COVID-19 can’t keep the Contessa Awards down

For the past few years I’ve had the pleasure of attending the Contessa Awards, the Canadian beauty industry’s celebration of excellence and achievement.  This year however, I knew that COVID-19 would change the way the awards happened, but thankfully the…

5 Interesting Custom Gift Packaging Ideas You Have To Check Out

Gifts are fantastic, but recipients will be even more impressed if you wrap them in gorgeous packaging. From stickers and ribbons to bags and labels, these are all ways to make your presents as impactful and memorable as possible. If…

Tips for Buying Your First Home

Buying a home is an enormous undertaking for anyone, and it can be overwhelming the first time around. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to not walk into it blind. Doing your research and being…

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Best Hidden Croatia Islands & Beaches Accessible Only by Boat

If you know anything about Croatia’s island gems, you’ve probably heard about Hvar or Brač. These islands are magnets to party people and all those who love to mix their vacations with plenty of luxury. However, if you wish to…

The Hold Up: Can Bring It On Still Bring It?

This week, The Hold Up revisits Bring It On. Released twenty years ago, the iconic teen comedy became a mainstay on the Tween Sleepover circuit. But does this cheerful (pun intended) film hold up to the standards of 2020? It’’s…

Want to talk to animals? Here’s how it’s done

There was a time when if you had told me that conversing in a Doctor Doolittle manner with animals was possible, I would have replied, nonsense!
  But I was proven wrong.  Within 6 months of being proven wrong I was…

Just How Uncertain Are Your Finances?

Finance is one of the main things in life that makes the world go round. We work 5 days a week, doing 40 hours at a time, just to make sure we have enough money to go home to and…