I recently started teaching a course in the very PR program that taught me so much, and one question I’ve been hearing over and over from my students is “How can I get ahead in the field after I graduate?”…
There was a time, not so long ago, when I wanted to be a forensic pathologist. Yup, I wanted to give a voice to those who no longer had one. That changed while in Grade 12, after my incredible principal introduced me to…
I love media relations! This is something I never thought I would be saying, especially looking back to those days in the classroom, pitching media about a hypothetical media conference. But over the past year, my confidence (and success) in media…
As part of my “professional” resolutions, I decided to go on the hunt for five PR-related blogs to follow (and read) this year. It was incredibly tough to narrow it down to only five, but here are the ones that I’ll…
Happy 2017!!! With a new year, comes new resolutions, but for this chica, I’m going with a bucket list instead. It’s one thing to resolve to do something, but it’s another to be able to check it off a bucket…
Alright, I must confess, I looooooove tattoos. I, myself, have two: one on my wrist that reads “They may say that I’m a dreamer…” and the other on the back of my neck of a libra sign. On the libra…
Merry Christmas!!! I hope you guys had a fabulous Christmas filled with laughs, love and delicious food. This year, Peter and I did something a bit different – we held a Friendsmas with my bestest friend Heather. Something you should…
I can’t believe that Agnes turns two years old today! I continue to shed tears here and there about the fact she’s getting older, even though I fully understand this is a natural part of life. She’s a bundle of love, joy…
The day is finally here, I’m officially 30. I have mixed feelings about this, but I’ve decided that I’m going to take it in stride. I’m excited to embark on this next chapter in my life, so I thought I’d make…
Have you ever been so in love with someone/thing that you just want to tell the world anyway you can? Well, that’s what I’m like with Agnes. I have pictures of her on my phone, around my cubicle, and I…
![I need to rock tulle skirts more often.
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