Category Archives: New Experiences

Mini Golf at Timber Creek Golf

Posted on July 30, 2017 by stenoodie

This wasn’t my first time mini golfing but it deserves a blog post because it was just so much fun at Timber Creek Golf yesterday! Timber Creek Golf is located in Stouffville at Ninth Line and Main Street area. It’s … Continue reading →

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LEGO Fan Event – Brickfete 2017

Posted on July 11, 2017 by stenoodie

This past Saturday, I went to my first ever LEGO Fan Event – Brickfête 2017 event! Thanks to Facebook, we were alerted to this LEGO fan event and made time to attend. The event lasted two days from Saturday, July 8 … Continue reading →

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First Time Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity (140 Pinery Trail)

Posted on June 26, 2017 by stenoodie

This past Saturday, I participated with the Toronto Trillium Lions Club in our first volunteering event with the Habitat for Humanity to work on one of their current build sites. “Habitat for Humanity Canada is a national, non-profit organization working towards … Continue reading →

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Toastmasters, my second session

Posted on June 18, 2017 by stenoodie

Yesterday, I had my second session of Toastmasters (Youth Leadership Program version) and I was able to do my first speech! Before the one hour-ish session, I prepped at home by writing out what I was going to say through … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, New Experiences | Tagged first speech, Toastmasters experience, Toronto, Youth Leadership Program | 2 Comments

First Time Attending a Toastmasters Session!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by stenoodie

This past Saturday, I attended my first Toastmasters session! Toastmasters is all about public speaking and speaking on the fly! I had heard about Toastmasters a couple of years ago and had already been intrigued but didn’t take the plunge

Posted in Learning, New Experiences | Tagged new experiences, public speaking, Toastmasters, Toastmasters first time, Toronto | 3 Comments

Cheese Soirée at Whole Foods Market Unionville!

Posted on March 22, 2017 by stenoodie

Last night, there was a Cheese Soirée held at the Whole Foods Market in Unionville. Thanks to a Facebook sponsored ad, I saw this event float up in my newsfeed and I was highly intrigued. For only $5 donation, there was … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Tour & Sampling at Chocolate F/X

Posted on March 21, 2017 by stenoodie

“If you can’t dip it in chocolate, it’s not worth eating!” That’s the slogan of the Chocolate F/X chocolate shop that we visited when we were in Niagara Falls this past weekend. Chocolate F/X is actually located in the town … Continue reading →

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Fight Fit Bootcamps – Markham

Posted on February 21, 2017 by stenoodie

This Family Day weekend, my friend invited me to the gym that she has been attending for over three years where she does bootcamp training and kickboxing. The Markham location of Fight Fit Bootcamps at 50 Torbay Road was having a … Continue reading →

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First Time at Paintlounge Markham!

Posted on February 18, 2017 by stenoodie

This was my first time painting at Paintlounge and in particular, their Markham studio! We had wanted to take a painting workshop and I bought this Groupon a couple of months ago. The Paintlounge website shows a selection of ‘easy’, … Continue reading →

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Putting Edge in Vaughan

Posted on January 10, 2017 by stenoodie

Other than the brief mini golf course that I had played on the Norwegian Getaway cruise last year, I had never been to a mini putt golf course before! I was really excited to try it out. Ken and I … Continue reading →