Megan Clothier

My name is Megan, I am a 20-something with a old soul. I love aprons, cookie cutters, over-sized cups of tea and getting dirt under my nails.

www.roamyourwayhome.ca is all about my (somewhat accidental) journey "Home".

I am a kiwi kid, who left New Zealand at the tender age of 17 in search of something. I wasn't quite sure what I was looking for, but I was determined to find it. So, with a scarce amount of money in my pocket and all my worldly goods on my back - I set off.

The next ten years saw me roaming through every corner of the world; Asia, Australia, Europe, Scandinavia, North America - and still nothing. I hadn't found it.

In 2005, I found myself in Vancouver, Canada. My wallet was becoming very bare, so I decided it best to slow down, unpack, get a job, find an apartment and give this whole
'real world' thing a go. Not surprisingly, this definitely wasn't 'it', but the next 4 years flew by in a flash. I got caught up in a haze of deadlines, budget reports, rent payments and coffees-to-go.

Along the way, I fell madly in love with a wonderful man, Alex. He truly is the love of my life - but much to my surprise - I still found myself searching for something more.

In February of 2009, we bought our first house, a charming little 1928 bungalow just inside the Vancouver city limits. It was perfect, and it was ours. As the season turned to Spring and life crept in to the backyard, I began to feel it.

Mornings were spent painting and sanding, afternoons were spent planting a veggie garden and evenings were spent cooking and sharing wonderful food. Oh yeah, I was feeling it.

When the summer rolled in and the first potatoes were dug, the paint was drying and the hardware was my new hangout...it happened:

I was Home.