As you know, I love twitter. (almost addicted, but not officially). Back in February I was following tweets announcing 10,000 Red Prince apples were going to be given to lunchtime commuters in the PATH system (the underground walkway in Toronto's downtown core). Seeing as I am a major … [Read more...]

I turned 45 last week. I think I have mentioned this before. (shame on me). As with every birthday, I start to examine my hair, my skin, my arms....you know exactly what I'm talking about. I know it!! Dermalogica must have been reading my mind, as I received an email inviting me to SKIN CARE GROUP … [Read more...]

I have been going to Vegas with my mom, every year since I turned 40. On April 2nd, I turned 45 and once again we are booked to hit Vegas, April 15 -19th.  It's a birthday gift from my husband...and indeed it's a NICE gift. Going to Vegas takes some preparation: … [Read more...]

 I think Spring is here!! I hope it's here!!! (coz I want to wear my two new jackets) There is nothing like PEELING off your winter clothes and wearing light colorful clothes. This year I treated myself to a yellow spring jacket (courtesy of Target) and a pale yellow lululemon jacket … [Read more...]

Another month has passed. This means, another month of training has passed. Something significant happend this month that I will share with you. (aren't you lucky). I GOT BACK ON THE BIKE!! This is significant as I've not been on a bike since my last race (June 22 to be exact). The bike was in … [Read more...]

I broke a bad habit about 5 years ago. You see, I use to bite my nails. A lot. My nails were not a pretty site. Here is the story: I think I replaced thumb-sucking with nail biting. Which means I have been biting my nails for a long long long time. I remember my parents begging me to stop. Promising … [Read more...]

My husband often travels and it was time to join him as he was going to spend 4 days in Orlando Florida. Traveling with him, means we get to save $$...hotel is paid for, taxis are paid for, his food is paid for. It's perfect. He works and I get to sit in the sun, and then we get to have dinner … [Read more...]

As you know, I have my name on a lot of email lists. Last year, I received an email announcing the opening of a Blo Blow Dry Bar and guess who just HAD to go test it out. So off I went...curly hair and all. I walked into a fabulous pink/white space and was greeted immediately. (I love happy staff, … [Read more...]

I just had to continue the theme!! Hope you don't mind. All I could think of after I posted "March=Maple Syrup" is...PANCAKES. Which is what I made for dinner tonite and what I'm now writing about. The pancake recipe is taken from a cookbook my mom sent to me while in University, when I realized I … [Read more...]

Dear Tim Hortons... I am rolling up and NOT winning. I am drinking coffee more than usual and STILL not winning. I like winning. Don't you? I am aspiring to win ANYTHING..coffee, donut, cookie...doesn't even need to be a big prize. I just want to WIN. I am whining...I know!! But I want to win … [Read more...]