Living Creatively, Living the Dream
If you live in Halifax, you’re likely well aware of The Coast’s annual Best of Halifax competition! Essentially, locals cast their votes to decide their favourite “Halifax People and Places” in over thirty categories including…Best Place to Have a Date, Continue reading Introducing…the 7 Blogs Nominated for The Coast’s Best of Halifax #BOH2017
It was an absolutely glorious (albeit foggy) day that brought a group of my favourite local bloggers to Oceanstone Seaside Resort for an afternoon workshop. Situated just moments from Peggy’s Cove in Indian Harbour, this resort seems to be holding Continue reading A day at the seashore…
Seven years ago today, on April 7, 2010, I wrote the very first post on Curtains are Open. I wasn’t sure what I was doing or why I was doing it…I just knew that I needed to chase a dream and Continue reading Seven Years Blogging…
When my oldest was around three, she placed a sign in the front window for anyone walking by, that said, “Will you Please be My Friend.” To be fair, I was a young mom and none of my friends had Continue reading Will you please be my friend…
The year 2000 was such an EVENT in so many of our lives that it seems to have happened just yesterday, and yet, here we are…two thousand and SEVENTEEN! Time keeps shocking me each and every time the clock strikes Continue reading Top 5 Blogs Posts for 2016
While 2016 winds down to a finish, I’ve taken a few moments to reflect on a year that split my time between work and family…along with a bit of time spent with friends. The most exciting event of the year was definitely Continue reading 2016…the year in photos…
Mid November, myself and a number of bloggers gathered at a friend’s home for an epic morning of cooking, crafting and togetherness. Blogging has provided many, many opportunities for me over the last few years that I’d never have dreamt Continue reading The greatest gift…
I believe it was around 1984 when I attended my first company Christmas party. At the time, I was working for Thrifty’s in the Halifax Shopping Centre and the entire Dylex Group of Thrifty’s, Tip Top, Fairweather, Big Steel and Braemar Continue reading How to throw a Solo Christmas Party!
I’m having one of those Monday’s where there’s so much I want to do that I don’t even know where to start. The fact of the matter is…I have a Blog Hangover! This weekend, I attended and spoke at the Continue reading I attended BlogJam2016 and now I have a blog hangover…
There’s this saying, that “second place is the first loser.” I get that competition is a wonderful thing and there can only be one “winner”…but there’s such a negative connotation to that saying and it doesn’t really sit well with me. I believe Continue reading Second place…the first loser… #BOH2016
I’m on my second round of antibiotics this month. The first one didn’t seem to do the trick. In fact, it possibly made things a bit worse as it did something completely obnoxious to my stomach. The second one will Continue reading A little bit of a ramble… #NationalCoffeeDay
I’m just back from a FANTASTIC blogger conference and I’m suddenly refocused, refreshed and relaxed! I attended the #LetsGoRama conference put on by SJ Consulting with my East Coast Mom partner, Laura, from My Life in the Sun. But, before I go Continue reading Refocused, refreshed, relaxed. #LetsGoRama
You know when you spend a little bit of time getting to know someone and then they’re gone and you’re left with that thought of “shoot…I’d like a bit more time with that person,” followed with that nagging feeling of Continue reading How to look BEAUTIFUL this Spring with Lynn Spence and Sears Canada
It’s baffling to think that 2016 has arrived! Time flew this past year and I’m resolved to find a little more balance in the coming days and months…find a bit more time to write, spend time with friends…do a bit more of Continue reading The top 5 posts of 2015…
For the 3rd year in a row, Bones and I had the opportunity to attend WeDay with Telus…sitting in a box above the crowd and meeting some of the folks on stage. It’s always a wonderful treat to feel the energy Continue reading WeDay, Craig Kielburger, TELUS, #CallForChange…
Have you started decorating? Shopping? Did you haul out the holiday music? Are you getting excited? ‘Cause here’s the thing…I AM! I’m super pumped and excited to see holiday decor in the stores, I’m starting to think that it might be Continue reading Join us for Wicker Emporium’s Holiday Twitter Party! #WickerParty
Remember the flexed-arm hang? It was part of the Participaction Award of Excellence. That shiny badge you’d get in gym class…awarded to the very best…those who could jump and run and whack balls and shimmy a rope all the way to the Continue reading The Best of Halifax…my Award of Excellence…
I’m so behind on my reading it’s not even funny. There was a time, I knew everything on the best seller lists and kept up to date on every literary masterpiece…paying special attention to the Canadian authors. But, this last Continue reading Between the Pages…
It’s October 10th and I’ve not written a thing this month. I’ve thrown myself into work. I’ve watched Netflix. I’ve attended sporting events, meetings, a conference, a few dinners out and coffee and drinks with friends. I’ve been busy with the Continue reading Being grateful…
The first time I saw “4 Boxes of Tissues” listed on my child’s school supply list, I thought the teacher was out of her mind! SERIOUSLY? Pens, Crayons, Markers, Pencil Crayons Erasers, Pencil Sharpeners Some crazy campfire notebook thing that no one can Continue reading Back to School Supplies, the LICE MONKEY and treating minor ailments with Shoppers Drug Mart…