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Reader Appreciation

Shirking My Responsibility

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cartoonFriends, I’ve been a bit of a flake. You see, when I first set up my blog, I made a promise: that I would respond to every reader comment. And for almost six years, I made good on my word!

Alas, for the last 3-4 weeks, I’ve been travelling, attending events, hosting events, juggling two boys at home, and otherwise spending every waking moment mentally scrolling through my to-do list. As a result, my blog interaction has sucked eggs.

However, today I will remedy the situation. I don’t care if you left a comment on June 12th – today, I’m writing my response. Made a joke on June 29th? Got it. My “Hahaha! Too funny!” is on the way!

Seriously, though – I love y’all. And I love even more that you take a few moments out of your day to let me know that you’re there for me. Now it’s time for me to reciprocate.

Since I won’t be posting content today, here are a few suggested readings:

The 35 Funniest AutoCorrect Fails EVER
Top 100 Inspirational Quotes
30 Ideas For Your 2014 Bucket List
20 Things That Are Too Canadian To Handle

Or, you know, you could just go and enter some of my great contests. (Psst – I’ve got TWO more to blog this week! Stay tuned.) Have a great day all!

Merci. Gracias. Danke. Thank You.

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There’s a whole laundry list of reasons I love being an entrepreneur. Way up at the top today:

1. Afternoon nap with a 3-year-old.
2. Blaring Demi Lovato’s Heart Attack while working.
3. Googling “how to revive almost dead flowers” for 26 minutes.

Also up at the top? Interacting with my amazing readers. As you know, I make it my mandate to respond to every single comment that is left on my site. Sometimes you’ll catch me right away; other times, it may take a day or two for me to find a moment to circle back. But in the end, I always love to reply to friends who have taken a moment to share their feedback, experiences, tips and thoughts with me. You see, comments are a big thing to me; publishing a post on the big, bad internet can be scary, and it’s feedback and support from people like you that keeps me motivated, keeps me authentic, and keeps me from spending too much time Googling “how to revive almost dead flowers”.

(Not that I just spent another 14 minutes doing that.)

And so I thought I’d do something completely spontaneous! Here’s a little thank you to those readers who have tirelessly supported me over the past few weeks, months… even years. I know there are so many of you I’d personally love to thank, and so I’ve decided to break y’all up in groups. Today, I’d like to recognize ten (10) readers who always take the time (every day!) to stop in, say hi, and often, make me chuckle.

Thank you Allie, Anne Taylor, Debbie Bashford, Jenny, Lisa H, Marissa, Nicole W, NT, Soozle & Victoria Ess!

You all truly make my day – I adore you! And I wanted to do something – just a little something – to show my appreciation. So I called up one of my favourite companies in the world, Maple Leaf Foods, and they graciously offered to send you all a sweet little coupon bundle: $25 in free product coupons. You’ll be able to grab your favourite products from amazing brands like Maple Leaf Prime, Dempsters, Olivieri and more. Enjoy!

(Thank you to Maple Leaf Foods for continuing to be one of my strongest, most cherished partnerships. I have nothing but the greatest respect for you, and it’s a pleasure to stand behind your products. Psst – Maple Leaf Prime Chicken is the superstar ingredient in my Butter Chicken!)

It’s just a small way of giving back to my readers who give so much to me every single day. However, I realize there are many more than just 10 of you – so stay tuned, another reader appreciation post is around the corner! In the meantime, please know that YOU. ALL. TOTALLY. ROCK. Muah!