Last night I made my second appearance as a guest on the CHEX Daily Show to share teacher tips for back-to-school shopping, and again I had a great time. I was a lot less nervous (the night before and day of) and the whole process (from segment preparation to self-makeup application) seemed much easier since […] Read more…
Warning: this post is not intended for experienced bloggers with email delivery programs set up and running. I’m actually writing this for the large majority of my readers who are not bloggers, many of whom have asked me questions lately about how it works when you subscribe to a blog through email. Newbie bloggers might […] Read more…
It’s been a busy summer! You may have already seen our bathroom reno, or my older daughter’s bedroom facelift. Today we’re moving on to Maggie’s room (she’s the six-year-old). BEFORE: This bedroom was the last room in our home to have the original paint colour (from 11 years ago). It started as a guest room, […] Read more…
My take on celebrity gossip queen Lainey Lui evolved over the course of my day on the set of THE SOCIAL. When we first met in the co-hosts’ office, she stood up to greet me, and offered a polite handshake. I told her I enjoyed her book (Listen To the Squawking Chicken, about her Chinese […] Read more…
Thursday night I made my debut as an education guest on the CHEX Daily Show! I was super nervous, but once we got started it was great, and Teresa Kaszuba and Mike Judson were very easy to talk to. The time went so fast, and I was WAY overprepared in terms of content (a lesson […] Read more…
I know you’ve heard about Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, where guests journey back in time, enjoying a four-course medieval feast (eaten only with the hands, of course) while taking in games of skill, falcon and Andalusian stallion performances and the main event: the jousting knights! This week, we visited the Toronto Castle (the only […] Read more…
The girls’ rooms are finally finished and all back together again! Today I’ll give you a tour of the room belonging to my 8 year old, “Frannie”. BEFORE: Newborn Frannie originally came home from the hospital to the corner bedroom, which was the guest room when we built the house. Originally I chose yellow for […] Read more…
When CTV’s THE SOCIAL launched last September, I immediately identified with co-host and moderator Melissa Grelo (who does double duty as a news anchor and co-host on CP24 Breakfast as well). We’re both ’77 girls, born just a couple of days apart (Melissa being the older and wiser of course), we had similar Catholic upbringings, […] Read more…
Yes, it’s finally done! Other than Maggie’s bedroom, there was only one room left in the house that hadn’t been repainted since we first built in 2003, which was the main bath. Over the past 11 years I’ve switched up some accessories, but nothing major, and I was ready for a change! I saved up […] Read more…
Today we celebrate our 13th anniversary. Since someone in my life prefers not to be discussed on the blog, I’m not going to say exactly with whom I am celebrating. But in honour of the occasion, that person and I hit the road yesterday and headed to beautiful Port Carling, Ontario. Why Port Carling? The […] Read more…