Three reasons to add grey to your wardrobe

I love the colour grey. I thrive on overcast days and feel a strong affinity to greyness. When we talk about favourite colours, the most common ones tend to be green and blue and red. I've never been good at answering the question of what's your favourite colour? because it…

Experimenting with different ways of working

My first week as a full-time freelance editor and writer was highly enjoyable, quite productive, and most interesting. Since I'm just starting out, I'm really testing the waters and playing around with things a lot to see what works best for me, and what method of working is the best…

The Versatility of Skirts

The weather is finally getting warmer in Winnipeg! Granted, it snowed yesterday, and there is still plenty of ice on the sidewalks, but it's really feeling as though spring is on the way. And with springtime comes warm-weather clothing: one of the best parts about the changing seasons! One article…

Jabra Sport Wireless+ Product Review

Music isn't always a necessity for me when I work out. This is primarily because I have never been able to find a device where the earbuds don't promptly fall out of my ears! It drives me crazy. Finally I just gave up listening to music altogether when exercising. It…

Leaving jobs and starting new chapters

Two weeks ago, I quit my job. It's something I've been thinking about for a while. I think that it begins with an itch in the back of your mind, a restlessness with where you're at, and it develops into exhaustion and unhappiness. Like that, you make the decision. And…

Fitness Clothes GIVEAWAY!

There are still a few days left to enter my Sears Pure NRG giveaway! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this blog post stating: 1) Your favourite fitness activity or exercise, and / or 2) What your typical fitness clothing attire is like. It's just that easy! THREE…

Fitness Clothes Review: Pure NRG

A couple weeks ago, I received three full workout outfits from Sears Canada's new Pure NRG line of performance clothing. The Sears Pure NRG performance clothing makes use of four-way stretch fabric, flatlock seams, and cool effect fabric. The materials used - cotton, spandex, and nylon being some of the…

Bimuno IMMUNAID product review & giveaway

I was recently sent some samples of Bimuno IMMUNAID (chewable pastilles to help maintain immune health) and was quite eager to test them out. My workplace went from having about a half a dozen people working in the office a year and a half ago to now having around 20…

The Meaning of Success

What does "success" mean? What is the definition of "success"? If we look at the Canadian Oxford English Dictionary (my personal fave [it's normal to have a "favourite" dictionary, right?]), "success" means: The accomplishment of an aim; a favourable outcome (their efforts met with success). The attainment of wealth, fame,…