This week, my grade 8 students graduated and I am so proud of their accomplishments. The ceremony was wonderful and my two grade 8 singers did a great job. They performed a rendition of "Say Something" while I accompanied on the piano (as best as I could). It was a special evening so it was a perfect excuse to get dressed up, put on some makeup and yes, I even plucked my uni-brow! My daughter took this photo before I headed out using the new Canon PowerShot S200 that Staples sent over as part of the #30SummerDays Photo Challenge. The challenge of the day was to snap a photo of your favourite pair of sandals. I went with my new pair of Michael Kors wedge sandals. The skirt is from Mexx and the top is from Mirabelli. It's the one I bought for my meet and greet with Oprah Winfrey and Christine Magee. I am also wearing some of the new Yves Rocher Summer Collection as well, including my coveted gold nail polish.

Stay tuned during the week to come. I'll be posting a giveaway for the same Canon PowerShot S200 valued at $349.99!

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Oh, happy June! For a while there, it seemed this month would never arrive. And we had that relentless winter to blame for it. Now that summer is just around the corner, I am going to soak up the nice weather as I count down to summer vacation. I may even consider bringing out the laptop and working on report cards while sipping pink lemonade on the patio. In fact, I'm going to embrace everything summer this month. With the Staples #30SummerDays photo campaign, I am going to be taking pictures that capture summer moments and sharing them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Using the calendar I designed below as inspiration, you can join in, too. Just be sure to tag your photos with the #30SummerDays hashtag.

On Day 1, we're sharing photos of something that brings us luck. I took this photo of the half-heart necklace charm my husband and I received as a wedding gift from his relatives in Italy. On our first anniversary, I had our first initials engraved; mine on his and his on mine.

At the end of the month, I will be giving away a WiFi-enable point-and-shoot camera similar to the one Staples sent me for this campaign. So stay tuned to find out how you can win. Participation in the photo challenge is not required but if you still want to share, tag me in your tweets and posts so I can see some of your #30SummerDays photos!