14 May, 2014
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Giveaways and product reviews|Oh! Things!
Awhile ago I was contacted by the fine folks at Shoeme.ca, a Canadian online shoe store. They offered me a pair of shoes in order to try out their service. How could I refuse? And how hard could it be to pick a pair of shoes from a website? Turns out, it was harder than I […]
Some musings about the recent tragedy in Bangladesh. Will it change your shopping habits? Why or why not?
My head is practically hurting from all the things I want to write about. So I will start with this one even though I know it’s going to come out in a big jumble. A few things inspired me to jot my thoughts down on the topic of tweens today, one of which was a […]
24 Feb, 2012
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty|Publishing/writing/career stuff
Making stuff out of old stuff!
05 Sep, 2011
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty
An easy back-to-school craft for tweens: DIY pinback buttons.
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 offspring: Emma (24) and Sarah (22). 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, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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