Living Creatively, Living the Dream
It wasn’t so long ago I was questioning my sanity. Asking myself why I chose to take the Graphic and Web Design program at NSCC? Did I make a mistake? Would I get any clients? Were “they” right…that designers are a Continue reading Graphic Design…living the dream!
Before I chatted with Marni Tuttle I had no idea there was such a thing as a Certified Fund Raising Executive…and, after going through the finer details of her education, work involvement, volunteer committees, fundraising and board positions…I needed a Continue reading Marni Tuttle #KIAWorkingMom
This past weekend, I sat in the gym with a dozen other parents for fourteen and a half hours. We weren’t staging a sit-in and we weren’t attending an all night wake-at-thon…instead, we were hosting a volleyball tournament with the Continue reading Bedford Blizzards #DrivingChange
If you’ve followed Curtains for any length of time, you’d know that the owner of Mudwraps to Manicures, Lisa Belanger, is a friend of mine. Lisa and I go way back. I don’t know when we met to be completely Continue reading Come party with Mudwraps to Manicures!
I wish I could turn back the clock and bestow some advice on my former self…and if I could…I’d tell me to not be so afraid. That everything would turn out just right. That life has a funny way of Continue reading Emily’s Mom…
Jody sat in my office months ago. Her plan was simply to ask me a few questions about branding a new business…spend a few minutes looking at my portfolio and getting a feel for my work before moving along to another designer Continue reading Spa-dee-da…
I’m constantly shuffling activities on the calendar. Trying to fit things in. Make things work. It’s like I Rock/Paper/Scissors everything I do. Which event is more important…has more weight…more urgency. What MUST I do compared to what I’d LIKE to do Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors…Hockey
Almost two weeks ago, I wrote a post about my Nan and my quest to discover a little more about heart health. The fact is, as I get older, I’m starting to worry a little about that old ticker…and with Continue reading #ChangeofHeart with a Giveaway!
Her beautiful blue eyes peered through him…she was in awe of his height, his strength, the smattering of freckles across his nose…his eyes a few shades lighter than hers…a familiarity…a feeling of love. My 96 year-old grandmother doesn’t remember. She Continue reading Family, hockey and love…
The first thing I noticed is they put crispy onions ON the bun…which is essentially like sprinkling rainbow sprinkles on top of cupcakes except that it’s a bun not a cupcake…and crispy onions not sprinkles! I tried the McDonald’s CBO. The Continue reading McDonald’s New CBO Sandwich… #TheNextLegend
I was nine when my Nan had her first heart attack. She was in her early 50’s…fairly close to the age I am now. In 2011, Nan passed away a week shy of her 88th birthday. I had 43 amazing Continue reading Time for a #ChangeOfHeart…
Amanda Jamieson started working at 15 years of age. By 17, she was working full time while attending grade 12 and making payments on her very first car. She’s driven, motivated, she likes the finer things in life and wants to Continue reading Amanda Jamieson…#KIAWorkingMom
I GOT MY SMELLER BACK! Finally! After eight months of not being able to smell a thing…I CAN SMELL EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE! Which is Awesome…and Disgusting…and Amazing…and Gross! Honestly…it’s completely overwhelming my senses. This morning…as I was getting ready Continue reading I smell…
I heard the familiar theme song coming from the family room…then called out to my sixteen year old son with a quizzical, “Are you watching Friends?” “Yeah,” he replied back, “It’s brand new on Netflix.” Well…of course I knew that. Continue reading I’ll be there for you…
Since I’m feeling under the weather and I’m home alone on a Saturday…I got a hankerin’ for some healthy food. On closer inspection in the fridge, freezer and pantry…there was nothing that appealed to me whatsoever! I ate a few Continue reading Recipe for Chicken Noodle Soup…sort of…
“It’s probably a good thing you’re single right now,” said the Tall Blond on the phone from France. I’d just finished telling her all of the medicine I was on…including a description of how I’m to take one of the meds…a Continue reading Good thing I’m single…
What do you mean I didn’t write anything this week so there’s really no need for a Sunday Wrap-up? I…it’s just that…well, I planned on it…and then…ummm…here’s how the week went… THIS WEEK AT CURTAINS ARE OPEN: NOT. ONE. POST. Continue reading Sunday wrap-up #7…coming out of #Holiday mode, feeling like Shrek and what’s ahead for 2015…
I’d received a few pieces of mail a solid week or so ago but hadn’t opened the card I THOUGHT was from my Aunt Mary Lou because she’s a bit of a prankster…and more than once, I’d been hit by a Continue reading Kisses when you least expect them…
My friend Laura, at Mommy Miracles, challenged me to post a year in recap…using photos that represented each month in 2014! Well, here it is. 2014 was FULL of adventures and these photos capture just a small part of it. Continue reading 2014…the year in photos…
Not seven hours after I went for a CT Scan on Tuesday morning, did I get a phone call from the doctor’s office asking me to come in. YEAH…that’s a fun phone call. A few hours later, I was sitting Continue reading The day my son drove a wrench up my nose…