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Book Launch for "Beautiful Noise"

admin — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:41:47 -0600

Please join me this month for a book signing and reading of my new book "Beautiful Noise."

Sunday, May 26th, 2013

3:00 - 4:30pm

Black Bond Books

South Surrey - #1-15562 24th Avenue

I received the great news that Black Bond Books will be carrying my book in all 12 of their locations here in BC.

Beautiful Noise

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:10:37 -0600

I'm so excited because my parenting book has finally been published and I wanted to share it with my readers.

The book is called "Beautiful Noise", and its a compilation of my past parenting articles (from 2006-2012) about being a stay at home mom.

When I started writing for the newspaper about my experiences as a stay at home mom, I think what was paramount in my mind was getting my thoughts out there with as much honesty as possible.

I fought against the stigma that your brain might turn to mush if you become a stay at home mom - or that you were throwing your life away if you chose this path....

Living the Life You Deserve

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:22:43 -0700

I just had coffee with an amazing mom and entrepreneur today and like most of my "coffee dates", I came away more inspired and passionate about what I do, more than ever.

I love being a mom, and what set me on my journey to writing, being a mom entrepreneur and experiencing so much of life's gifts is because of my children. They drive me to be the best I can be for myself and for them.

I want to be a good example to my children. It's one of the reasons I chose to be at home with them. But I also wanted more - and that's ok.....

The Ease of Cutco

admin — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:11:13 -0700

As a mom, its always important for me to have the easiest tools for cooking.

I have my standard pots and pans that I rely on every day, and now, since being introduced to Cutco cutlery, its been made even easier.

The first time I used one of my Cutco knives, I was slicing some apples for snack time.

I was surprised at how amazingly sharp and easy to use it was.My apples were diced in a matter of seconds.

Nice.

It made the rest of my knives pale in comparison. They appeared dull - and I can't believe how long it took me to realize the difference in quality with Cutco.

Ringing in the New Year

admin — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:36:32 -0700

As 2012 winds down and we prepare to ring in 2013, I thought it would be fitting to look back on the past year and give thanks for all I've been able to experience.

At the beginning of December, I heard about the Tumanda family and how Leonida was struck and killed in the intersection right in front of her home. The driver took off and has yet to be found. Mr. Tumanda was left to work through the loss of his wife, he also had to explain the tragic loss to their two daughters, aged 4 and 20.

We were able to set up a trust fund for the family. In the ensuing weeks, we asked the community to come forward and help out any way they could. And in the true spirit of Christmas, a builder came forward and offered up a house in Vancouver. The property will be used in 8 months to build on, but in the meantime, the family could have it - rent free.