10 Unexpected Items You’ll pay for in University or College

10  Unexpected Items You’ll pay for in University or College I took on the challenge given to me by Heritage Education Funds to write a series of blog posts about my experience and plans for the post-secondary education of my three children.  Paying for university may not be easy, but there are ways to plan … Read more

RBC Avion Holiday Boutique at Yorkdale and Square One Centre in Toronto–#AvionVIP treatment

Making Shopping fun: The RBC Avion Holiday Boutique From November 22 to December 31st, you will have the opportunity to visit the RBC Avion VIP Lounge found in four locations across Canada: Vancouver’s Coquitlam Centre, Halifax Shopping Center (Dec.1-24 only), in the Greater Toronto area at Yorkdale and the newest location in Square One in … Read more

4M–Margarita’s Manic Monday Minutes – Organizing your Teen’s Closet

4M Task – Organizing your Teen’s Closet Last spring for her 15th Birthday we surprised our daughter by doing a whole Benjamin Moore makeover of her room.  At that time painted her entire room, some of the furniture and of course, I re-organized her closet.  Well that was then and this is now…Its time to … Read more

Christmas Shopping starts here – Best Buy Holiday Shopping Event Nov. 8 1-4 pm #BBYShoppingEvent

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What are you doing this weekend?  Maybe its time to do a bit of pre-Christmas shopping.  Get a lay of the land as they say.  You couldn’t have picked a better weekend because Best Buy US is hosting a Special Holiday Shopping event and you’re invited.  Want to know what to find where?  Make sure … Read more

Four Points Sheraton Hotel–Rush Street in Chicago #HotelReview #Travel Thursday

Four Points Sheraton Hotel–Rush Street in Chicago #HotelReview #Travel Thursday This is the second time that I had stayed at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Chicago. The first time was with a few girlfriends for a weekend away. It was a weekend of reuniting with friends, a fun trip to the windy city and … Read more

You are Loved…You are a Brave Man…You are a Good Man– Honouring a Fallen Soldier

I needed to process this.  I needed to have the events that happened on Wednesday morning just settle in and let me process what was happening in our nation’s capital.  Why?  Why, would a young man approach an innocent solider and shoot him?  For no known reason.   Did it not occur to him that he … Read more