Design The Life You Want To Live

New York + Greenwich Hotel = H.E.A.V.E.N on earth

December 5th, 2012 | 26 Comments | Posted in Holidays, Travelogue

Our road trip to New York has started. We hit the road with bells on. Whatever that means. If it means that we crossed the Canadian border into the United States and no alarm bells went off at security…well then… …

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10 Ahhh-mazingly Simple Decorating Ideas

November 29th, 2012 | 50 Comments | Posted in Beach, Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Interior Design

Life is better when you are laughing. NOTE : If I do a blog post with that cancer word again, then someone is going to get punched in the head. Me. I will clock myself. Because I am tired of …

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When CANCER takes the LIFE of someone you LOVE

November 26th, 2012 | 59 Comments | Posted in Cancer Sux, Random Craziness

How do I type the words? How do I say it out loud? When cancer steals the life of someone you love, there are no words. NOTHING. Simple words don’t do an entire LIFETIME justice. Nothing can explain why cancer …

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Breathe it all in. Love it all out.

November 17th, 2012 | 12 Comments | Posted in Holidays, Our Home, Photo Albums, Quotes, Jokes & Funnies, Random Craziness

Dear Karma, oh dear dear Karma...hahaaaa....

Are you celebrating THANKSGIVING this week? What is your Thanksgiving THANKFULNESS ?? That is a mouth full. Geesh… I am thankful for shorter words. I am thankful for the weekend. I am thankful for elastic waistbands during Thanksgiving dinner. …

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Deliciously Simple Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe

November 16th, 2012 | 19 Comments | Posted in Holidays, Random Craziness, Recipes

#Delicious Cranberry Sauce #Recipe for #Thanksgiving

Guess what ? I have a DELISH cranberry sauce recipe for you made with maple syrup. The real deal stuff. None of that Aunt Jemima crap. I’m calling bullshit on Aunt Jemima. Bullshit. Don’t eat that sugar syrup. That’s gross. …

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Goodbye Feedburner. Hello MailChimp. I LOVE YOU.

November 7th, 2012 | 14 Comments | Posted in How to be a better blogger, Random Craziness

If you are an email subscriber to DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE you may have received an email update recently from Feedburner stating that the blog feed has moved or is obsolete. Whaaaaaaat?!! Caaaaahrazzzy. Weird. Have no fear. …

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Unleash the Power Within : TONY ROBBINS freakin’ rocks!!!

October 30th, 2012 | 22 Comments | Posted in Random Craziness, Travelogue, Twitter

Tony Robbins Unleash the Power within , Anthony Robbins

LIFE DOESN’T COME WITH A ROAD MAP ~ But if you ever need someone to wake you up and get you driving along the right path in life Tony Robbins is your man. Want to join me VIRTUALLY on a …

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DIY door track hardware. It’s d’bomb dot com.

October 19th, 2012 | 122 Comments | Posted in DIY

Do you love old doors on track hardware? Could you full frontal smooch them?!! Welcome to an epic world of Barn Door Track Hardware. Do you want to know how to create your own funky door track hardware!? A DIY …

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Dear Cancer, I HATE you and I THANK YOU.

September 24th, 2012 | 260 Comments | Posted in Cancer Sux

If cancer has affected your life, read this blog post. If cancer hasn’t affected your life, read this blog post. Because it matters. Epic shit matters. Loving, sharing, helping, hugging, caring for someone with cancer is epic shit. And it …

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Toronto Fall Home Show -> Free ticket giveaway to sexiness…

September 10th, 2012 | 73 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Our Home

GUESS WHAT ?!! That’s what. Jokes. The Toronto FALL HOME SHOW is on…. in T.O. tinsel town Sept 20-23 Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place And…wait for it…wait for it….they gave me 20 TICKETS to give away. Saaahhhweet. Each photo today is …

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My latest app CRUSH: The FotoRus photo app will blow your socks off.

September 6th, 2012 | 16 Comments | Posted in My Favourite Apps

That’s right. Knock those socks right off your feet. Your feet will be full of nakedness. Get ready for it. FotoRus Photo App It freakin’ rocks out loud. It’s my photo app bestie. Here’s the best part :It’s FREE The …

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Dear Stress, Let’s Break Up

September 3rd, 2012 | 40 Comments | Posted in Quotes, Jokes & Funnies, Random Craziness

Interesting how we CELEBRATE labor day by not working. That is an impossible task to ask, don’tcha think ??!! “If stressed burned calories, I’d be a super model.” In celebration of LABOR DAY today…. I thought it would be great …

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Dear Magazine Publishers, I HEART you. May I SMOOCH you ?!

