Condo Living

Condo living is the lifestyle we chose to continue after having kids. We share all about the challenges and helpful tips we’ve picked up over the years raising condo kids. Yashy grew up in apartments for most of her life so raising kids in a condo in Toronto came naturally to her. Chris grew up with a large backyard and so there’s constant conversations about moving to a house. A challenge when living in Toronto!

We hope you enjoy reading about our condo life and if you’re wondering about all that baby gear you’ll have to bring into your home.. yes space is a constant issue but here’s what we recommend for a condo baby registry!

Ten years later, we’re still loving raising our family in a condo and share our reasons for choosing this cluttered way of life. where we’re always within an arm’s reach of each other. We’re lucky to have found a tribe of other condo families with whom to hangout for rooftop sessions and teaching our kids how to build a community.

We also share our favourite condo friendly kitchen gadgets keeping practicality and space in mind when choosing what to bring into our home.

Condo living definitely proved to be challenging during the pandemic but we found ways to stay active and entertained, from the very start!

Cutting Back on Waste

Around Toronto

Yashy

We don’t own a car, recycle our booze bottles and try our best to walk everywhere, so I figured we’re doing our part for the

City Centre Condo Living with Young Kids

Around Toronto

Yashy

When we first had Little Monkey many asked us “So when will you guys move out of the condo?” and we scoffed and said we’ll

Yashy

Born in Sri Lanka raised in Dubai, Bahrain, Pakistan, U.S, Australia and England, I now find myself settled in Toronto. Passions include wine, dining out, cooking, cocktailing, travelling, hunting for random fun events in the city and now… exploring all things family related. With two kids under the age of 12 we continue to explore everything that fascinates us! Our goal is to encourage young families to maintain the pre baby life, post kids. Having dined out and traveled to over 200 cities in over 20 countries since the first baby was born in 2011, we encourage you to travel and enjoy the culinary offerings in your own city!

Chris

When Yashy launched Baby and Life (now known at Parenting to Go) while on Mat Leave in 2011, I never envisioned being able to maintain such an audacious, at times hectic, life outside of our Downtown Toronto haven. As Yashy and I have continued to explore new activities and culinary experiences inside and outside of Toronto, I knew I needed to begin telling our stories from the Dad’s perspective. Our hope is that you will find this site to be both informative and inspirational, and if you have kids, or plan to, and are concerned that life as you know it ends at parenthood, we are here to tell you why that simply isn’t true.