Building a home…
From anything I can recall over the last 22 years, The Tall Blonde has not once…not a single time…taken a nail to a piece of wood, a screw to a wall of gyprock, or a brush to a can of Continue reading Building a home…
Author Archives: Colleen ODea
70 things we love about you…
– – – – – – – – – To order a customized print for a loved one, please visit my Etsy Shop or Shopify Site. To learn about how I came up with the idea for this design… keep reading! Continue reading 70 things we love about you…
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries & LOVE…
Spiderman and I were chatting about marriage and divorce. He told me about a friend who’d sent out a tweet saying how he’d always thought he was different because he was the only kid with divorced parents…but now it felt totally Continue reading Chocolate Dipped Strawberries & LOVE…
Take a Paige from her book…
A few weeks ago, I answered a tweet: I was quick to respond. You see, Paige is a Graphic Design student at NSCC. We’d seen each other around and met once…maybe twice…before following each other on Twitter. Paige loves to Continue reading Take a Paige from her book…
I’ll trade your comment for a cookie…
I’ve been in a slump…but you know that. You’ve been reading…or to be a little more precise…not reading. I’ve a million posts in draft form (ok…fourteen) that are total crap. I pushed out the one about Breaking Bad but to be Continue reading I’ll trade your comment for a cookie…
Yo!
I don’t watch a lot of TV. I’m still a die hard Greys Anatomy lover…and adore Oprah’s Super Soul Sundays. I turn the TV on when I go to bed at night…search desperately for a show not knowing any of Continue reading Yo!
What’s not to love about my cookies…
For many years, if I asked my kids what they loved most about me, their response would always be “you make the best chocolate chip cookies.” I’d roll my eyes and try to get something better out of them…like maybe Continue reading What’s not to love about my cookies…
10 years of Facebook…
I joined Facebook on April 17th, 2007. While at the time it was full of teens and college students…I jumped on board to have some idea of what The Tall Blonde was up to. She was 14 and to be Continue reading 10 years of Facebook…
Expectations…
If I had no expectations at all then maybe, just maybe, the disappointments wouldn’t be so great. But then…where would I be without expectations? Without these over pumped-up goals and dreams that have me reaching far beyond what I’m capable Continue reading Expectations…
January sucks…
January sucks. For starters, if you read my blog for “inspiration, “I’d suggest you press that little x in the corner and back yourself out of here before I’m dragging you down with me! Thing is…I’ve never been a fan Continue reading January sucks…
Being present…
Last night, sitting around with a couple of girlfriends…we chit chatted about the year ahead, our expectations and what we’re working towards. My friend, Spray (a name she received from a single hilarious moment involving a spray bottle), spoke quite Continue reading Being present…
Non-bloggable blogging…
Yeah I know…I know! It’s been multiple days since I’ve written anything but the thing is…I’ve got stuff going on. Here’s what I can tell you… There’s this thing where I’m in meetings and we’re trying to make decisions and Continue reading Non-bloggable blogging…
Game on…
With the holidays behind us, I’m left reflecting on a couple of things like…why do we only have turkey a few times a year? What makes some people choose a star to put on top of their tree and others Continue reading Game on…
1,827 days…
When my marriage ended, I had an unrealistic idea of “how long” it would take to get through the pain. I was a few months away from hitting the one-year mark when my counsellor asked me, “what exactly do you Continue reading 1,827 days…
Judge a book by its cover…
I know they say not to judge a book by its cover…but in my case, judge away! The cover of my book, designed by Matt Bustin (aka Snuff), is getting quite a bit of attention, so, I thought I’d take Continue reading Judge a book by its cover…
Look out 2014…
Surely to God I’m doing something wrong! When I asked Spiderman what his goals were for the coming year, he replied with “get my abs back and kiss more girls.” OK, to start with, he’s missed 30 hockey games and Continue reading Look out 2014…
Home for the holidays…
The other night, sitting at a friend’s house, a discussion came up about taking the kids to see One Direction in Boston and before I knew it, computers were out and tickets were being acquired and I was sitting there Continue reading Home for the holidays…
Giving back at Durty Nelly’s…
I stood in the doorway as one gentlemen after the next, along with a few scattered women, arrived for dinner. “Do you have your ticket?” I’d ask, as they dug into the pockets of their winter coats or pulled them Continue reading Giving back at Durty Nelly’s…
Grazed…
So…yesterday, I sort of, kind of, ish…got hit by a car. Like…there was dirt on my pants and coat where the car totally grazed me…after I’d jumped out of the way…and slipped on the ice…and my elbow clocked their side Continue reading Grazed…
Love Wins…
Photo Credit: Christin Roper Last night was a little surreal. My friend Sharon, standing next to me with a smile on her face, told me to take a moment to look around. Really see what was happening before me. She Continue reading Love Wins…