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Bay Awesome 2022 TBay Top 20 Gift List

Nov 23 2022

Stressed about finding an awesome gift? Totally stumped? Fear not, dear reader, as I am happy to present this year’s tree-mendous Top 20- ish Tbay Gift List (that definitely doesn’t include that typical pair of socks). From decadent handmade chocolates, a magical ‘moog’ made of sand, candle making classes, pancakes for lumberjacks, Something Rotten and even Thunder Bay wrapping paper, these are what I consider to be the most awesome LOCAL holiday gifts of the season. Cheers Santa! We’ve got this. 1. Holiday Sparkle: Wine Tasting with Sommelier Cale Graydon Wine is the perfect gift for any holiday, especially Christmas[…]

Nov 26 2021

There’s absolutely no place like home for the holidays! So where else would you get your Christmas gifts, other than right here in Thunder Bay? Tis’ the season to start shopping LOCAL, so to relieve some stress and cutout the guesswork, I’ve rounded up some of the most awesome gifts of the year just for YOU! Gifts to help your favourite adventurer answer the call of the wild, along with a fairytale tenting experience, access to a super secret membership, a ton of assorted artisan treasures, a piece of Canadian history, and a brew that spends the entire winter on[…]

Jul 29 2019

Those that know me… know I love birthdays. My birthday, your birthday, your friend’s birthday. BIRTHDAYS!!! Yes, you’ve been to my weeklong celebrations. But for some reason this year is different. 35 is definitely a hard year to swallow. I remember thinking 30 was a little scary, but this birthday forces me into a totally new age bracket— I am now “35 and over”, which spans from 35 until… I’m pretty sure, the end 😉 I really can’t tell which one is more horrifying…the actual number 35, or saying it out loud. Thirty- five. Thirty-five. No matter how you see[…]

Jul 05 2019

It’s summertime and livin’ is easy!! (and I’m going to make it even easier for you). I’ve rounded up all of my favorite summer activities, places, spaces, adventures, and even food, in the Thunder Bay area to make sure you’re getting the best of the bay in what the season has to offer. By the time September rolls around, you’ll be thinking “that was the most AWESOME summer ever.” Because we all know how the summer months can just fly by— faster than that sailboat you promised you’d go on with your friends, so get moving! With Lake Superior, exotic looking animals,[…]

May 01 2019

I was having cocktails with one of my best friends the other night, going on and on about that new Beyoncé documentary on Netflix… you know, the one that chronicles everything that went into that unforgettable Coachella performance, (the show that was sooooo worth the midweek sleep deprivation). Anyhow, halfway through talking about the Blue Ivy appearance, I noticed she wasn’t listening to a word I said… HELLO!! Beyoncé … Blue Ivy…personal stories from the Queen Bey. How rude. I knew I wasn’t boring her with my conversation, so why the hell was she not paying attention!? After calling her out on her[…]

Oct 14 2018

I won’t ever forget the day I launched my blog. I was so excited and happy to introduce my “baby” and work of passion to the world— something that was years in the making and a project I poured my heart and soul into. However, the day didn’t quite end the way I had envisioned it to. The day Bayawesome went live, I received a lot of support- really positive messages, texts, calls… but an email I received later that night took all of my attention. I fixated on it as it defeated all of the encouragement of the day, and[…]

Dec 30 2016

It will go down as the year known for netflix and chill, Pokemon Go, Gord Downie and the Secret Path, Beyonce’s lemonade, Facebook reactions, NHL playoff hero Matt Murray, crop tops, Donald Trump, snapchat filters, and the mannequin challenge… (along with a lot of other awesome and not so awesome things). 2016. Also now being crowned as the “worst year ever”. (Ummmm a little dramatic don’t you think??) Over the last couple of days I have seen social media explode about how much people want 2016 to end, how much they hate it… loathe it…oh the drama. Drama, drama, drammmmaaaaaa.[…]

Apr 27 2016

Today we celebrate! Happy Anniversary Bay Awesome! Cheers to a year of writing, sharing and just simply Bay’in Awesome!!! I like writing, but I have discovered over the past few years that I really love blogging and writing about things that make me buzz, raise my eyebrows, and make me feel energized. It’s pretty neat when you discover what you’re passionate about in life. There was a moment when I was writing, that I completely forgot about the outside world, felt in the zone, my soul pouring onto paper… I found my happy! Pay close attention to those seconds in[…]

Feb 22 2016

I am in a slump. Yes, the woman who writes to you about being awesome and annoys you with post after post of motivational and inspiring quotes, is in a slump, and even worse, can’t get out!!! It’s true, even the most motivated of us — you, me, Oprah Winfrey — can feel unmotivated at times. In fact, sometimes we get stuck in such a slump that even thinking about digging our way out seems too difficult, even impossible. I have to admit, I’m feeling pretty low about myself. It’s gotten so bad, that at this point I’ve worn a[…]

Jul 22 2015

You know there are a lot of people in this world that don’t celebrate birthdays- from not wanting attention, not thinking that another year passing is anything to celebrate, fear of getting older, being humble… I’ve heard it all. I’ve had a good amount of birthdays as I turn the big 3-1 this year, but every single year I still continue to make sure there is some sort of to-do. There has to be, there is no other way. Starting at a young age- New Kids on the Block theme parties, throwing on roller skates at Wheelies (so classic); and[…]

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Bay Awesome 2022 TBay Top 20 Gift List

Bay Awesome 2021 TBay Top 20 Gift List

This is 35.

The Bay Awesome TBay 2019 Summer Bucket List

Life in Full Bloom.

Rise darling, don’t fall.

2016: The year of____________.

ONE YEAR OF #BAYAWESOME.

I have to be honest…I’ve lost my AWESOME.

Walk like an Egyptian- It’s MY Birthday!