The Savvy Entrepreneur

I’ve been working on getting over my fear of the media (yes, it’s the big monster in my closet).
A few weeks ago on Facebook Marketplace, J.D. Gravenor, a freelance writer for The Gazette (the largest English newspaper in Montreal), posted a request entitled Want to be profiled in the Gazette today (Wednesday)?
Facing my fear head [...]

Today is Blog Action Day — the aim is to get people thinking, discussing, questioning and talking about the environment, from every angle, niche, viewpoint and personality.
In this context, what first comes to mind when you hear the word environment? Ozone, polar ice caps, rain forests, land fills?
What about your indoor environment?
Because [...]

In an effort to get back on track after 3 years of either being pregnant or caring for a newborn, I’m taking the bull by the horns and proclaiming October as Anti-Procrastination Month here at The Savvy Entrepreneur.
Starting Monday, check in each day to find anti-procrastination tips, tasks, ideas, thoughts and suggestions that I’ll be [...]

… to a blog near you… this one, that is.
Starting in October, you’ll find a newly added feature - a quote of the week. To start your week off right, each Monday I’ll post an inspirational, humorous or thought-provoking quote (relating to entrepreneurship, of course).
My challenge is coming up with a catchy title and graphic. [...]

… it’s just that it’s Vacation Time for our family.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) we’re packing the kids and the van for a 6½ hour drive (yeah, I know) to Burlingame State Campground in Rhode Island. It’s our very first family vacation. Meeting us there will be Chantal (my middle sister), David (her hubby), Ethan (my 2½ year [...]

You may remember the sad and frustrating event of my bike being stolen in the spring.
Well, I’m happy to report that I’ve come out of mourning and bought a new bike yesterday (yes I know, summer’s almost over). It’s a Trek 4500 WSD™ made specifically for women, so it’s lighter and more comfortable.
I was so [...]

This is one of the best times of the year for us Quebecers, because we get 2 long weekends in a row.
June 24th is a province-wide holiday affectionately called “la St-Jean”, where employed people have a statutory day off (not to rub it in, but I’m taking BOTH days off; but if I’m blogging, does [...]

Well, I’m back from my week-long mini-vacation and I just wanted to keep this post light by sharing a few highlights.
On June 2nd, I packed our van and left with my kids to spend the week with my Mom and Step-Dad where they are house-sitting in Sutton, Québec. My husband joined us on Friday. [...]

“Blog for a Year awards one winner a year-long contract to blog full time on a blog of his or her own choosing. [...] The competition will end when the Blogger Fund reaches $160,000 or Jan 1, 2008, whichever comes first. In either case, when the competition ends, the person will the most votes will [...]

I received an interesting letter yesterday (written in French) from a German company called DAD Deutscher Adressdienst GmbH who is, supposedly, THE Canadian Internet Register (Registre Internet du Canada) — OH, THEM! It MUST be important! Yeah, whatever.
Except for the thin recycled paper it’s printed on, the letter is official-looking, nicely presented and includes a [...]

WARNING: This post is a rant of personal nature. Proceed with caution.
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This past Friday was such a beautiful day, so my husband rode his bike to work for the first time this year. He left at around 7:15 a.m. When he got home, at around 3:00 p.m., he was surprised to see me home. Our [...]

I promised to give you the details of my unplanned home-delivery of our daughter, Katya, two weeks ago.
I’ll let Anthony Bonaparte, writer for The Suburban, tell you my amazing story in his article “Giving birth - home alone”.
If you liked this post, consider treating me to a Tim Hortons’ French Vanilla coffee.