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Preparing for Quarantine – A Germaphobe’s Guide to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If the entire country of Italy in quarantine has not made you aware that we might face the same thing here, then you’re not paying attention. It’s not a reason…
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All-Weather vs All-Season Tires? They Are NOT the Same
In one of life’s great misnaming scandals it’s unfortunate that all-weather vs all-season tires have such similar names. Like exercise and excorcise, they’re close but no cigar. So just like you…
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Chasing Happy When You’re Sad
Finding happiness when life is running smoothly is easy. Being happy when you’re sad, or when life is treating you like excrement on the bottom of it’s giant cosmic shoe,…
Not All Career Paths Follow a Straight Line. Some Go Through a Maze.
Ass backwards. If there were two words to define my “career”, ass backwards would definitely be them. I started my path into digital media and blogging as a means to…
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Individual Gingerbread Trifle – Holiday Dessert with Amarula
Here it is. The one dessert you need this holiday season to impress without stress is this Individual Gingerbread Trifle recipe. Made with Amarula Cream Liqueur, it’s just the right…
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Holidays with Huawei – The P30 Pro Captures Memories at Their Best
As I get older the list of “things” I want for Christmas becomes shorter and shorter. It’s the realization of course that the things we really want in life, can’t…
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Before You Go to Mazatlán Here’s What You Should Know
If you’re currently making plans for winter travel, and why wouldn’t you be with polar vortexes holding many of us in its icy grip already, then you need to put…
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Toronto With Teens – Chasing Teen Dreams in The Six
Exploring Toronto with teens, was for me, like seeing this cosmopolitan city with new eyes. Toronto had become so familiar to me over the years, having lived, worked, and played…
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Going Back to School at 50 – There is no Deadline for Learning
I’m going back to school at 50. Let’s file this under, “Words I never thought I’d utter” for $400 Alex. Like most things in my life over the last year…
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Recipes
Everyone should be in the kitchen. That’s where the food is.
Anytime Frittata with Feta, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil #RecipesThatGive
I see you Karen, cleaning your baseboards before company arrives. Calling you out too…
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Individual Gingerbread Trifle – Holiday Dessert with Amarula
Here it is. The one dessert you need this holiday season to impress without…
Individual Gingerbread Trifle – Holiday Dessert with AmarulaRead More
Baked Oatmeal with Maple Sauteed Apples Brings Comfort to Cold Winter Mornings
It’s the time of year when we’re all looking for things that will carry…
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Hard Boiled Eggs From Monday to Friday
October 11th is World Egg Day, the day we celebrate the humble egg and…
Easy Homemade Granola With Maple Syrup
When the going gets tough, the tough start making this Easy Homemade Granola with…
Blueberry Grunt – A Traditional Cape Breton Recipe
When I was a young girl I went to a place called Blueberry Hill…
Tomato Bacon Gruyere Tart with Maple Leaf Foods
There is no better time of year for me than tomato season, and nothing…
Lime Margarita Freezies
I’m going to save your life with Lime Margarita Freezies. Yes. These are just…
Adult-Only Mocha Baileys Fudge Pop Recipe
If you’re hot, and if you like fudgsicles or iced caps, then I’ve got…
