My Urban Suburban

My So-called-Life is one of my all-time favourite TV shows.  For those of you who’ve never had the privilege of seeing it, it was a short-lived series that aired from ‘94-’95 that followed the emotional trials and tribulations of several emotional, self-aware teenagers.  Claire Danes played the lead role of 15-year-old, insecure Angela Chase and [...]

Fraser Valley Twestival is coming to the valley on March 24th!!  What on earth is a Twestival you ask?  Excellent question.  A Twestival (or Twitter-Festival) is a single day, global movement that uses the power of social media to organize offline events that mobilize communities in support of a local cause.
To date, Twestival is the [...]

I promise I won’t nauseate you with info about babies and weddings, even though that’s about all I think about these days!  But I know it can be super annoying listening to details about poopy diapers and floral bouquets when it’s not relevant to your life, so trust me, I’m editing myself so I won’t [...]

January 26, 2011 is the second annual National Wear it Pink Day!!!

Back for its second year, National Wear it Pink Day aims to raise awareness for Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancers benefiting BC Cancer Foundation.  This is a relevant issue for all women, Fraser Valley or not.  Did you know that a staggering [...]

Love, love LOVE Jax & Jena!  You haven’t heard of them!?  Well listen up!
Jax & Jena is the fabulous new business belonging to sisters, Terrah and Melissa Hughes.  Both moms out here in the Valley, these savvy sisters wanted to start a business to help us modern, on the go parents find a simple way [...]

I’m very happy to see my fave home decor store doing what they can to give back this holiday season!
This holiday season, Nood is inviting Canadians to donate $2 toward a pair of red socks for The Salvation Army to distribute among its community.
During the winter months, homeless and disadvantaged people are at risk of [...]

I will be LIVE on CBC this afternoon at 3pm, plugging the Fraser Valley incentive prize I help put together in support of their Food Bank Day.
Thanks to some awesome local businesses, we were able to pull together (very quickly) a fabulous prize that will truly highlight the best of what we have available in [...]

I am stoked to be participating in CBC’s Open House & Food Bank Day, happening all day tomorrow at CBC studios in Vancouver!  For their 24th annual event, CBC is once again inviting everyone to come to their newly renovated CBC broadcast centre in downtown Vancouver to see how they make radio, television and digital [...]

Bub and I recently discovered Eagle Tree Lodge B&B while hunting for a wedding venue, and I’ve been dying to tell you about it ever since!  It’s absolutely spectacular.  The stunning private, waterfront post & beam B&B / Lodge is located on a secluded tributary of the Fraser River in Agassiz, BC, approx 10 mins from Harrison Hot [...]

I’m super excited about the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Both personally and professionally, 2010 has been a year I’ve been looking forward to for several years.  I’m even more excited now that we’re getting so close!  The Torch Relay is a significant milestone in the lead-up to the Games, so I can’t wait for [...]