Living Creatively, Living the Dream
I know you’re all waiting for the big reveal! Oh…you’re not? OK…whatever. Fact is, I’m excited to SHOW you the big reveal but I’ve hit a small snag. As in…it’s not quite done! I’m waiting on fabric to arrive (about Continue reading The big reveal…
I just had a piece of cheesecake and here is the route I took: 1. Got off couch (1/2 squat) 2. Got cake from the fridge (walk 16 feet) 3. Got fork from the cabinet (walk 4 feet) 4. Went back Continue reading Cheesecake shuffle…
Here I go… And I’m not entirely sure how this will work. I feel like there’s a big pot in front of me. In it…all of my IT experience, management, teaching, graphic design, web design and writing. It’s bubbling…boiling to Continue reading Boiling over…
As you’re aware…if you’ve been following along…I’m in MAJOR Spring Cleaning mode after tucking things out-of-the-way for the last two years and pretending things are in order when really…they weren’t! Did you know that if your home is in chaos…chances Continue reading Looking for something?
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…
Three years ago tomorrow I began this blog after much encouragement from many people who believed I should “tell my story.” So…I wrote. And I wrote. And five hundred and fifty-seven posts later…I’m still not done. I’ve blogged my way Continue reading Three years and counting…
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…
A few weeks ago, I was approached by Oxford Learning about working with them on a marketing campaign. It was a no-brainer for me. You see…I owe a lot to that place. It was the end of grade two and Continue reading Oxford Learning…
I broke my toe in a fly hole leaving me to wonder why the front hole in a pair of boxers is called a fly. Leaving you to wonder what my toe was doing inside one? The answer is simple. Continue reading Fly on my toe…
Often, a blog starts from a rant. Something ticks me off and makes me annoyed enough to fire words on the screen that make no sense. I usually never post them. Every now and then I go back. Reassess my Continue reading Rant…
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’ve written a few posts on bullying. There was the one about how I bullied. The one about how social media has changed the face of bullying. The one about the twitter hashtag I found where local high school kids were Continue reading To this day…
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…
I’m in a wee creative slump so I thought I’d troll a few blogs to get a little inspiration. First stop, one of my favorite bloggers LouLou. (If you aren’t following her and want some fabulous entertainment, click on the Continue reading 48 Questions, 48 Answers…
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...
A few years ago during the holidays, while heading to a lovely restaurant with friends, a man stepped from a downtown doorway and asked if we could “spare some change.” We made eye contact then he quickly stepped out of Continue reading Out of the Cold…
I was rushed… a tub full of bubbles had me relaxing far longer than I should have and the clock glared the time. I had to get to the rink for Spiderman’s game! Sweater, scarf, socks, boots, coat, mitts… where Continue reading B-Ohhhhh….
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…
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…