This post is about how we went for a walk and bought a bed (!) but I thought it needed a bit of backstory first. When I first moved in with Mark (keeping in mind this was 20+ years ago) he had a terrible terrible bed. It was a double, with a mattress that sunk […]
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11 Apr, 2018
What does a 17-year-old girl’s birthday look like in 2018?
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy
Well, considering that I’ve written about almost every other one of our youngest daughter’s birthdays, I couldn’t help but share a few details here…. keeping in mind, of course, that I don’t want to infringe on anyone’s privacy TOO much. :) In the past, we’ve hosted parties at home, sleepovers, pool parties, parties at Funhaven (TWICE), […]
10 Apr, 2018
Whole 30 – an update to my update (and it’s not good news)
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food
On April 2 I posted an update with the gleeful news that we’d finished the Whole 30 dietary reset and that I was feeling pretty good AND hit my goal weight. Well, I couldn’t let that be the last thing you heard about our Whole 30 because what happened afterwards deserves a mention. It was […]
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My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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