap hot chocolate, knitting, lomo cameras, telling stories, cult & cheesy sci-fi movies, making people laugh, learning new craft skills, old Rolling Stones records, road trips, quoting grey garden, alone time, old movies,  loopy handwriting, postcards, wood handled stamps, the history of ordinary people, listening to podcasts, homemade pizza and snow storms.

Being a proper grown up, singing, keeping my nail polish from chipping, suffering fools, sticking to my budget, having the same haircut for more than two months, being on time for dinner parties and getting out of bed when I’m supposed to.

You can find my online hangouts and contact info here, and I am actively seeking friends who are 80 years old in spirit :)

These posts & my feature library are a great place to start your exploring…

How I Quit My Day Job: Part One
How I Quit My Day job: Part Two
Croissantosaurus Rex
Growing up Vegetarian & Our Split Kitchen
My Anxiety Disorder Diagnosis
Making Space for a Creative Life