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The Ultimate Girls’ Getaway in Ontario’s Highlands

By //  by Candace Sampson

One of the best vacations I ever had happened less than an hour from my front door in Ontario’s Highlands. As someone who travels a lot and has seen some amazing destinations, I’ve thought a lot about how a trip so close home remains in my Top 5 travel experiences. The company for sure helped; the weekend was spent with girlfriends who were up for an adventure as much as I was. The utter ease in getting there didn’t hurt either. We didn’t have to arrive at an airport hours early, or spend most …

Filed Under: Canada, Ontario, Travel Tagged With: almonte, Girls Getaway, long weekend, ontario travel, ontario's highlands, perth, spa getaway, summer travel, tay river, things to do in Ontario, weekend trip

Girls Escape to Ontario Highlands #OHLetsGo

By //  by Candace Sampson

This is a story about three moms who escaped the big city for a wild and crazy weekend in the Ontario Highlands. You read that right, the Ontario Highlands, home to charming bed and breakfasts, boutique hotels, fine dining and antique shops galore was the back drop for three ladies cutting it loose for a weekend, because wild is what you make of your time and crazy, well that's just a state of mind, right? The truth of the matter is we wouldn't have had more fun if we were in New York City. …

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Eight Healthy Habits to Slip Into Your Day

I am a workhorse, and I freely and readily admit this. I often plunk myself down in front of my computer at 6:30 am and shut it down at 11:00pm with only short breaks thrown in to make dinner or grab groceries. It’s bad …

GROUNDED: 5 Tips to Help with a Fear of Flying

I have AVIOPHOBIA , ACROPHOBIA, CLAUSTROPHOBIA and AGORAPHOBIA, the fear of flying, heights, small spaces, and not being able to escape. Throw in a few dozen snakes and Samuel Jackson and you have a hit action …

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I Let My Life Go To The Dogs And Found Joy In The Process

In the spring of 2016, I read the book The Happiness Equation and to say it changed my life would be an understatement. The message of the book resonated with me deeply, especially when it emphasized doing things that …

How to Prepare for a Garage Sale

In the tradition of deal seekers and women who just can't take the stuff piling up in the basement corners for one more day, it's time to join the noble Saturday morning pursuit of garage sale season. We have a …

Spring Is The Perfect Time to FLIPP for Savings At Walmart

There's nothing better than shopping with your BFF and whenever I want to head out now for some retail therapy I bring my best shopping buddy along, the FLIPP app. I didn't think I could love this app more when I first …

Don’t Compare Yourself to Others

One of the best gifts of spring is the heralding of summer just around that bend in the road. And living in a cold climate with a darker, colder and drawn out winter makes the bright, hot days of summer seem like the …

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