Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Lately, I’ve been spending a ridiculous amount of time at the volleyball courts. It’s probably good timing with hockey winding down and all…but the combination of two competitive sports and two kids going in two different directions while one is Continue reading Regionals, Provincials, Volleyball, Hockey, Meatballs…things are getting silly!
Joan Helson knows how to kick butt! BIG TIME. In 2008, at the age of 43, Joan had to put a little of her independence on the back burner as family members gathered around to support her in her battle with Continue reading Joan Helson is Kicking Butt! #KIAWorkingMom #LoveYourSoul
It was a lovely afternoon that brought together a group of bloggers at HUE Design Studios in Halifax’s North End. Nestled just behind the shops at the Hydrostone Market, HUE Design is filled with paint, wallpaper and decor but the Continue reading Getting Creative with FAT Paints…
We are defined by the labels we give ourselves and in 2003, as I sat in Centennial Arena for the very first time on a cold, early, Saturday morning…I became a hockey mom. I have a handful of games left. Possibly a Continue reading Hockey Mom…
Last night, I was scrolling through Instagram and was suddenly taken back by a photo on-screen. It was a photo of my daughter. Smiling. A typical teenaged selfie like I’ve seen before…except for one thing that made it completely stand Continue reading Invisalign Smile!
Up until a few days ago, I was still driving around in the “Prom” car while folks honked their horns and waved at me! You see…Spiderman, with the help of the folks at KIA, put together an awesome Promposal for Continue reading Promposal…
Nine years ago, Jenny Tyler immigrated to Nova Scotia. Once a Registered Nursery Nurse in the UK, growing up not too far from where the Queen spends some of her leisurely holidays, Jenny has thrown everything she knows into being Continue reading Jenny Tyler #KIAWorkingMom
With 2015 coming to an end and the New Year just a few hours away, I thought I’d take a moment to recap a bit of our year…with a photo representing each month. This year, a hockey tournament brought us Continue reading 2015…the year in photos…
The holidays are a time to relax…spend some time with the family enjoying home-made cookies and your favourite holiday shows. Time for hot chocolate…with Baileys, relaxing in PJs, big breakfasts and board games. It’s a time to re-group after a busy Continue reading Christmas with Netflix…and a giveaway!
If you’re like me, you’ve a couple of sports nuts in your family and you’re constantly planning your schedule around practices and games. For us, volleyball and hockey play a huge role in our daily lives. While Bones is on Continue reading Are you giving the #GiftOfSport this holiday season? What sport is part of your family…and how does it bring you together?
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 know the pain of losing a baby. This week, as we decorate our tree, I will place an ornament front-and-center of a guardian angel. It represents a baby I wanted so dearly. That was not to be. I know Continue reading East Coast Miracles…
I spent the weekend trying to convince myself that Bones DIDN’T have a concussion…and the second the diagnosis was confirmed, I felt like the worst mother on the planet! It’s not my first day at the rodeo. A few years ago, Continue reading Signs your kid might have a concussion & an end to the volleyball season…
I got married at Disney. Sort of. Four friends on a girls weekend away from any responsibilities, we decided to visit Disney for a different kind of magical adventure…as in, we headed to Epcot to eat and drink our way around Continue reading Happily ever after…
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
Spiderman caught me at an incredibly weak moment…I’d been down and out in bed for several days with the flu when he asked if “the team” could sleep over. I did a quick calculation in my head and thought…12 guys Continue reading A sleepover with 18 boys…because they can…
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…
It’s possible I’m as sick as a dog. At this very moment, Bones is at volleyball practice where she had to find her own ride to AND from. On top of that, I had to cancel her riding lesson as Continue reading Sick as a dog…
The Tall Blonde had been after me about needing glasses for quite some time. Apparently she couldn’t see the board, supposedly didn’t see the volleyball when it was on the other side of the court or coming towards her, didn’t like Continue reading Kids See Free program…and why I didn’t believe my kid needed glasses!
I first met Pam when our daughters played on the same volleyball team. She’s vibrant…full of life…laid back and ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS. This mom of two teenaged daughters, Sarah and Jenna, has been married for 17 years to her partner-in-crime. “He Continue reading Pam Currie #KIAWorkingMom