It’s September 1984 and Grade 10 has begun! I’m over the awkwardness of Grade 9 and now I have found everything I was looking for. My favourite hairspray, the perfect amount of blonde painted into my long swooped bangs, friends that would remain my besties for years to come and music that would penetrate so… Read more »
Posts By: Monica Graves
How does your favourite small business make you feel?
Yipppeee my new website has been live for about a month now and being “out there” feels so very exciting. Times are changing and shifting and I want to be in the wave of change, not swimming against the current. At a glance the on line world can look quite threatening
Is it okay to need a little help from your friends?
I’m sure you may have read by now how passionate I am about helping Dress for Success Toronto through the sales of our 2016 Mother’s Day Bracelets. Well there is a reason for that and here it is…
Ever bought a ticket to board the Pity Party train?
I am all cozy right now in a beautiful little hotel room in Becancour Quebec. I’m sitting down to write with sniffles, the beginning of a sore throat and achy joints. Hmmm…I wonder why? Says me.. AKA Wonder Woman (in my own mind) Well…I kinda sorta did this to myself! As you know
How my pain led me to my purpose…
So happy to be back in the blogging game. It’s been a long time and I’ve had my reasons. Building the website has probably been one of the most soul searching experiences I’ve ever had. Isn’t that crazy? Apart from my adorable dog Miss Boink… this business, these julz and this website are all my… Read more »
On tour with glamjulz
So here I am on an incredible adventure with 2 of my favourite travel buddies… Mom and Maggie! Oh yes… Maggie is a sweet little Monster from our friends at Monster Factory in Toronto. We’ve got her all glammed up and ready for our road trip to the Florida Keys. We still have quite a… Read more »
Spring Treats
Cruising through the Ontario snow and sleet, accompanied by my Mom as we giggle and sing along with the Elvis Station on XM Satellite radio, peddling my sparkly wares to the funkiest little shops and stopping in to say hi to friends and family… That’s how I spent the month of January. Even though it’s… Read more »
Olivia Newton-John, Xanadu and glamjulz
Olivia Newton-John and I? Heck, we go waaaaaay back… Waaaaaay back to 1980 to be exact!! Well… that’s when I was first introduced to her. She was my first female idol. I strolled out of the movie theatre smiling from ear to ear as I had just been struck by
First Date
WOW!! This month marks 16 years since my first date with Wayne. Let me take you back to 1997… …slow fuzzy flashback dissolve here… … I was living in Oakville with 2 roommates and working in sales for the corporate world. My jewelry business was more of just a side line hobby at this point… Read more »
How are you starting 2013?
There’s a new feeling this month. A chance for change, to break old habits, an opportunity to start something new. This is the excitement that a new year brings to many of us. I would like to show my love and appreciation for this new time by acknowledging the many blessings I received in 2012…. Read more »
