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Author Archives: Colleen ODea

Let kids be kids…

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Colleen ODea

CAR!!! Yelled out at one point or another by every child on our street. Nothing is more exciting than forty kids playing. Having a blast on a sunny day with water balloons and squirt guns, basketballs and footballs, baseballs and Continue reading Let kids be kids…→

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Hope shines…

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Colleen ODea

I had just recently moved to Halifax from St. John’s, Newfoundland when Terry Fox began his journey. Dipping his artificial leg in in the Atlantic Ocean he began his quest to run across Canada. I was twelve. I can remember Continue reading Hope shines…→

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Three cubs… one mama…

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Colleen ODea

Some days are just so damn long. I’m not sleeping well… got a lot on my mind. So… by the time I roll out of bed in the morning I’m usually already behind the eight ball. My youngest has crawled Continue reading Three cubs… one mama…→

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Miss Heard…

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Colleen ODea

Years ago you’d never listen to the same music as your parents. A bunch of girlfriends took their ten and eleven year old sons to the Hedley concert the other night and had an absolute blast. The kids all came Continue reading Miss Heard…→

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I’ve got an idea…

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Colleen ODea

I’ve ceiling lights blown out in just about every room in my house! Not quite sure how it could all happen at the same time but I’ll need to drag the ladder upstairs and unscrew all those “boob” lights to Continue reading I’ve got an idea…→

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Clownin’ around…

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Colleen ODea

Never before have I noticed rings on men… but suddenly I’m looking. In fact, it’s now the first thing I notice! Call me crazy but it’s how I met the most interesting man last night. I was at Winston‘s for Continue reading Clownin’ around…→

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Women of Virtue…

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Colleen ODea

There are some pretty amazing women out there. Not sure why I hadn’t heard of Barb Stegemann in the last year. Where have I been? Under a rock! Oh…. ok…. yup… never mind. Thing is… there was this fabulous article Continue reading Women of Virtue…→

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Get a little dirty…

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Colleen ODea

I’d just finished washing the floors the other day when my boy came in to get his rubber boots and work gloves. He was all excited… helping a neighbour move some rocks for a path they were building or something. Continue reading Get a little dirty…→

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Tea Time…

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Colleen ODea

Once a week the “ladies” in the neighbourhood get together for afternoon “tea”. Its been going on for a few months now and it’s interesting every week. I still feel pretty awful so I’m bailing on this weeks tea… which Continue reading Tea Time…→

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Ahhhhh Chooooo…..

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Colleen ODea

I woke up with a nasty cold. You know the kind where your head hurts, your nose is stuffed, and you simply feel like crap! A cold where you wake in the middle of the night and your blankets are Continue reading Ahhhhh Chooooo…..→

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Lobbying for a Lobby….

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Colleen ODea

The hospital confuses the bejeezus out of me. “Meet me in the lobby”. “No problem”. Hellloooooo!!! I didn’t realize there were so many lobby’s until I went to the hospital to “meet someone in the lobby”… at the QEII they Continue reading Lobbying for a Lobby….→

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All Lovin’ No Oven…

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Colleen ODea

I eat cookie dough and cake batter! Fact is, sometimes I make my chocolate chip cookies just to eat the dough. My boy and I headed to the Chicken Burger for lunch and for some reason thought we should finish Continue reading All Lovin’ No Oven…→

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Walk a mile in my shoes…

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Colleen ODea

I have three pairs of shoes. And for all you “shoe ho’s” out there… I think I just heard your collective gasp!! Funny thing is, years back, I used to be the Assistant Manager of a shoe store and I Continue reading Walk a mile in my shoes…→

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Spring has sprung…

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Colleen ODea

It’s a beautiful night in the neighbourhood! Springtime always makes everything seem so alive and simply wonderful! As I’m heading home, people are walking their dogs, jogging, barbecuing. You can hear hammering in the distance, music, the birds just a Continue reading Spring has sprung…→

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Jumping Hurdles…

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Colleen ODea

She graced my life a little over 18 years ago. There she was. Pink, soft, wrinkled, with a hint of red hair. I was amazed, baffled, totally in love. It was, my very own Murphy Brown moment. You remember the Continue reading Jumping Hurdles…→

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Here I go…

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Colleen ODea

So, here’s the thing…back last summer I started a blog about my breakup and divorce. I didn’t tell a soul about it. It was my plan to blog my horrid experience, and if someone stumbled upon it and it helped Continue reading Here I go…→

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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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