Living Creatively, Living the Dream
For the last several years, the closing of summer and arrival of September has brought much change to my life. While I often look forward to “sweater & boot” weather and setting goals for the “new year” as I settle Continue reading Embracing another September…
This last few months, I’ve been in a state of chaos…things jumbled in my head not to mention my wreck of a house. A few rooms are PERFECT like my newly renovated Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen…but the rest Continue reading Getting Myself Organized for the NEW YEAR!
It didn’t surprise me when Noah decided to go to Memorial University. When he was six years old, we went for a walk along the “Motion” trail…a beautiful spot just around the corner from where my grandparents had their home Continue reading Attending University and Learning Financial Literacy with help from Enactus and Capital One
This week has been a whirlwind…and it’s not over yet! I knew when Monday hit, that we were in for a ride. Between throwing himself an 18th birthday party, finishing his last shift at work before he heads out-of-town, figuring out Continue reading Getting comfy and cozy for back to school with SportChek…
Over the last few weeks, multiple people have asked me how I’m handling things as Noah is about to head off to university. I’ve done my best to push the question away but the fact remains, I’m feeling the back-to-school blues. For Continue reading Helping with the Back-to-School Blues and Sears Canada
This photo has been making its rounds in my Facebook news feed over the last two days. It completely warms my heart…and brings back a flood of memories. In September of 1992, I returned to school to obtain a degree Continue reading How I went back to school as a single mom…
I feel like I’m “old hat” at sending kids off to university and here I am…about to do it again as my oldest leaves in less than a week for her SECOND degree…and then there’s next year, when I get to Continue reading Back to Campus with Canadian Tire #StudentLife
With The Tall Blonde graduating from her undergrad this year and the two younger ones heading in that direction…add the fact that I went back to school and just finished my two-year course a few months ago…I’m all too aware Continue reading RBC RESP – The future is theirs…
Two years of school have come to an end and while I’m celebrating my graduation today…and should be feeling nothing but happiness and elation…I’m simply overwhelmed! There’s a part of me that didn’t want it to end. While I struggled Continue reading Graduation day…
I’ve started and abandoned three blog posts since Friday…when school ended. I’m torn. A little lost. Thrown for a loop with everything that’s before me and not because I didn’t see it coming…just because it’s here. Two years ago, I Continue reading New beginnings…
Remember when I started school? When I stood in front of the college parking lot and panicked…sent a message and received a reply from The Tall Blonde saying “you got d’is one momma.” Remember when I broke down in the Continue reading Facing the future…
It’s March Break and I’ve done absolutely nothing! Well…unless you count a hockey tournament, daily drives back and forth to volleyball camp that have me getting out of bed at a ridiculous hour, a few trips to the rink for Continue reading March Break…
The first time I connected with MT&L I was 21 years old. Which was…ummmm…about ten years ago now. OK…more like 15. Alright…whatever…it was 23 years ago but who’s counting! I was working at Granite Springs Golf Club and at the Continue reading MT&L…
I’m a screwed up designer in that I don’t doodle. Well I do doodle…just not like the doodlers do. They sketch things like superheroes and robots, cartoon characters and skulls. They know every Marvel comic ever written, can name dozens Continue reading How do you doodle…
Ever since I started school, my eyes have been opened to a lot of things I may otherwise never have known. Like, for example, the difference between RGB and CMYK, Tone and Impression, Leading and Kerning, Gay and Transgender. Oh… Continue reading I <3 my trans friend...
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!!!!
I used to love “back to school”… gone were the summer days of trying to come up with something… anything… to keep my kids busy as I’d heard the “I’m boreds” so many times I’d near gone mad by mid-July! Continue reading Back to school…
It was a strange day that had me sitting at a table listening to Barney Bentall at The Carleton last evening. I’d had a busy week… the kids running amok with several activities, a few trips to the gym, the Continue reading Something to live for…
Part of the Graphic Design program I’m taking has us discussing various advertisements and their impact on society. So, I wasn’t entirely surprised when one of my classmates placed this months’ Time Magazine cover titled “Are you Mom Enough?”, on Continue reading Are you Mom enough?