Today is a bit of a stressful day for me. A year ago, this Tuesday (the actual date was December 14) I got a call that my dad was rushed to the hospital. He suffered a stroke. My family spent the next month in the hospital with my dad before he was transferred to a…
Category: off-topic
Off-topic: December 1 is World AIDS Day
Morning all, As I hope all of you know, today marks World AIDS Day. This day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Some quick facts for you (these are worldwide statistics): At the end of 2010, an estimated 34 million people were living with HIV worldwide, up 17% from 2001. HIV/AIDS…
OT: Where’s my professional man!?!
This blog post started off as a short, tongue in cheek rant about women who are only interested in a man with a white collar career… but it’s taken on a life of its own. The story starts a couple of weekends ago. A friend and I were having a conversation about relationships and how…
OT: Love reading? Join Books n’ Brunch
Not only do I enjoy playing around with my hair (and hopefully I’ll be able to do more of that soon, my dad is doing much better and is being released from the hospital today! He still has a way to go before he’s back to himself, but he’s a fighter), but I love to…
Today is World AIDS Day
The first time I heard about AIDS was as a little girl in grade 4. That was more than 25 years ago. There is still no cure and people are still becoming infected, getting sick and dying. So on World AIDS Day (December 1) I encourage all my naturalistas, relaxed sisters and everyone in-between to…
My Friday Favourite Thing #1
This week starts the first in a new series, My Friday Favourite Thing! If your hair looks good, but the rest of you is lacking, then really, what’s the point? So, I decided to start highlighting my favourite things and some will have to do with hair, but you’ll also get to hear what I…
OT: What does 35 look like anyway?
I recently celebrated a birthday. A big one – number 35. Gasp! I was kind scared. Don’t get me wrong – I feel enormously blessed to have lived 35 years – but it is a bit scary. Who would have thought I’d be grown up? I always thought that I would be 14 for life….
BlogHer, blog you, blog me: BlogHer ’10 and NYC round-up – Part I
Right now, it’s 4:03 pm and I’m sitting in John F. Kennedy airport with a sore back, sore feet and a mildly surly disposition. Dear Auntie Social (also from Madeleines + Macarons) and I have missed our 2:59 pm flight to Toronto. The sad thing about it is that we didn’t miss our flight because…
OT: This is the reason…
…I love Burling.ton Coat Fact.ory! Next weekend when I’m in Miami, I’ll be rocking these pretty little numbers. I’m so not a shoe junkie, but I can understand why some women are. View and enjoy 🙂
OT: Caribana is in the air – From the Soul art exhibition
If you know me, you know that there is one festival in Toronto that I love: Caribana (July 15 to August 2). It’s a part of my Caribbean culture and I love the music, the dancing, the steel pan — it’s the islands taking over Toronto for a couple of weeks. I’ve been impressed over…
The Accidental Natural 