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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	Cold blooded Hi! Itâ€™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	Brain Update Itâ€™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, itâ€™s a day that ... 19-03-2018 22:24	Thailand – Elephant Hills The very best day that we spent in Thailand was at Elephant Hills. It happened to be my husbandâ€™s birthday. Even thought he took me to Thailand for ... 05-01-2018 22:16
Christmas Crafts – Day 11 Itâ€™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	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	Christmas Crafts -Day 9 The kids and I usually make a gingerbread house from a kit around Christmas. The goal isnâ€™t about the baking, itâ€™s about the decorating and spendi... 24-12-2017 22:10	Christmas Crafts – Day 8 Wow, today was a day. Iâ€™m on an emotional roller coaster and Iâ€™m exhausted. Whose with me" Iâ€™m ready for that long winter nap Iâ€™ve heard so mu... 22-12-2017 22:10
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	Christmas Crafts – Day 5 Every once and a while I get the opportunity to use my crafting skills to help others. Crafting skills donâ€™t really come in handy that often so I te... 20-12-2017 22:13	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	Christmas Crafts – Day 4 At this rate I might have to change the title to New Years Crafts. Itâ€™s only 8 days to Christmas day and I am on day 4 of Christmas Crafts. We will ... 18-12-2017 22:38
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 meâ€¦mugs. We have t... 14-12-2017 22:07	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	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	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
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	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	One Night in Bangkok Today is my 40th birthday. Itâ€™s a big deal. Every birthday is a big deal because I am still alive, and thatâ€™s worth celebrating (at least in my mi... 30-11-2017 22:10	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
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	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	May was made for Reading I havenâ€™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	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
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	So what’s next" Over the past two and a half years when I was asked â€œwhat do you doâ€ (for work)" I answered, I am working on my Masters, which usually sparked a d... 01-05-2017 21:27	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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