I still do an Easter egg hunt for my 18-year-old son. It’s not Pinterest perfect and it’s not Christmas. Just a few mini eggs stuffed in drawers and coat pockets and laundry baskets. There’s always a “winning” egg. The last one standing. This year, it was...
I need a break. I can’t scroll two inches without tripping over someone declaring their authenticity. I love marketing, but sometimes I violently hate this industry. The only thing more confusing (especially to newbies) is the health and wellness industry where every...
You ever meet someone who skips the small talk and goes straight for the hard sell?Like – you’d never walk up to someone new at a networking event and say … Hey I’m Dawn. Your suit is pretty nice but did you know that it doesn’t fit you as well as it...
My son turns 18 today which is a big enough deal, but it’s also our provincial election and he gets to vote for the first time ever. Last week, his dad asked me to send some gift suggestions and here’s a recap of yesterday’s text convo. Him: There’s only...
Last night’s snow and ice storm was supposed to start at 1 PM. Then they said 4pm. Then 6pm. *eye roll* By the time the first snowflake finally hit the ground at 8 PM, I had already run through every possible outcome in my head—power outages, buried...
I’m going to paraphrase an email I read this week. Too many mainstream “popular” people’s emails aren’t as good as mine – they have horrible formatting and aren’t as entertaining and real. She’s right. I look forward to every one of her emails even when I...
