It's the least favouritest time of the year. Spring cleaning. I engage in spring cleaning with all the fervor of someone who invites 30 relatives to Easter dinner who will probably be checking out the relative cleanliness of the area in which they had their food prepared. Then I imagine they will probably go find the smudge of dirt I missed in the bathroom and think, "WELP, if she can't clean a bathroom right, I'm probably going to die of food poisoning." Spring cleaning is something …
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Hey Sports Organizations, Stop Treating Parents Like Money Trees
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Five Things You Need to Do this Fall and One You Don’t
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Why You and Your Car Both Need a Spring Tune-Up
On this 10th day of April in Ottawa it is -14C. I am broken but not yet defeated, because the weatherman tells me there are double digit temperatures just around the corner, which means....Spring Tune-up! With …
