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Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful…
Look what I got in the mail today! Courtesy of KitchenAid Canada, I’ll be testing out the new 13-Cup Food Processor this holiday season, and I can’t wait! I have been lusting after it ever since I got the email. I LOVE KitchenAid products because they’re so well-made and stylish. I invested in a professional…
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My Favourite Book: The Hunter’s Moon by OR Melling
I have a remarkable instance to tell you about! I can’t believe I haven’t written about it before this. You see, I have a favourite book, The Hunter’s Moon by OR Melling. I have loved this thing since I was a wee girleen and couldn’t get through the first chapter. It’s an amazing Young Adult…
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Apparently I was in the Herald Tribune, too
Look! They used a different photo! I kind of wish they had done it in colour… And also told me I would be in this paper as well! Does anyone happen to have a printed copy of this hanging around that you could send me? I’ll pay postage! Click for a larger image.
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The Benefits of Freecycling!
I’m not sure how many of you are already familiar with the Freecycle organization, but I thought I’d post this to show that it works! From their website: The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,949 groups with 8,506,854 members around the world. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving…
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Long Weekend Wrap-up
Just so you don’t think I’m all about the negative stuff (see my last post), this weekend I also had two instances of excellent service. 1. The Outer Layer This is one of my favourite shops and is one of my inspirations for my own business I’m launching (more details soon!). The place is…
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That’s a Wrap!
OMG! Food Network’s Dinner Party Wars called me back! They’re doing a 3rd season after all and the new casting gal found our application in the files and called! (That means 2 people there liked it!) Me and my bff have our interview with them next Thursday. They’re going to see how well we cook…
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The Original Hipsters
Your dad ate local fair trade produce before you did and he has dirt under his finger nails to prove it. Your dad had a green thumb and leather tanned neck. He worked in the garden and grew his own food, not because he had to, but because he wanted to. So hipsters, next time…
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How I Stopped A Fist Fight Between Strangers
So I had a pretty interesting night last night. I went back home to see my shrink who told me I should consider getting rid of the roommate and also said he supports my decision for something (details coming soon!) which is nice to hear. On the way home I was on the subway, we…
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Review: AirBnB.com – Travel Like A Human
Wow, it’s not often I will find a service or product that is so cool it will kick me out of a writing slump! I am so stoked to share this article with you guys and I’m not even getting compensated for it or anything! As a blogger with a strong bent towards personal finance…
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How much is my purse worth?
This is an interesting little meme going around the internet right now, several bloggers that I read (FB, Asian Pear) have tallied up the approximate costs of everything they regularly carry in their purses. It seems the average total of all items for most gals is around $300, but since my purse alone is $300…