Posts Categorized: Blog

Life Lessons I Learned From My Dog

Oh my goodness everyone.  It’s been a tough three months at our house.  As you know, our sweet baby girl Boink was diagnosed with lymphoma in April and went to heaven to be with her Opa last week. So many of you have been through this pain yourselves and the outpouring of condolences, beautiful poems… Read more »

Are You Ready For This?

Right now my Instagram and Facebook is flooded with friends showing off their second vax Band-Aid!  Some of them actually cried when they received the second shot.  They were tears of relief as a clear vision of a brighter tomorrow came over them like a tidal wave. My question to you is, are you ready… Read more »

A Special Message From Boink . . .

Hi to all of my friends! I asked my Mom if I could write this blog for her because it’s all about me! A little while ago my Mommy and Daddy found out that I have something called Lymphoma.  I’m twelve years old now so I decided

Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

First of all!  Happy Victoria Day everyone! This warm weather has got me thinking about everything there is to look forward to!  Swimming, bonfires, long walks, big bike rides and eating outside! There’s only one problem with all of this. I’ve been aching.  My joints hurt, I get out of breath so fast and I… Read more »

Heartbreaking Pandemic Business Closure

Meet my friend Diane and her furry kids, Luca and Angel. Last month Diane reached out to her friend Julita Wieczorek. She wanted to touch base and see how she was doing. Julita  is the owner and founder of Our Angels – Dog Rescue where Diane and her husband rescued their beautiful dogs. When Diane… Read more »

Hanging On To The Little Things

So, today I just happen to be as excited as a teenage girl in 1984!  This coming Tuesday I am interviewing Sandy Horne, bass player for The Spoons whom I absolutely adored in high school. All of the excitement got me thinking about that fifteen year old girl and the things she treasured.  I decided… Read more »

Is The Wine Still Making You Feel Fine?

I have always loved wine.  I grew up on wine.  My Dad was a winemaker, practicing his craft every evening in the basement.  The whole family had to taste the wine and give our opinion.  Some people drive to Niagara on the Lake for a wine tasting tour.  We got to enjoy tasting different wines… Read more »

Blessings for Brooke

Three years ago my friend Kristee Lyle Aubin was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  Two of her biggest supporters during this challenging time were her neighbours, Brooke Maslink and her husband Ryan. This lovely couple left Kristee’s neighbourhood to move somewhere quieter to raise a family.. It was such a loss for Kristee.  She and her… Read more »

Girls Just Wanna Have Funding

Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing Sophia Ruffalo, founder and CEO of femmebought. After our interview I quickly registered for a membership and joined this incredible woman and her network of powerful female entrepreneurs. Even before our chat, she totally got me with her clever branding and playful 80’s tagline, “Girls Just Wanna… Read more »

From Back Aches to Bike Rides . . .

Coming out of hibernation really is quite something. How is it even possible that in one weekend I went from feeling 100 years old to 10 years old? Listen, I could go on and on about the aches and pains I’ve had since the Christmas rush and how I’ve promised myself to never work those… Read more »