WOW! It has been a while...I have had a very busy past few months (lets say 10, just to be safe) heheh I am determined to continue blogging on a regular basis, I have a lot new ideas and I have a lot of catching up to do. I have... Continue reading

I often wonder where this all started and for some reason I can never come up with an actual year, let alone a specific date. I find myself thinking back to the days of high school when everything seemed so easy. I say easy now, but at the time I... Continue reading

In admiration for my love of great written and spoken words, I had to post these amazing quotes that Dalai Lama considers to be the ‘Instructions for Life’. Some are so simple, yet we often forget. Some have so much meaning in less than 10 words. Some are more inspiring... Continue reading

If someone were to ask me what I loved most about living in Canada (specifically Ontario), my number one response would be the fact that I get to experience four individual seasons that offer so many amazing things that make me who I am. Fall to me, means… The amazing... Continue reading

Cooking and baking really can be a girl’s best friend! I have never been the type of girl to love either, mainly because I always found the clean-up to be a complete nuisance. However recently, I have found both to be very stress relieving and the clean-up not so bad!... Continue reading

~ dogg & the unconditional love she gives me no matter what * books...girlie, gossipy, dreamy, historic, biographies; basically anything to get lost in! ~ laughter...uncontrollable * snowmobiles & ice fishing ~ kisses...lots & lots * weekly dinner with the girls ~ exploring & adventuring * smiles...giving & receiving ~... Continue reading

As christmas is quickly approaching, I can't help but think how different this year will be. And come to think of it, Thanksgiving as well. Holidays always had a set routine, at least for as long as I can remember they did and for the first time in years this... Continue reading

As the sayings go...'things happen for a reason' or 'tomorrow's a new day' or 'whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger' or 'the important thing is to never stop questioning' or...you get the picture, right? I will be the first to admit, that I personally live by many little... Continue reading

Have you ever woke up in the morning and thought to yourself 'this is not gonna be a good day'? I know I have, and I felt like that this morning! I must have hit snooze for almost an hour, rolled around in bed dreading the fact that if I... Continue reading

A clear realization came over me a few weeks back when girls night kept getting interrupted because of mismatched summer holidays, boys (men actually), late nights at work, family functions, other obligations, work functions...I think you get the picture, right? The realization in particular is that no matter what, I... Continue reading

The title 'I'm just a girl...xox' came to me last night as I felt it a perfect fit for my new blog as it simply speaks for itself. I am just a girl! A girl who knows what she wants and works for everything in life, a girl who is... Continue reading

For as long as I can remember, I have always had a passion to write and for the first time in my life I plan on acting upon this. Not because I feel it necessary to document my day to day life via blogging and have insignificant people or strangers... Continue reading