have a rice day [west coast women's show recap]

last weekend my mom, my sister and i did the west coast women's show at tradex in abbotsford. I've gone to the show the previous two years, but it was my mom's and my sister's first time. i have to admit, i am a sucker for trade shows, and craft fairs, and the booths at the PNE and the Lynden fair. there's just something about all those things that you can't find in a mall somewheres. who cares if a lot of the booths sell gimmicks like steam cleaners, and bumpits, and various versions of the sham-wow and the magic bullet. you say sham-wow demonstration and i say pure entertainment.

it cost us $8 to get in the door (thanks to the discounted price at London Drugs) and we each walked away with a hefty amount of free stuff by the time our day was over. Samples of snacks, granola bars, chocolate covered blueberries, fair trade coffee, currey, white wine, red wine and raspberry wine, fruit drinks and free candy. We also received goodie bags filled with free packages of rice [the bags actually said "have a rice day"], a roll of parchment paper [random], cake decorating items, fair trade & organic juice and a few more little things.

I also walkd away with a FREE class at the goddess movement, and some sweet promo codes discounts for some hotels in vancouver & squamish.

My favorite part of the show was this booth -->


the company name is Each An Original website can be found here and they make individual letter fridge magnets. Each piece is hand painted, and you can sort through the whole stack of "p"s and you will never find 2 the same. She also sells stainless steel/black wooden frames that are magnetic, so you can pick your letters and spell our the word of your choice on your frame. I purchased one - and will be sure to post a picture sometime soon. I chose the words "dream big" and it's going right over my desk when you walk into our house. It's lovely.

The lady that runs the company is just wonderful, we chatted about her company and where she is based out of, and the different things she offers. It is so inspiring to speak to someone who's dreams are currently coming true, and to see that they love what they are doing. We should all be so lucky to love what we do, each and every day.

Also, i learned that it would only cost $75 for Molly Maid to clean my house. I really should look more into that. Because seriously, that is dirt cheap and well worth it to have my house thoroughly cleaned by someone other than myself!

Anyways, that is all for now. i apologize for the lack of interesting pictures this time around. i will share more next time.

keep smiling out there guys, you're creating you destiny