Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Two pairs of dress pants, a pair of jeans, eight blouses, three sweaters and several necklaces. That’s what lay on my bedroom floor by the time I was done last night. I’m all about supporting my friends but couldn’t it Continue reading Mills Sisters…
I did it!! OK…for those of you who don’t have a blog and could care less about how I moved my Blogger posts to WordPress and why…this is not the post for you!! (I’ll write something more exciting later! Actually, Continue reading 14 Steps from Blogger to WordPress…
From the time I was a little girl I’ve heard the stories of Uncle Ron. Saw the medals…framed on the walls of my grandparents home. I’ve read the letters…looked at the pictures. On Remembrance Day, he’s who I think of. Never having Continue reading Lest we forget…
It hits you immediately on walking through the doors. The warmth. The Lower Deck has arrived in Clayton Park with all the charm of the one downtown! I’m not sure how they did it… how they instilled a sense of Continue reading The Lower Deck…
Clowns to the left of me. Jokers to the right. For as long as I can remember, I’ve told my kids they’re “The Best.” It’s possible I’m setting them up for failure but it’s my hope that they see the Continue reading Being my best…
TWO, not one but TWO “Fashion Blogs” placed before me in The Coast’s “Best of Halifax” awards…but yup, I came THIRD!!! I enjoy reading both of the blogs and I was heard telling a friend that I really, really hoped Continue reading Best of Halifax…
It’s quite possible that I’m failing as their Mom! I screwed up Halloween and seriously… how bad do you have to be to screw up Halloween! Year after year we pick our own pumpkins, load up with treats, decorate Continue reading Are you a Halloween failure?
I have, 100%, without a doubt, killed my blogger template! It’s possible I know just enough HTML and CSS to be completely and utterly dangerous yet not enough to be perfectly proficient. Yet! I’m well aware that what you see Continue reading Under construction…
I sit in class every day with a talented group of young people… each having arrived into the Graphic Design program at NSCC with various skills like photography, illustration, painting, acting and jewellery making to name a few. At times, Continue reading I HAVE A MOUSTACHE!!!!
It’s not easy getting in the head of a musician! Maybe it’s the fact that I’m creative as well. Between writing and designing, I’m constantly putting things “out there” and much like a musician… understand the rejection. It’s tough to Continue reading Paul Lamb Live…
I complain. I’m tired. Week after week, night after night… rushing from the barn to the rink. A single mom. Two kids in need of my time… or at the very least, my driving ability that gets them where they Continue reading Gathering ribbons…
Seriously… what’s a trip to Downtown Halifax without a visit to Biscuit General Store? I’m not really sure what draws me in… but there’s something about the atmosphere… the general feel of the store and the people inside. I’m not Continue reading Big Day Downtown – Biscuit General Store
Being that I’m studying Graphic Design and totally smitten with typography, it surprises me a great deal that I’d yet to step through the doors of Inkwell Boutique! If you remember, I’d written a post last year about the “Dawson Continue reading Big Day Downtown – Inkwell Boutique
As a kid, I loved macaroons. My Aunt Beth made the best…chewy, chocolate, coconut treats prepared in a double boiler on the stove top and plopped upon a plate like a mound of gooey goodness. So, I was a little Continue reading Big Day Downtown – Le French Fix
When I’d heard that the Downtown Halifax Business Commission had a “twist” on their Big Day Downtown event this year (an event where 30 bloggers are each given a $100 Visa card to head Downtown and report back about our Continue reading Big Day Downtown – Lauren Oostveen
It’s been one of those weekends. Quiet. And by quiet… I guess I should clarify that I went to parties both Friday and Saturday nights… had brunch with my favorite Tweep… did homework with Snuff… and threw in a few Continue reading Crumbling down…
No…I don’t put little messages in his lunch box! But I once did. And well…the fact is, if he still stayed for lunch I might be inclined to write a “Mommy loves you” on his origami folded napkin! Alright…I wouldn’t! Continue reading It’s the little things…
There’s a crap-load of things that I’m grateful for. Like bully beef hash. Not that it’s on the top of my list or anything but oddly, it’s the first thing that came to mind. To be honest, I’m not sure Continue reading Thankful…
I’ve lost forty pounds! OK… give or take twenty but really… if you look at it my way, with the amount of muscle I’ve gained combined with how wonderful I feel… it’s more like forty! The other night, while hanging Continue reading Dear personal trainer…
Just a few questions… 1. How hard do you have to bite down on a fork to loosen a tooth? 2. When I’m always saying “for God’s sake use your fork”… why would one choose to finally use it whilst Continue reading Fork you tooth…