Craig is a husband, a father, team leader, travel and food writer, senior youth group coordinator, designer, brander, community builder, volunteer, and social media strategist. Craig likes to travel, go camping, go on road trips, watch movies, build stuff, operate the grill, and sing with his band. Craig is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada. In June 2017, PR firm Cision identified Craig as one of Canada’s top 10 most popular male bloggers in the parents and family space.
Last month, I was invited to attend the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) with 149 other bloggers by Ford Canada. Well the day has come! I’m really excited, as this will be my first time to the auto show in Detroit – the Motor City (or as I like to call it – Detroit Rock City – Yes, I’m a huge KISS fan)! I...
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When I originally set out to write my 140 characters conference speech, I had put all my thoughts down, and then started to write about each point. My wife Wendy asked me if I was recording it or timing myself. The thought hadn’t occurred to me yet. Once I felt I had enough written, I timed myself. 3 1/2 minutes. I either had to slow...
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Last week, I received a package. I opened it up to find a box of orange pekoe goodness… except, it wasn’t normal tea. It was called Tetley Perk. As stated on the box, “All the natural goodness of tea with the caffeine of coffee”. Now for anyone that knows me, I love tea. Steeped, chai, hot, cold… love it. But… it has to be convenient....
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Today is the 1st of November, or for me, Movember. For the first time since 1991, I am without facial hair. My head now looks like a bowling ball… but I don’t care. It’s better than living with prostate cancer. For those of you who know me well, you know I don’t like to shave. I prefer the scruffy look. I like having facial hair....
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One year ago today, I lost my job. My position as senior marketing assistant (senior graphic designer) for one of Canada’s largest newspapers was eliminated. They were preparing to outsource all ad design to China and India through a company that had a storefront in the USA. My position being eliminated was step 1. This past year has been filled with emotion, but those first...
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