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Author Archives: Colleen ODea

Bacon Wrapped Pizza #SavourTheSizzle Giveaway

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Colleen ODea

It’s Back to School and BACON! Honestly…I don’t know what one has to do with the other except…Back to School often means crazy evenings of activities…running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to fit everything in Continue reading Bacon Wrapped Pizza #SavourTheSizzle Giveaway→

Posted in Giveaways

Back to School with Netflix and The Fosters #StreamTeam

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Colleen ODea

It’s hard to believe that this week, we’ll be saying good-bye to summer vacation and hello to fall schedules. For me…it always feels like the “New Year.” Time to organize the house, sign up for various activities…purge and clean and make Continue reading Back to School with Netflix and The Fosters #StreamTeam→

Posted in Netflix, Raising Teens

Sandi Carew Flemming…August’s #KIAWorkingMom

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Colleen ODea

This month, I’m THRILLED to introduce you to one of the hardest working moms I know…who also happens to be my friend, Sandi Carew Flemming. Born and raised in Newfoundland (where she attended elementary and junior high with my cousins), Sandi Continue reading Sandi Carew Flemming…August’s #KIAWorkingMom→

Posted in KIA Working Mom, My friends are AWESOME

17 Things I want my son to know on his 17th birthday…

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Colleen ODea

It’s baffling to me that Spiderman is 17! Seventeen, to me, is the beginning of growing out of the teen years…heading into adult territory…1 year away from university and a whole new chapter in life. While there are 17 years Continue reading 17 Things I want my son to know on his 17th birthday…→

Posted in Family, One Plays Hockey

Bitter sweet…

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Colleen ODea

For the past six years…the end of August has always left me a little on edge. While friends are still enjoying the final days of summer with their families…I have that one child who’s just a wee bit older than the Continue reading Bitter sweet…→

Posted in Empty Nest, Family

How to Make an Eye Chart with your Children’s Names!

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Colleen ODea

It was while Spiderman was at Ocean Optometry, having some tests done on his night vision…alright, whatever, he had “eyeball pain” and it needed to be investigated…ANYWAY… It was while we were at the eye doctor that I took a good look at Continue reading How to Make an Eye Chart with your Children’s Names!→

Posted in Creative geniuses..., DIY, Graphic Design

Back to Campus with Canadian Tire #StudentLife

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Colleen ODea

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→

Posted in Back to School, Blogging, Family, Raising Teens, Twitter Party

Spending the day on a lake…with a boy…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Colleen ODea

I’ve been at a place in my writing for quite some time now that I can’t say a whole lot about my kids for all kinds of different reasons. Take today for example…Bones has gone to spend the ENTIRE DAY at a Continue reading Spending the day on a lake…with a boy…→

Posted in No Revive, One plays volleyball, Raising Teens

How to make a mirror out of a tire!

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Colleen ODea

He was thrilled when his bicycle tire wore all the way through. Hours of skidding to a stop on his two-wheeler with a massive grin on his face…showing me the black mark he’d left on the sidewalk…quite proud of his accomplishment Continue reading How to make a mirror out of a tire!→

Posted in DIY, Raising Teens

Six Steps to making Patio Lanterns…

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Colleen ODea

I’m not sure when I stopped doing DIY projects as there was a time that a glue gun and gold spray paint were my very best friends! But…at some point I packed up the craft room and never looked back. Continue reading Six Steps to making Patio Lanterns…→

Posted in DIY

I bought a brand new car! #KIAWorkingMom

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Colleen ODea

The last time I bought a new car I was 32. A solid fifteen years ago that on reflection, seems more like a lifetime. We’d only been in our newly built home a short time when Baby #2 arrived…and soon Continue reading I bought a brand new car! #KIAWorkingMom→

Posted in Being a Mom, I love these little people, KIA Working Mom, Movin' on..., Raising Teens

Using TweetDeck to Attend a Twitter Party

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Colleen ODea

OK…so the other day I talked about How to Attend a Twitter party and not that long ago, I wrote a post about How to Tweet…now, I’m going to take things one step further. HOW TO ATTEND A TWITTER PARTY Continue reading Using TweetDeck to Attend a Twitter Party→

Posted in Blogging, Social Media

How to attend a twitter party…

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Colleen ODea

So…you’ve gone and gotten yourself invited to a Twitter party…and you’re thinking…what the heck’s a twitter party? Picture this…a roomful of folks all chatting about interesting topics, having a few drinks or a cup of tea in comfortable surroundings, meeting Continue reading How to attend a twitter party…→

Posted in Blogging, Social Media, Twitter Party

When stress comes a knocking!

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Colleen ODea

This morning, while reading through my Facebook news feed, I saw this quote on one of the Women in Business networking groups I belong to…and it completely resonated with me. You see…yesterday I had my first panic attack in many Continue reading When stress comes a knocking!→

Posted in Blogging

Needing the help of a Mom…

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Colleen ODea

There are times, when I need the help of a friend, without knowing I need the help of a friend but apparently…they know better than me. This week, Bones spent the week in Cape Breton with Volleyball Nova Scotia, in Continue reading Needing the help of a Mom…→

Posted in Being a Mom, One plays volleyball

Work hard…relax harder! Finding my balance…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Colleen ODea

I literally slept 13 hours Friday night and then proceeded to sit on an Adirondack Chair for another 12 the very next day! It was the height of laziness…followed by what was definitely a busy couple of weeks. It’s possible Continue reading Work hard…relax harder! Finding my balance…→

Posted in Bars and Gee-tars, One plays volleyball, Places to Visit

Join us for Wicker Emporium’s #WickerParty Twitter Party

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Colleen ODea

A walk through any of Wicker Emporium stores and I’m taken with the number of things I’d like to have in my home…in fact, take a walk through my home and you’ll find plenty of treasures I found at Wicker Emporium! Continue reading Join us for Wicker Emporium’s #WickerParty Twitter Party→

Posted in Blogging, I <3 Local, Love My House, Twitter Party

Canada Day at Fortress Louisbourg and Beaumont-Hamel…

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Colleen ODea

It seemed fitting that Bones and I would spend Canada Day, in one of our amazing Canadian National Historic Sites…Fortress Louisbourg. Slated as the largest reconstruction project in North America with rebuilding that began in the 1960s, the original settlement was Continue reading Canada Day at Fortress Louisbourg and Beaumont-Hamel…→

Posted in Places to Visit

Damn stupid indoor rain…

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Colleen ODea

It’s been one of those weeks…where tears pop to my eyes the moment I view my Facebook timeline. It’s these kids of ours…their graduations…prom pictures and closing ceremonies. It’s the passing of time…the memories of when they were young and Continue reading Damn stupid indoor rain…→

Posted in Being a Mom, Family, My friends are AWESOME, Raising Teens

7 things I love about the 2016 KIA Sorento and 1 that I could care less about!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Colleen ODea

“You should get this car,” Spiderman’s friend said as I was driving them to play street hockey. “What kind of engine is this?” I KNEW THE ANSWER! Only a few days before I’d sat in the showroom while Amanda Morvan Continue reading 7 things I love about the 2016 KIA Sorento and 1 that I could care less about!→

Posted in KIA Working Mom

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Sometimes, you have to take a few hits to figure out who you really are! Curtains are Open is about moving forward, accepting change and finding happiness in the craziest of places. I write about life as a single Mom of three fantastic kids...how I returned to school in my forties, started a new company and began putting my life back together again...better than I ever imagined. I'm thrilled so many of you have been along for the journey and find inspiration in my story. The curtains are open. Read more...

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