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Recently published:

  • "Winterlude: the Better Way," Savvymom.ca, February 7 2008. (Online here.)

  • "Get Outside," Savvymom.ca, January 24 2008. (Online here.)

  • "A Secret Adventure," Savvymom.ca, November 15 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Over Easy," Savvymom.ca, November 8 2007. (Online here.)

  • "The Urge to Purge," Savvymom.ca, September 20 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Buy. Sell. Then Buy Some More," Savvymom.ca, September 6 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Fill 'er up," Ottawa Magazine, September 2007.

  • "Brave the Cave," Savvymom.ca, August 23 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Smiles are Forever," Savvymom.ca, August 15 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Out and about with the kids: the city's top ten places to spend quality family time," Where Magazine (Ottawa), August 2007.

  • "Al Fresco: Not One of Daddy’s Friends," Savvymom.ca, July 12 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Just Desserts," Savvymom.ca, July 4 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Gold Star Gifts ," Savvymom.ca, June 7 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Playing Around (and Around)," Savvymom.ca, May 17 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Dress More, Spend Less," Savvymom.ca, May 3 2007. (Online here.)

  • "West Side Story," Savvymom.ca, April 12 2007. (Online here.)

  • "Home Maker: Silkscreened pillows and table runners by textile artist Andrea Stokes prove you don’t have to break the bank to create wow factor in your home," Ottawa Magazine, February 2007.
    (View PDF here.)

  • "Toilet Talk: It’s taboo to talk about toilets. No one wants to be privy to the highs and lows of solid waste. Still, when conversation rolls around to renovations, powder-room overhaulers can’t help gushing about the king of all toilets, the Toto Ultimate,"
    Ottawa Magazine, February 2007.
    (View PDF here.)

  • "When a tree falls, the whole family hears it," Kitchissippi Times, September 2006. (Text and photography, view PDF here.)

  • "Chefs Gather," Western Restaurant News, July/August 2006.

  • "Living on the Edge - Marian and David Aylward build a combination city-style house and cottage within easy commuting distance of the capital," Ottawa Magazine, February 2006. (View PDF here.)
  • "Pocket Art," Maisonneuve magazine, February 2006. (Text and artwork, view PDF here.)
  • "Diamonds in the rough - How to buy on the cheap in Kitchissippi," Kitchissippi Times, December 2005. (Text and photography, view PDF here.)

  • "Lounge act: The secret delights of loungewear," Ottawa Citizen, September 17 2005. (View here.)

  • "A recipe for camping with kids," Ottawa Citizen, August 13 2005. (View PDF here.)

  • "Worms wiggle while they work," Ottawa Citizen, June 3 2005.

  • "Yard sales 'R' us ," Kitchissippi Times, June 2005 (Text and photography, view PDF here.)

  • "Mission impossible?: This year, Andrea Tomkins was determined to find a bathing suit that fit," Ottawa Citizen, May 7 2005.
  • "Maternity Chic" and "The Extraordinary Baby," Ottawa City Woman Magazine, Spring 2005 (View PDF here.)
  • "Inside the giving factory," Kitchissippi Times, March 2005 (Text and photography, view PDF here.)
  • "Just because summer’s over doesn't mean the fun has to come to an end," Due West, Fall/Winter 2004. (Text and photography, including cover shot. View PDF here.)
  • "DIY business card wallet," Readymade magazine, Nov/Dec 2004. (View PDF here.)
  • "The joy of the wading pool," a three-minute commentary written and narrated for CBO morning (CBC radio - 91.5 FM in Ottawa), aired June 30, 2004. Listen here. (3MB)
  • "Too much of a good thing," Ottawa City Woman Magazine, Summer 2004 (Text and photography. View PDF here.)
  • "Party animals," Ottawa City Woman Magazine, Fall 2003. (View PDF here.)

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Other gigs:

  • I'm currently writing the scripts for a series of e-learning videos for DND.
  • In production: my script about Canadian Parliament. (Coming soon to a secondary school classroom near you!)
  • Regular writer for SavvyMom.ca
  • Contributor to the first and second editions of CheapEats Ottawa. Available on local bookshelves, and also online. I'm also a contributor to the CheapEats Ottawa blog.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University, 1995. Focus on English literature, television journalism, and documentary film production.