Living Creatively, Living the Dream
I’m not sure when I stopped doing DIY projects as there was a time that a glue gun and gold spray paint were my very best friends! But…at some point I packed up the craft room and never looked back. Continue reading Six Steps to making Patio Lanterns…
The last time I bought a new car I was 32. A solid fifteen years ago that on reflection, seems more like a lifetime. We’d only been in our newly built home a short time when Baby #2 arrived…and soon Continue reading I bought a brand new car! #KIAWorkingMom
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!
There are times, when I need the help of a friend, without knowing I need the help of a friend but apparently…they know better than me. This week, Bones spent the week in Cape Breton with Volleyball Nova Scotia, in Continue reading Needing the help of a Mom…
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
It seemed fitting that Bones and I would spend Canada Day, in one of our amazing Canadian National Historic Sites…Fortress Louisbourg. Slated as the largest reconstruction project in North America with rebuilding that began in the 1960s, the original settlement was Continue reading Canada Day at Fortress Louisbourg and Beaumont-Hamel…
Remember the look on this sad face? It was August of last year. Zuke had just spent the last few months pretending she was a tripod and I’d finally taken her to Bridgewater Veterinary for surgery to repair her knee…so she Continue reading My dog needs a bionic knee!
Grace and Frankie were quite sure their husbands had summoned them to the restaurant for lunch, to announce their retirement from their law partnership…what would be a new and exciting chapter in their lives. Fact is, the two women, both nearing Continue reading Grace and Frankie… #StreamTeam
I’m constantly shuffling activities on the calendar. Trying to fit things in. Make things work. It’s like I Rock/Paper/Scissors everything I do. Which event is more important…has more weight…more urgency. What MUST I do compared to what I’d LIKE to do Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors…Hockey
Almost two weeks ago, I wrote a post about my Nan and my quest to discover a little more about heart health. The fact is, as I get older, I’m starting to worry a little about that old ticker…and with Continue reading #ChangeofHeart with a Giveaway!
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 could have made Lasagna…maybe a few dinner rolls to go with it…a pie. The thing is, my cousin…on the other side of the country…is going through a health crisis and I’m at a complete loss as to how to Continue reading 10 Days of Zucchini…
I’ve been squinting for about two years now…evident from the tiny lines appearing on either side of my temple. On top of that, I’ve cut out any night-time driving if it’s raining…and if it’s not raining, I’ve a ten-year-old pair Continue reading Ocean Optometry…
One of my favourite parts of Christmas…besides the actual “giving” part…is my stocking! Maybe I like little things…tiny treasures that you can keep to remember wonderful moments…items that someone picked out specifically for me…reaching deep in the toe for a fabulous Continue reading Giving back… plus a Giveaway!
There was a time when I did A LOT of crafts…when I had a room dedicated to scrapbooking and all of the wonderful things I’d make in the run of a year. Eventually, I didn’t craft anymore…life got in the Continue reading Do you want to build a snowman?
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…
Photo Credit: Anna Epp Photography The marriage took place in a group ceremony where everyone laughed and cried and celebrated! Our final vows were taken during a Swahili song…with 300+ women swaying back and forth in sing song…while the man Continue reading I married Derreck Kayongo!
Maybe it was my ego…my search for success…a desire to introduce my blog to a bigger audience. Whatever it was, I needed to stand out at the annual Blissdom Conference! I didn’t wear 8 different t-shirts with ridiculous sayings because Continue reading Been there, blogged that…got the t-shirt…