Living Creatively, Living the Dream
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
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
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…
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!
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
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!
My son punctured his lung with his own rib. I had a tumor growing in my nose. The rash from a new laundry detergent showed all signs of being scurvy, I was sure the pain in my chest was a Continue reading Your family doesn’t have to rely on “Dr. Google!”
“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!
During morning cuddles with her four-year-old, on a day off from work, Trish Macintyre noticed a funny little “rash” on the arms of her daughter, Kaylee. A trip to the doctor that morning…meant to alleviate this mom’s nagging sense that Continue reading Ronald McDonald House, McHappy Day, and Kaylee Macintyre…
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
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
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!
The first thing I noticed is they put crispy onions ON the bun…which is essentially like sprinkling rainbow sprinkles on top of cupcakes except that it’s a bun not a cupcake…and crispy onions not sprinkles! I tried the McDonald’s CBO. The Continue reading McDonald’s New CBO Sandwich… #TheNextLegend
I GOT MY SMELLER BACK! Finally! After eight months of not being able to smell a thing…I CAN SMELL EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE! Which is Awesome…and Disgusting…and Amazing…and Gross! Honestly…it’s completely overwhelming my senses. This morning…as I was getting ready Continue reading I smell…
What do you mean I didn’t write anything this week so there’s really no need for a Sunday Wrap-up? I…it’s just that…well, I planned on it…and then…ummm…here’s how the week went… THIS WEEK AT CURTAINS ARE OPEN: NOT. ONE. POST. Continue reading Sunday wrap-up #7…coming out of #Holiday mode, feeling like Shrek and what’s ahead for 2015…
My friend Laura, at Mommy Miracles, challenged me to post a year in recap…using photos that represented each month in 2014! Well, here it is. 2014 was FULL of adventures and these photos capture just a small part of it. Continue reading 2014…the year in photos…
I’m turning my phone off. Mostly. Well…from time to time through the holiday. Like…for sure on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day…except for the odd peek or two! #HolidayMode. Last week, Telus sent me to dinner where I sat around a Continue reading #HolidayMode
One of the joys in my life is having a job that I absolutely love. The saying…”do what you love the the rest will follow”…is so unbelievably true. I’m not saying it comes without frustration and worry, because building a new business Continue reading Closing out 2014…
Hers is the story that stayed with me long after We Day Atlantic ended. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Amanda Lindhout worked as a freelance journalist. On August 23rd, 2008, Amanda went to visit a refugee camp in Somalia. As she travelled Continue reading We Day 2014…Amanda Lindhout…
You know when you hit that wall? When you’re too tired to move…when the to-do list has piled massively high…when you’re trying to get things done and you’re living one hour at a time unable to see the big picture onaccounta Continue reading Sunday Wrap-up #6…