Living Creatively, Living the Dream
I’m deep in the throes of this office renovation and while my “piece de resistance” is a leather couch (swear I’ll reveal the whole look soon), I knew that with that one purchase, my budget would be gone in a Continue reading I made these…sort of…
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…
This week, both Prada and Crazy put those “stick people figures” on their SUV’s and I have to admit…I’m making fun of them. But maybe I’m bitter. Maybe it’s not that I think it’s lame to have a stick people Continue reading Stick people family…
Friday night was the first of three “friends and family” nights at “2 Doors Down”…the new restaurant owned and operated by the same folks who own Chives which…you guessed it…is two doors down from their famed restaurant. I headed out Continue reading 2 Doors Down…
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…
I did a personality test the other day and when finished, it said this: “You believe in yourself and others. You actively listen and give diplomatic feedback. You empathetically hear dreams. Magically, your strong beliefs make your wishes come true.” Continue reading Color me wonderful…
For some reason, I seem to have these amazing discussions with Spiderman and Bones when we’re in the car which tells me one of two things: 1. either we spend too much time in the car, or 2. I Continue reading What my kids are wearing…
Remember when the Barenaked Ladies were booed off the stage in Halifax? I wasn’t there and can honestly say I’d be surprised if I’d been part of it as they turned out to be one of my favorite bands…but they Continue reading Hello City…
As if heading to the barn three times a week and the rink at least double that wasn’t enough…Bones decided she wanted to play volleyball! We joined the “Bedford Blizzards” in the Fall. The first “team sport” that Bones would Continue reading Bedford Blizzards…
Yesterday, Prada told me one of the smartest things I’ve ever heard. She told me to stop telling myself how I’m supposed to feel…and just feel. So I fell apart. The truth is, somedays it still hurts. What happened to Continue reading Just feel…
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?
You know that saying where things have to get worse before they get better? Is that a saying…really? Or is it a whacked-out thought I keep in my head to wade my way through to “better”. Regardless…at the moment…after yesterday’s Continue reading Spring Cleaning…
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…
As a young girl…desperate for news of my friend while knowing there was no way he could have survived…I sat in front of the TV as a helicopter circled the Irish Sea. I stared, heartbroken, as a piece of plane’s Continue reading Fighting terrorism…
A few weeks ago, I found myself alone in the car with my son…about to go into the mall to do a little shopping. We were pulling into our parking spot as the station we were listening to broke into Continue reading Rehtaeh Parsons…
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…
My friend announced today that she’s pregnant. I had a feeling. The rushing in late to class and the paleness of her skin were dead giveaways. But today…it was announced on Facebook with all the flair and excitement of any Continue reading +1
These broken shells are among my greatest treasures. It was 1980. I sat at the kitchen table of my family home coloring Easter Eggs with my Nan O’Dea. I wouldn’t have called her creative…unless you considered the creativity it took Continue reading Pieces of Nan…
Yesterday, during the Irving Oil Challenge Cup…when Spiderman finally touched the ice for the very first time…my knees were shaking. My heart was pounding. IT WAS AWESOME! We had no expectations that he’d actually play. As an “Affiliate Player” with Continue reading Hockey goes on…