3rd Crain-iversary
August 7th is the third anniversary of my brain surgery. On August 7th 2015 I had a crainiotomy to remove a meningioma tumour. I blogged all about my...
07-08-2018 22:23
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Cold blooded
Hi! It’s been a while. I started a new job in January and then another new job in June. My days have been blurring together meeting new people and l...
27-06-2018 22:19
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Brain Update
It’s been 3 years since the day that I was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumour. March 18th holds a special place in my life, it’s a day that ...
19-03-2018 22:24
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Thailand – Elephant Hills
The very best day that we spent in Thailand was at Elephant Hills. It happened to be my husband’s birthday. Even thought he took me to Thailand for ...
05-01-2018 22:16
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Christmas Crafts – Day 11
It’s the 12th day of Christmas today, or maybe even day 13 but if you are like me then perhaps you have lost track of the days. My oldest saw kids m...
26-12-2017 22:19
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Christmas Crafts – Day 12
Wow, I made it. We crafted through the 12 days of Christmas once again. I had a little help this year from the elves. This final project was made for...
26-12-2017 22:19
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Christmas Crafts -Day 9
The kids and I usually make a gingerbread house from a kit around Christmas. The goal isn’t about the baking, it’s about the decorating and spendi...
24-12-2017 22:10
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Christmas Crafts – Day 8
Wow, today was a day. I’m on an emotional roller coaster and I’m exhausted. Whose with me" I’m ready for that long winter nap I’ve heard so mu...
22-12-2017 22:10
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Christmas Crafts – Day 7
Our Christmas tree is decorated in ornaments that were given to me when I was a child, some were made and some were bought. Each year I received at le...
21-12-2017 22:12
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Christmas Crafts – Day 5
Every once and a while I get the opportunity to use my crafting skills to help others. Crafting skills don’t really come in handy that often so I te...
20-12-2017 22:13
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Christmas Crafts – Day 6
I was making a craft today when my five year old asked if he could have a clear ornament ball which I was planning on using for my project. He was ver...
20-12-2017 22:13
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Christmas Crafts – Day 4
At this rate I might have to change the title to New Years Crafts. It’s only 8 days to Christmas day and I am on day 4 of Christmas Crafts. We will ...
18-12-2017 22:38
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Christmas Crafts – Day 3
On the first day of Christmas my true love made for me?an ornament wreath. On the second day of Christmas my true loves made with me…mugs. We have t...
14-12-2017 22:07
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Christmas Crafts – Day 1
This blog began as a 12 days of Christmas Crafting blog, which has morphed over the years to incorporate whatever was going on in my life. I have kept...
13-12-2017 22:12
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Christmas Crafts – Day 2
At Halloween we took the kids to a local craft shop to make Halloween bowls. While we were there the kids saw posters for holiday mugs, and they decid...
13-12-2017 22:12
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Sampran Riverside Village
As a maker I am interested in crafts so the Sampran Riverside Village was right up my alley. We learned about and tried our hand at some traditional T...
05-12-2017 22:06
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Floating Market
In addition to temples, and tuk tuks there are many markets in Thailand. The Damnoen Saduak floating market was about an hour and a half out of Bangko...
05-12-2017 22:06
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Railway Market
I think that I love to be surprised, but I am not good at accepting surprises. The truth is that I love the idea of being surprised. When we go on vac...
01-12-2017 22:11
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One Night in Bangkok
Today is my 40th birthday. It’s a big deal. Every birthday is a big deal because I am still alive, and that’s worth celebrating (at least in my mi...
30-11-2017 22:10
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Cuddle + Kind
If you have signed up for any retail emails you have probably been bombarded in the last few days. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, 50% off, buy one get on...
29-11-2017 22:17
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Family Crafting
Wow, that was quite the crafting/blogging break. It has been 3 months since I last posted, perhaps that suits my two readers just fine (thanks mom). W...
15-10-2017 21:23
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Canada 150
Canada is having a big birthday tomorrow! 150 years young. We celebrate Canada Day every year but this is a special year so I made special shirts. I c...
30-06-2017 21:27
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May was made for Reading
I haven’t posted much lately because I started a new job at the beginning of May. There have been lots of changes happening at home, and we all need...
05-06-2017 21:25
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5K to end Brain Tumours
On March 18th 2015, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour and it was life changing. I believe that no one should hear the words ?you have a brain tumour...
21-05-2017 21:28
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Ebb & Flow
Two and a half months after brain surgery my husband and I went away over night to celebrate our anniversary without the kids! It was the same weekend...
06-05-2017 21:24
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So what’s next"
Over the past two and a half years when I was asked “what do you do” (for work)" I answered, I am working on my Masters, which usually sparked a d...
01-05-2017 21:27
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Before and After Brain Makeover
As a designer I LOVE a good before and after makeover. Before I went in for surgery to remove a brain tumour named Timmy, I joked about my brain being...
18-03-2017 21:21
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Gryffindor Scarf
I am having one of those “where did the time go moments”. Today is my son’s 8th birthday, and it seems like yesterday that I was swaddling a new...
14-03-2017 21:21
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Celebrating my Women on International Women’s day
I have been blessed to be surrounded by strong women my whole life. Women who believe that they are equal and can do anything. When I was a kid in the...
09-03-2017 21:21
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With all my heart
Happy Valentines’s Day! I am a celebrator, I celebrate everything. Including Valentine’s Day which my husband lovingly calls a Hallmark holiday. O...
14-02-2017 21:21
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Surprises in the Mail, Part 3
Every once in a while a package from my mom arrives with a surprise inside for the kids. Once it was these little cuties, and another time it was Star...
23-01-2017 21:22
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Yoga Socks
With every new year comes resolutions and I seem to make at least one similar resolution every year. Last year I resolved to listen to more music, and...
16-01-2017 21:21
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Listening
As a student and a mother, I am often studying in odd places. I am regularly in the local recreation center studying while my kids are in an arts or s...
09-01-2017 21:21
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Caron Cake Cookies Cream Shawl
When I decide to knit, or crochet a new project I can be inspired by an image on Ravelry or Pinterest or by the yarn itself. Believe it or not, I am k...
03-01-2017 21:22
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Christmas Crafting – Day 12
On the last day of Christmas Crafting my sister made for me…a Messy Bun Hat. Right now there is quite the knitting trend happening, with the creatio...
23-12-2016 21:21
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