Did you know that shoes have been a huge part of my life? Some of you may not know, that I grew up in the shoe biz with my very first job as a cashier at Town Shoes in 1989, and that I then moved on to manage their stores in Kitchener, Ottawa and even […] Read more…
Over a year ago, I rear-ended a car, while I was checking my phone for new emails. We were stopped at a red light, so I figured it was a perfect time to multitask and check on messages. With my head down, I saw movement in my peripheral vision, so I assumed the light had […] Read more…
We are now almost half way through the summer, can you believe it? I sure can’t! We started the summer with the long weekend, fireworks and Canada Day celebrations for our whole family at the lake. Our July 1st traditions also mean the official beginning of summer at my parent’s house in Fenelon Falls. Their […] Read more…
We love making memories with the family at backyard BBQs, pool parties and campfires by the lake and we’ve been doing a lot of “partying” already this summer! Whether we’re taking a dish to someone’s house or having them at our house, it’s difficult to come up with new summer dessert ideas each time! The […] Read more…
Marriage is tough. It can be work, and it can be fun. It’s full of love, ups and downs, laughter and some days, tears. Today is our 14th wedding anniversary and actually the 19th year of knowing each other. We met on July 22nd, 1995 on a sorority boat cruise and that night we fell […] Read more…
Heading back to work outside of the house has come with more than a few adjustments; dressing for the office instead of wearing pajamas, getting up earlier to get the family ready to head out the door and even packing a lunch for the first time in 7 years! I don’t take a lunch […] Read more…
So here’s my first day at CTN in a nutshell: There’s a new Tim Hortons on my 5 minute drive to work! My new boss and two team members met me at the top of the stairs to yell “Welcome” (like it was a surprise party). My desk area was decorated with ‘Yay ,welcome Heather’ […] Read more…
I’m going to be honest and say that money has been tight since we are down to only one income, so we’ve had to get really creative with how we spend our money and how we choose to entertain the kids this summer! We used our CAA Membership a couple of years ago to plan […] Read more…
Change is difficult and when you’ve had a life of change that wasn’t your choice, it’s even harder to accept that some change can be good. Well, my life is about to change in the most amazing way. A way that I could have never predicted or imagined. After almost 2 rewarding years working at […] Read more…
I was totally in the mood for macaroni salad the other night, so of course, I went to Pinterest to find the one like my MIL used to make. All of the recipes had pickle juice or relish and dijon mustard that I knew the kids would hate, so I created my own (with the […] Read more…