Living Creatively, Living the Dream
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
Ever have one of those weeks where you’re not really sure where time went or what exactly you did? THIS WEEK AT CURTAINS ARE OPEN: Things started with the return of the 2015 KIA Sedona I’d been booting around in Continue reading Sunday Wrap-up #3…
A long time ago I realized that there comes a point…where you just have to let it go. Hand it over to God. Give it up to the Universe. Those are the times where I’m left with no more answers. Continue reading Let Go & Let God…
The last few days, as I’ve told my friends about the #ECMChat, they’ve been incredibly supportive…as always…but the same thing has been mentioned SEVERAL times… “Teach me how to tweet and I’ll totally come to the party!” I guess, for Continue reading How to tweet…
Another week has come and gone which means we’re that much closer to the holidays and all of the joy it brings…for me, it’s one week closer to when The Tall Blonde will be home from France for her Winter Continue reading Sunday Wrap-up #2…
I’m not sure how old The Tall Blonde was when she purchased her first pair of TOMS, but I know for sure we’ve seen many a pair kicking around this house! In fact, it was in 2012 when I first Continue reading TOMS for Target…PLUS a Giveaway!
Have I told you about my bloggy friend Heather @ Mmm…Is For Mommy? Heather and I met for the first time maybe a year, year and a half ago while attending a blogger event at a bar downtown. I liked Continue reading #ECMChat
I thought I’d start a weekly wrap-up to fill you in on how my week goes. And…as I’m making changes to my site, I may as well start with today. I had a chat with Julie Nowell at Three Chickens Continue reading Sunday Wrap-up #1…
When I was young, I was REALLY good at hula-hooping. I’d start at my neck, turning the hoop with one hand while flicking my head back and forth like a chicken. Eventually, I’d strategically put one arm in the hole Continue reading Best of Halifax…
Last week, an early morning conversation with my fourteen year old daughter…threw me for a loop. It was one of those parenting moments where I’m left a little bit stunned…a little bit shaken. A whole lot sad. “I know you’re Continue reading #IBelieveHer…
I saw my very first TOAST WALL…laid out on panels, created using a blow torch…designed to depict the infamous tongue-face of Ms. Miley Cyrus! Bravo. A TOAST WALL! Sponsored by East Coast Living, Dine by Design East opened its doors Continue reading Dine by Design East…
I was 16 when Nightmare on Elm Street came to the theatres. Despite not really wanting to go, I caved to peer pressure and headed to Oxford Theatre with a couple of girlfriends. I watched the horror flick through fingers Continue reading My creepy kids…
What happens when you take 63 students and challenge them to scare away hunger? You get a whole lot of happy kids making a difference as they filled not one but THREE trucks in support of the Free The Children Continue reading We Scare Hunger…
Many years back, when the kids were little, I scrap-booked like there was no tomorrow. Obsessively filling their books with stories and photos…all arranged on pretty papers. I remember getting these FANTASTIC bandage stickers that came with tiny little ambulances Continue reading Taking care of the little hurts with Nexcare…plus a GIVEAWAY!
It’s possible I’ve heard “we have nothing to eat” one too many times. I wander those aisles in the grocery store. I try my best to pick out a mixture of healthy foods and snacks the kids can grab quickly…things Continue reading “We have nothing to eat!”
Note: In October of 2014, there was an attack on our Nation’s capital. A few days later, there were reports of a gunman in Halifax and schools and businesses in the city’s core were put on lockdown. The following is Continue reading Strong…and free…
SnapChat is working for me. You know…since you’re not allowed to install chips inside your kid’s head and all. Plans change. It’s part of being a mom of a teen. You sort out where they’re going, how they’re getting there, Continue reading I know what you did last night…I think…
If you recall, last year I had the amazing opportunity to head to WeDay with my youngest, Bones. We were overwhelmed by the energy in the room as thousands of students chanted and cheered for change. WeDay is all about Continue reading We365…
For someone else, it might be a pair of star-studded Jimmy Choos, the red soled Christian Louboutain’s, or Carrie Bradshaw’s Manolo Blahnik’s…but the second I put on a pair of black high top converse… I knew I’d found my style! Continue reading Custom Converse Sneakers!
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…