By: Brooke Takhar Every year when Spring comes to Vancouver, whether it’s hot and heavy or a sodden burst of grey rain, I feel like the lead singer of a relic 80s pop band with a long lead microphone, howling to the sky, “Can I…
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If you can, do visit Disneyland with your kids before they’re too old. I’ve blogged about Disneyland before: about staying at a Disneyland property hotel versus off, and five reasons to visit the Park BEFORE your child is 5 years old and my must-do‘s for your first…
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It’s been 6 years! On March 30, 2008 I held our very first Beauty Basics at Sephora event in West Edmonton Mall. We enjoyed private shopping, beauty demonstrations and the inside scoop on best products. I loved everything about that event and it fueled many…
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