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What I’ve learned… About Careers
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…
My Top Five Tips for Media Relations
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…
Top Five PR Blogs to Follow
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…
Favourite Things: 2017 Bucket List
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…
Let’s talk about ink…
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…
Friendsmas 2016
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…
She’s Two!
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…
This is 30
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…
She’s just too cute!
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…
School has gone to the dogs
After weeks of training at our local PetSmart, I'm so happy to announce Agnes is an official graduate of their Puppy Training course! While we didn't actually think she could do it, our little fluffy lady proved us wrong and…
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