Living Creatively, Living the Dream
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
Apparently, I’m dealing with a “catastrophic board failure” which admittedly…is nothing like the “catastrophic glue failure” that had the mast of my brother’s wooden boat crashing to the deck as he was alone on his sailboat one afternoon…leaving him clinging Continue reading Catastrophic failure…
I wish I could turn back the clock and bestow some advice on my former self…and if I could…I’d tell me to not be so afraid. That everything would turn out just right. That life has a funny way of Continue reading Emily’s Mom…
Her beautiful blue eyes peered through him…she was in awe of his height, his strength, the smattering of freckles across his nose…his eyes a few shades lighter than hers…a familiarity…a feeling of love. My 96 year-old grandmother doesn’t remember. She Continue reading Family, hockey and love…
I was nine when my Nan had her first heart attack. She was in her early 50’s…fairly close to the age I am now. In 2011, Nan passed away a week shy of her 88th birthday. I had 43 amazing Continue reading Time for a #ChangeOfHeart…
I’d received a few pieces of mail a solid week or so ago but hadn’t opened the card I THOUGHT was from my Aunt Mary Lou because she’s a bit of a prankster…and more than once, I’d been hit by a Continue reading Kisses when you least expect them…
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
There’s only THREE WEEKS left ’til Christmas…which simply means, HOW AM I GOING TO FIT THAT IN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE? THIS WEEK AT CURTAINS ARE OPEN: As far as blogging goes…things were a little bit quieter than normal. A few Continue reading Sunday Wrap-Up #5…
When I asked, “Why do you choose to do it all,” Amanda Morvan answered, “I’m motivated by a desire to succeed…and my success is having a loving, healthy family who can flourish in the things that they love, and in Continue reading Amanda Morvan…#KIAWorkingMom
Today, I am Thankful for china dishes. As a little girl, we would visit my Nanny and Poppy every Sunday. We’d sit around their kitchen table as Aunts, Uncles, cousins and family friends came and went…grabbing a plate of food Continue reading Thanksgiving around the kitchen table…
I could tell you a whole lot about Liam and Steph, of Applehead Studios…except the thing is, they’re so darn busy they can’t answer my email questionnaire. So…I’m going to make a few things up. Liam, somewhere in his late Continue reading Applehead Studios…
Today is the anniversary of the day a crazy lady showed up at the church wearing a disco ball tam on her head. When two elderly women, who were supposed to be seated at the same table, refused to be Continue reading The anniversary of the day…
– – – – – – – – – To order a customized print for a loved one, please visit my Etsy Shop or Shopify Site. To learn about how I came up with the idea for this design… keep reading! Continue reading 70 things we love about you…
The other night, sitting at a friend’s house, a discussion came up about taking the kids to see One Direction in Boston and before I knew it, computers were out and tickets were being acquired and I was sitting there Continue reading Home for the holidays…
Last week, I didn’t totally believe my friend when he said he was sick and then he got REALLY sick and now I FEEL AWFUL! It’s just that I was busy with my own stuff and the thing is…he was Continue reading Sixth sense…
I’m currently accepting “Happy Birthday” comments on this blog post for my amazing mother’s 70th birthday. I’ve written about Mom on a number of occasions so you’ve gotten to know a little about how wonderful, kind and giving she is. I’d Continue reading Sibling rivalry…please help…
It’s unbelievably hard to comprehend that summer is coming to an end. In some ways, I crave the routine and schedule…the kids leaving for school while I get a bit of work done…the hockey and riding and weekly coffee dates Continue reading Time plus nine…
Lucky doesn’t come close to describing how blessed I am to have the father I do. Among multiple things, he’s taught me to paint. And last month, while I rolled the final coat on my office, I couldn’t help but Continue reading What my father taught me…
Remember when The Tall Blonde left for France and I actually had to leave the comforts of my home to take her there? I wrote about what to do just in case the plane dropped from the sky or I Continue reading Coming home…
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…