Sometimes my man and I go somewhere fancy, but sometimes we love to just go on a low key date to our local White Spot. Good food, good conversation... It's fun and laid back. So for a more low key date, a cute plaid shirt and jeans feels cozy and cute, but bold eyes from …
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Sali Hughes is a British beauty legend. A beauty journalist who writes a regular column for the Guardian, she has a long history of writing about beauty and has tried out pretty much every skincare, hair product or makeup item you can imagine. In her book, Pretty Honest, she uses her no nonsense attitude and …
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I've subscribed to the Cat Lady Subscription Box (catladybox.com) for a few months now, and I'm always blown away by the creativity and the quality of the items in the boxes. This month's theme was Meowlentine's Day, and had some cat themed beauty items to get you ready for a romantic date,... or a movie …
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When Leigh Ann Kittell emailed me and asked me to read her book and review it, I was pretty intrigued by the title. Spirituality and spiritual practice often seem hard to adopt into every day life and enlightenment seems like something that only spiritual masters can ever attain. But what if that's not true? What …
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Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC "Flakes, flurries, whirls, crystals. Whatever it comes in, I'll take it. We go back, snow and me. We have a beautiful history." - Gilmore Girls. As Lorelei knows, there's something magical about snow. This is our first year in Canada, and we didn't think we would get any snow, but this …
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Since moving to Canada, we've had a few holidays pass, like Halloween and Christmas, and it's really struck me how much people get into things here. I really love it. One of our local burger joints has furry hearts and glittery pink tinsel every where ahead of Valentines Day, and the Valentines' cards here allow …
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I was really intrigued to read this book when Penguin Random House sent me an email about it and asked if I'd like to be part of the Blog Tour. The Matchmaker's List is a novel by a Canadian author, and the events in the book happen in well known places around Toronto, which I …
I don't really think about my online life or how much I tell people about myself until something goes wrong. And then, I tend to isolate myself. I like to take the time to process my feelings without outside judgement, and I talk to only close friends. Part of this is that so many things …
Whose Body? is the story of an unknown murdered man found naked in the bathtub of an architects home. None of the members of the household know him and are shocked and scandalised by the body found in their home. Who is the man? And is he connected in some way to a missing financier? Lord …
I absolutely love chocolate. Obsessed. Right near our new home is a truly wonderful place that does waffles and pancakes, and things that are not sweet too. But their big selling point is chocolate. And we (my man and I) head there at some point most weekends. That place is Cacao70. Enjoying a cocoa in …
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