Ya Gotta Laugh About It

The quieter you become.... the more you can hear. ~ Anonymous 

How funny is this?! I really do love to laugh!! #yagottalaughaboutit (Image courtesy of the Ya Gotta Laugh About It Facebook page)

I would be remiss if I didn't pay homage to the x-ceptional relationship I have with my daughter! TAKEN: OCTOBER 2017

THE WORKS! A limited edition of this iconic Canadian cocktail. YUMMY!! TAKEN: APRIL 21st, 2018

VEX-A-TION: (noun) The state of being annoyed, frustrated or worried. Feeling all 3 after the mass murder in Toronto this week. TAKEN: Bra...

Hard to believe what happened so close to home yesterday... (c) Facebook

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! Never underestimate to force of snow coming off a steep steel roof. The kitchen window thermometer is busted and so is ...

This editorial cartoon depicts how a country filled with sadness pulled together during the recent Humboldt Bronco bus crash in Saskatche...

One of my very favourite things to do is the go to a good concert. I honestly have no real preference to the music I listen to, because I lo...

My quest for a greater QUANTITY continues TAKEN: APRIL 17th, 2018 One of our employees walked into my office on Tuesday morning with a...

How did my yellow lab get her name? When I brought her home, my first thought was she was the colour of butterscotch pudding! TAKEN: 201...

Let’s just get the white elephant out of the room on this one. I have writer's block. I wanted to choose orgasm, yet I didn’t. Op...

While vacationing in South Beach this past week, I experienced something that I would classify as amazing. Not in the whole ‘sense of won...

Celebrating the culture of South Beach with a Miami Mojito! TAKEN: APRIL 10th, 2018

This meme about LIFE speaks to me personally... about a couple of very specific people. My personal motto? 'Kill them with success ...

This past February, I hopped a plane and went to Nassau, in the Bahamas, for four nights. I had purchased the trip Black Friday for close t...

Every Toronto Raptors SUPER FAN has to proudly wear a custom made JERSEY! TAKEN: AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, MIAMI BEACH ~ APRIL 2018

So, as most reader already know this is my birthday week.  This year's been exceptionally special for me because I finally did what I h...

You can NEVER go wrong with a great book and a hammock! TAKEN: SOUTH BEACH MIAMI, APRIL 2018

Oh, the power of social media, and just one way to give back! TAKEN: March 17th & March 19th, 2018 The morning of St. Patrick...

How many chicken wieners does it take to get them to focus?  Four dozen a week! (l-r: Charile, Dottie, Puddin', and Annie) TAKEN: FRID...

Well, it’s that time of year again when I jump on a plane and tackle something on my bucket list for my birthday; and for the very first ti...

My best friend. My closest confidant. My daughter. TAKEN: 1996 - 2018

As my regular readers know, I am social media junkie that's rockin' a small Canadian town, absolutely love where I work, and what I...

Today my post if for my beautiful black flat-coated retriever ANNIE! TAKEN: 2015,2016,2017,2018

Well, I'm definitely making an adjustment this April and I will go on the record with the fact that it's not the kind of forceful t...

This morning I awoke and decided to stay in bed simply because I could. You know those kind of days, when you wholeheartedly embrace being ...

So, it’s been a little over a year since I began my quest for a clean bill of health. It started in my family doctor's office with a cl...

I was texting back and forth yesterday morning with a trusted confidant and we began reminiscing about the summer of 2012. For a number of ...

FUN FACT #1 : Did you know that there are roughly sixty four shades of blue? FUN FACT #2 : In the past, I've suffered a varying levels ...

I am a firm believer that only those whom truly care about you can hear you when you’re quiet. I  also wholeheartedly believe that great ...

This coming March it will be 11 years since I formally became a social media junkie. As far fetched as this may read, I remember the day I ...

At around 9:30am Saturday morning my phone chimed alerting me to an incoming text message from my daughter.  ‘Let me know when you’re read...

When I rose at 5am this morning, I immediately thought of my very good friend Sean. His standard joke for times when there was an extreme c...

January: An amazing bonfire on the very first day of the year. February: A long weekend jaunt to Cuba March: Me...celebrating Spring! ...

It's that time of year again, when you spend the majority of your much earned time off, going through all of the motions that are expec...

I am excited to share my good news,  which is that I truly had an amazing week away in Mexico. Part in parcel because I went so far out...

Plain ole me on the balcony with one kick-ass suntan! TAKEN: December 2nd, 2016 In the midst of packing my suitcase this morning, I st...