August 25th, 2012 | 51 Comments | Posted in Our Home

Be careful what you WISH for, you just might get it. Sort of. I wished for a million dollars. Uhhm…. Didn’t get that. Clearly I need to shout a little louder at the Lotto-Max seller. Or at least buy a lottery …

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How to be an Instagram Photo Floozy

August 16th, 2012 | 29 Comments | Posted in Photo Albums

Metal reclaimed chairs from Bali with colour

I have a problem. I may need to have my camera surgically attached to my hip. I’m in love with photography. If I could marry it, I would. I’m not fussy. It can be a camera, an iPhone, an ‘anything’. …

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DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE

August 10th, 2012 | 31 Comments | Posted in Bali, Beach, Decorate Like A Designer, Travelogue

If there was ever a place on earth that inspires me as a designer….this is it !!! *** North Island, Seychelles *** My absolute, all time favourite design inspiration. I could live on this island. RIGHT NOW UHHHMMMmmm, like …

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The cure for anything is SALT WATER and VODKA

August 8th, 2012 | 28 Comments | Posted in Beach, Holidays, Quotes, Jokes & Funnies, Random Craziness

And an island. Living on an island would surely cure everything too. Well, and the vodka would help to enhance the experience. Summer is coming to a grand slam CLOSE and my heart is going to give up the ghost. …

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STOMP ON CANCER like it stole your wallet

August 2nd, 2012 | 60 Comments | Posted in Cancer Sux

Because you can. Give it a swift kick in the gonads. Because YOU can. Don’t let it kick you in the gonads. Because it can. *** They say that a man only goes to the hospital if it involves …

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How to get a ROCK STAR to sleep in your treehouse.

July 31st, 2012 | 11 Comments | Posted in Random Craziness

1. Build a tree-house. 2. Meet a Rock Star 3. Become a groupie. It is (embarrassingly mind-blowingly…. FUN) DESIGN THE LIFE YOU WANT TO LIVE ?! Oh yeah….recently…. I want to live the life of a groupie. Just for kicks. Why …

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Oh Switzerland….You sure grabbed a hold of my schnitzel:

July 27th, 2012 | 28 Comments | Posted in Travelogue

Because my schnitzel was the only thing that was warm in Switzerland. Well… and my heart too. Switzerland warms the heart and soul. Right down to your Schnitzel. The people, the sights, the sounds, the cities, the mountains…. Why does …

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Take the road less traveled..with gal pals!!

July 12th, 2012 | 24 Comments | Posted in Random Craziness, Travelogue

Have you ever veered off course, and avoided the beaten path ? Traveled down the bumpy road ? Did you find out that the road less traveled led you to AMAZE-NESS?! OR Maybe the road led NOWHERE, but it was …

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Don’t Panic…It’s Under Control

July 1st, 2012 | 40 Comments | Posted in Our Treehouse, Quotes, Jokes & Funnies

Before you look any further, you must really read this post Treehouse + Squirrel = TROUBLE so we can be playing with the same squirrel deck. You should know the ‘big picture’ about our treehouse scandalmonger. Our treehouse squirrel is a …

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TreeHugger HUGGED the TreeHouse. With An Epic Hug. A Mind-blowing Hug.

June 25th, 2012 | 25 Comments | Posted in Our Treehouse

I interrupt my regularly scheduled blog programming for a public service announcement. JOKES. Jokes. I just wanted to pretend I was all-serious-like. The Treehouse had a TREEHUGGER.com Debut !! This is not a regular blog post…not the usual ‘me’…because I …

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A Funky Photo App: It will Float your Boat & Butter your Bread….

June 18th, 2012 | 27 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, My Favourite Apps

My Favourite Photo App : CARTOONATIC : * Floats my boat * *Butters my bread * * Scratches my back * *It’s the icing on my cake * * Stamped it * Double stamped it * Pinkie swear it * …

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Treehouse + Squirrel = Trouble * CAPITAL T * Trouble.

June 8th, 2012 | 58 Comments | Posted in Our Treehouse, Quotes, Jokes & Funnies, Random Craziness

I had a wee problem this winter in the tree-house. Actually it is was a monster problem. A problematic problem with freakin’ monster squirrel teeth. This ‘problem’ almost resulted in the death of a squirrel. I lie. Does it count …

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And the WINNER is ….

June 5th, 2012 | 13 Comments | Posted in Bali, Travelogue

Snorkel, pirate trips, scuba, paid, sailing sign

OK, you don’t think I am just going to blurt out the WINNER of the blog giveaway contest, do you? Well. I am a blurt-er. I can’t keep it a secret any longer. I am about to BLURT blurt …

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