Posts By: Monica Graves

Support your local retailers!

I think we are so fortunate to live in Canada for many reasons!  I am so impressed by Canadians and the way we buy.  We are all making such an effort to buy locally and support our neighbourhood retailers. Small town Ontario is thriving again, and although some took a hit this year on the… Read more »

Strawberry Threads Grand Opening!

What a perfect day Saturday October 17th was! I had the pleasure of celebrating the Grand Opening of Strawberry Threads in Uxbridge with Sara and Julie, the owners of this beautiful store!  These girls are wonderful people, if you want to be made to feel like you are the most special person on the planet… Read more »

Say yes to delegation!

Why is it so difficult to delegate sometimes?  It seemed to be one of my struggles, especially in my business. It’s not that I don’t trust my team to get work done efficiently, it’s something that comes from me.  I think it’s a combination of a desire to please, trust in myself and still wanting… Read more »

The Chef and his Apprentice

I wanted to share an amazing experience I had last week. I was fortunate enough to have my Aunt and Uncle visiting from Germany for the past 6 weeks.  They stayed with my Mom and Dad, who live close by so I got to spend a lot of time with them.  They were so much… Read more »

Miss Vs. Ma’am…..

Okay ladies!  So which one do you prefer?  I don’t think I have ever met any woman that likes to be called Ma’am.  Having turned 40 this summer I am extra sensitive to it to say the least!  I suppose there is some point where Miss will expire but why Ma’am??? I was at the… Read more »

Audrey is amazing!

This is my friend Audrey.  Not only is she a beautiful person inside and out but she is an amazing Mother.  Audrey is one of those friends that I wish I could see more often.  Because of our hectic schedules, usually mine, we sometimes go for months without catching up.  Audrey recently had her second… Read more »

What would I do without Dawn?

I know I am the luckiest because I have Dawn!  Everyone needs a right hand man/woman in the office and I think we all strive to find that perfect match!  Fortunately for me I have known Dawn my whole life….since we were babies!  We are not related but grew up like cousins, our parents being… Read more »

My first blog

How exciting!  My first blog!  I know many of you are pros with facebook and all the other social networking sites that are out there but I have to admit right now my wonderful husband is responsible for all of our posts, I am not a pro in this yet! I thought it would be… Read more »