So I found out that I’m a now finalist for that F-word award… Thank you to the peeps who nominated/voted for me. The list of finalists is posted here. :) Share the post “f-word award” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInE-mailReddit
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So…. the Most Esteemed Miss Vicky nominated me for an F-word award for best family blog (thanks!) and I promptly forgot to tell you all about it (oops.) BTW, that’s “F” as in Feminist. The first round of voting, um, over, so you can’t exactly VOTE. What can I say? I’m all asnooze over here. […]
Few are the memes that catch my interest, but Dani posted one that was kinda neat. What you do is take the the first sentence of the first posts of each month in 2007 and post ’em in a group. So simple I could do it without having to think. :) Here’s mine: Jan: [no words, […]
05 Dec, 2007
Pay it forward (with handmade gifts!)
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Memes/blog awards etc|Swaps
[ETA: three participants have been found. Yay!] Don’t you love getting mail? I do. I reeeally love getting mail. There’s no better feeling than seeing something poking out of my mailbox and knowing it’s a surprise for ME. :) I’ve been scripting a post in my head about a new pay-it forward** project. And then I […]
I was happy to see this post on Lex’s site this morning. List 10 simple joys in life that give you a small hit of pleasure when you experience them It’s exactly the thing that’s been on my mind this morning. What things make me happy? My ten simple pleasures, in no particular order: Outdoor floral […]
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- a peek inside the fishbowl » Blog Archive weathering - a peek inside the fishbowl: […] am happy to say that I am still making my bed every day and reading lots of books. I don’t want to oversell it, but the making the bed
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My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Piper who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. We also have two human daughters: Emma (20) and Sarah (18). During the day I work as a writer at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. 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, family travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa for families. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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