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Category Archives: Living Creatively

Best of Halifax…

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Colleen ODea

TWO, not one but TWO “Fashion Blogs” placed before me in The Coast’s “Best of Halifax” awards…but yup, I came THIRD!!! I enjoy reading both of the blogs and I was heard telling a friend that I really, really hoped Continue reading Best of Halifax…→

Posted in Blogging

Under construction…

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Colleen ODea

I have, 100%, without a doubt, killed my blogger template! It’s possible I know just enough HTML and CSS to be completely and utterly dangerous yet not enough to be perfectly proficient. Yet! I’m well aware that what you see Continue reading Under construction…→

Posted in Back to School, Blogging, Graphic Design

I HAVE A MOUSTACHE!!!!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Colleen ODea

I sit in class every day with a talented group of young people… each having arrived into the Graphic Design program at NSCC with various skills like photography, illustration, painting, acting and jewellery making to name a few. At times, Continue reading I HAVE A MOUSTACHE!!!!→

Posted in Back to School, Creative geniuses..., Graphic Design

Thankful…

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Colleen ODea

There’s a crap-load of things that I’m grateful for. Like bully beef hash. Not that it’s on the top of my list or anything but oddly, it’s the first thing that came to mind. To be honest, I’m not sure Continue reading Thankful…→

Posted in Blogging

Where have I been…

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Colleen ODea

Where have I been? Oh, well… there’s the classroom, the barn, the gym and the car. I’ve been cleaning out the garage, washing floors, spending time doing homework and skyping The Tall Blond in France. On top of that, there’s Continue reading Where have I been…→

Posted in Blogging

Awwwwww Muffin…

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Colleen ODea

It’s been that kind of a day. Where half of me is nostalgic… and the other half wants to kick myself in the head! So, I made Banana Chocolate Chip muffins… and you can too! Just throw 1 and 3/4 Continue reading Awwwwww Muffin…→

Posted in From My Kitchen

Back to school…

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Colleen ODea

I used to love “back to school”… gone were the summer days of trying to come up with something… anything… to keep my kids busy as I’d heard the “I’m boreds” so many times I’d near gone mad by mid-July! Continue reading Back to school…→

Posted in Back to School, Graphic Design

Best of Halifax 2012…

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Colleen ODea

So… for the last few days on the “Curtains are Open” Facebook page (click here if you’re not following me), I’ve asked folks to vote for me as the “best blogger” for The Coast’s “Best of the Halifax 2012″… a Continue reading Best of Halifax 2012…→

Posted in Blogging

Just in case…

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Colleen ODea

OK… there are a few things you should know. My “Last Will and Testament” is in the pile of papers on my desk…or in the black cabinet in the kitchen. No…it’s possibly in the drawer by the side of my Continue reading Just in case…→

Posted in Blogging, Family

July…

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Colleen ODea

Where the heck’d July go? OK… I watched all FIVE seasons of “Mad Men” which had me longing for a polka dotted piece of art for my office, a new couch, an open bar, a secretary and a pack of Continue reading July…→

Posted in Blogging

Pushing my blog…

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Colleen ODea

Having a blog… it’s interesting to watch the stats… see where people are visiting from and how long they stay.  How they search. (You wouldn’t believe the people who find me by searching “sex while the curtains are open!”) Some Continue reading Pushing my blog…→

Posted in Blogging

Wouldn’t you like to fly…

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Colleen ODea

I first met Katherine nineteen years ago and “took to her” immediately. She was my kind of person… outgoing and energetic with a smile on her face… always ready for the next bit of fun! And then, with the flick Continue reading Wouldn’t you like to fly…→

Posted in Family, Giveaways

Something to live for…

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Colleen ODea

It was a strange day that had me sitting at a table listening to Barney Bentall at The Carleton last evening. I’d had a busy week… the kids running amok with several activities, a few trips to the gym, the Continue reading Something to live for…→

Posted in Back to School, Family, Graphic Design, I love these little people, Tough Stuff

Are you Mom enough?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Colleen ODea

Part of the Graphic Design program I’m taking has us discussing various advertisements and their impact on society. So, I wasn’t entirely surprised when one of my classmates placed this months’ Time Magazine cover titled “Are you Mom Enough?”, on Continue reading Are you Mom enough?→

Posted in Back to School, Family, Graphic Design, I love these little people

What happens in "The Meatlocker"…

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Colleen ODea

I have just spent the last seven months with the most insane group of people you could possibly imagine! I can’t tell the stories… mostly ’cause no one would believe them! It’s drugs, sex, rock and roll all amassed in Continue reading What happens in "The Meatlocker"…→

Posted in Back to School, Graphic Design, My friends are AWESOME

Those who can teach… do…

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Colleen ODea

Have I mentioned my amazing instructors? But not because I have outstanding marks (when I say outstanding I mean they aren’t in yet… not that I’m “outstanding”.) They truly are awesome… again, instructors… not marks!! For many years, I taught Continue reading Those who can teach… do…→

Posted in Back to School, Graphic Design

I took this…

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Colleen ODea

It’s an…. ummmmm…. a thingamajig doo-hickey! (Click on it… it’ll get bigger!) Yesterday, we ran around the school taking pictures and I found myself in the Print Lab with some of my favourite classmates… taking pictures of stuff I can Continue reading I took this…→

Posted in Back to School, Graphic Design

Curve ball…

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Colleen ODea

Being a single mom at school is nuts! I’ve been in front of my computer since last Wednesday with multiple hours of homework still ahead that until yesterday… I’d planned out perfectly while still managing to feed my children and Continue reading Curve ball…→

Posted in Back to School, Gone to the dogs, Graphic Design

Fishin’ for a man…

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Colleen ODea

My brother thinks I should fly fish. Seems he believes it’s a perfect way for me to meet men! I’m not so sure. When we were kids, my folks would pull up along a roadside pond in Newfoundland… and set Continue reading Fishin’ for a man…→

Posted in Damn divorce, Giveaways, Single & 40

Mirror Mirror…

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Colleen ODea

The Tall Blond called them “The Seven Dorks”. How I’d laugh!!! I can’t begin to guess how many time’s I read that book to her… but Snow White was HER princess.  Every little girl has one… don’t they? I remember Continue reading Mirror Mirror…→

Posted in Giveaways, I love these little people

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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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