Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Remember the look on this sad face? It was August of last year. Zuke had just spent the last few months pretending she was a tripod and I’d finally taken her to Bridgewater Veterinary for surgery to repair her knee…so she Continue reading My dog needs a bionic knee!
Do you know what way your house faces? As in, what way the sun shines? Me…I’m gonna go with a no! The thing is, along with never learning my times tables, I’m not very good with directions. I’m a “turn left, Continue reading A “deck makeover”…from the Atlantic Superstore Garden Centres!
The odds were a lot lower than I should have made them! Ever play? Here’s the deal: “Odds Are” is a game of dare where one person makes an outrageous and ridiculous dare to the other person. The person being Continue reading Odds are…
I thought twice about putting my “fat-shaming” post out there. Alright…more like a few dozen times. Part of me was thinking…”hey, maybe I’ll wait until I lose a few pounds before I publish it so I don’t feel so bad Continue reading Sticks and stones…
“Who should we invite to make wine with us?” I asked my fellow East Coast Mom, Heather Nolan, of MmmisforMommy. “Definitely Jody,” was her response. I immediately laughed. Jody, you see, has a blog called MommyJuiced…which, should give you some Continue reading How to make homemade wine…the easy way!
“If I eat all the M&Ms will I be fat like that lady?” the little boy innocently asked as he and his mother stood next to me in the public washroom, washing our hands. Time stood still. Usually, I’m quick Continue reading I was fat-shamed by a four-year-old’s mother…
What comes to mind when you think of cement walls with shiny cream paint? Cots with plastic mattresses and knobby blankets? Shared bathrooms with yucky drains, minimal hot water and bright flickering fluorescent lights? For some, all would be reminders Continue reading Re-creating Orange is the New Black…
When was the last time you visited Ottawa? Or have you never been? What if you were given the opportunity to visit our nation’s capital on CANADA DAY! How amazingly awesome would that be? Even better…how fantastic would it be if Continue reading Team Up for Canadian Chicken Contest & #TeamCdnChicken Twitter Party
When I remembered what I’d forgotten…I laughed. And laughed. The wholeness of it hit me like a ton of bricks. Yesterday, I spent the day trying to remember what I’d forgotten. I’d this nagging feeling that I was supposed to be Continue reading Something I forgot…
There’s something quite awesome about a beautiful bouquet of flowers arriving at your door. It’s often an unexpected treat…a way to brighten your day…to cheer you up or recognize an occasion or accomplishment. Last month, the parents on my son’s Continue reading Dean’s wants you to tell them who you think is Bloomin’ Awesome!
“We Won!” I excitedly yelled into the phone. The final point of the third set had just been played…our girls were jumping in each others arms and as I photographed the excitement, my phone rang. “That’s lovely,” my Dad responded…followed Continue reading A weekend of volleyball, a plane crash, and the loss of my grandmother…
There was a wee moment where I thought “If she’d just pass out for a second I could get in there and get it!” I brought Zucchini home a rawhide bone…to give her a little something to occupy her time last Continue reading How my dog almost bit the dust…from chewing a rawhide bone!
This post is sponsored by 360ACCESS on behalf of Manulife Financial. The opinions are my own. You’ve heard the saying…”save for a rainy day.” I never really knew what that meant. In my mind…it was all about saving for some Continue reading Saving for a Rainy Day…#ManulifeReady
Apparently, I’m dealing with a “catastrophic board failure” which admittedly…is nothing like the “catastrophic glue failure” that had the mast of my brother’s wooden boat crashing to the deck as he was alone on his sailboat one afternoon…leaving him clinging Continue reading Catastrophic failure…
Just like that…he drove. While in my head…he’s still in a Cozy Coupe…his fat little legs pushing the red and yellow car down the sidewalk, stopping to fill the gas tank with rocks and twigs before “Fred Flinstoning” his feet back Continue reading Cozy Coupe…
Before I chatted with Marni Tuttle I had no idea there was such a thing as a Certified Fund Raising Executive…and, after going through the finer details of her education, work involvement, volunteer committees, fundraising and board positions…I needed a Continue reading Marni Tuttle #KIAWorkingMom
This past weekend, I sat in the gym with a dozen other parents for fourteen and a half hours. We weren’t staging a sit-in and we weren’t attending an all night wake-at-thon…instead, we were hosting a volleyball tournament with the Continue reading Bedford Blizzards #DrivingChange
If you’ve followed Curtains for any length of time, you’d know that the owner of Mudwraps to Manicures, Lisa Belanger, is a friend of mine. Lisa and I go way back. I don’t know when we met to be completely Continue reading Come party with Mudwraps to Manicures!
I wish I could turn back the clock and bestow some advice on my former self…and if I could…I’d tell me to not be so afraid. That everything would turn out just right. That life has a funny way of Continue reading Emily’s Mom…
Jody sat in my office months ago. Her plan was simply to ask me a few questions about branding a new business…spend a few minutes looking at my portfolio and getting a feel for my work before moving along to another designer Continue reading Spa-dee-da…