A Lot About Nothing

My name is Monique and welcome to my blog, A lot About Nothing.

I was born and raised in the great Canadian city of Toronto. After recently finishing up a year at teacher’s college, I’m currently still working as a graphic/web designer (and yes, I designed this theme myself), waiting for opportunity to actually teach what I do to media-savvy teenagers.

I guess you’re wondering about the name “A Lot About Nothing”. Well, it’s pretty self explanatory. Not that I think my precious words are worth ‘nothing’… quite the contrary. Yeah, I know… if you want to have a ‘proper’ blog, you’ve got to choose a niche or theme for it. But, I have a wide range of different interests and knew that if I started a blog, that I would be blogging a little about everything. It’s kind of like Mr. Gump’s box of chocolates analogy: When you visit my blog, you never know what type of post/subject you’re gonna get.

Three notable things about myself:

I love to be creative. I was always an arts & crafts kind of girl. I loved to write stories. I enjoyed to dance (esp. re-creating the choreography of all those popular music videos). I was intrigued by the different forms of media such as film and television. I guess it made sense that I wound up as a graphic and web designer. The good thing is that when it comes to these different facets of creativity, particularly in new media, I have a lot of knowlege to give. Which is why I decided (and now certified) to teach Communications Technology. Who knows… with a few extra courses I could be teaching kids how to be creative in the kitchen as well!

I love to cook. Perhaps I should’ve stuck with (one of my many) teenage dream and work my way into the hospitality industry, perhaps I would own my own catering company by now. My career path’s a little different currently, but that doesn’t stop me from cooking/baking up a storm. My bookshelves are filled with cookbooks, my PVR is always set to record interesting episode of Good Eats, The Next Food Network Star, or some other cooking show, and my cupboards are always filled with the basics that can get me started on making a wonderful meal for family and friends. Even though I have no formal culinary training, I learned a lot on my own, and based on what everyone I cooked for has said, I would think I’m pretty darn good.

I love to shop. I’m not the “I only buy brand name merchandise, impulse shop like my life depends on it and have a credit card debt that will take me 50 years to pay off” kind of shopper. I’m the “I research my purchases and like to find great bargains on useful items that I need and want, but know when to stop because I don’t want to end up on one of those financial help reality shows” kind of shopper. I’m all for frugal living, but not so much that I’m a money hoard or stingy. I’m happy to share my good buys!

So there you have it: and intro to me and my blog. Feel free to read up, comment and enjoy!