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Did you like the other Win if You’re Canadian? Good! Cause Jennifer vanOosten of YouPinspireMe and I are doing it again! So if you’re a Canadian, enter to win and get some great products from Penny Lane! We’ve got two to give away… 1 gift bag with Suncare lotion + 2 lip balms (value $26) and…
I’m always on the lookout for new great authors, because honestly I read too much. I can go through the entire 12 volume series of a romance novel writer in a 2 month period. Okay, so I don’t usually read crime thrillers… they’re not my preferred genre (that would be SF, Fantasy, Romance, and Cookbooks,…
Hey! You! Yes you. Are you a Canadian? Good! Enter this contest. Nope, there’s no strings attached. Well, okay, just little ones, like “Open to Canadian residents only. Must be 18 years or older to win. Winner must respond within 12 hours of receiving notification via email or we will draw another winner. Prize will…
If you talk to my mom, she can tell you all about my life history with tea. You see, it began when she was pregnant with me, over in jolly England. And whilst expecting, she was struck by cravings for pot after pot of tea with lemon, which she found odd because she didn’t really like…
Ladies, it just so happens that April is Rosacea Awareness month. It’s a skin condition that commonly goes misdiagnosed as adult acne or ignored, and a lot of people may not even know they suffer from it. As it so happens, I also suffer from it. Over two million Canadians are afflicted with this chronic…
Readers of mine, you know science is dear to my heart, and getting girls being interested in the hard sciences is something that I’m passionate about. Let me tell you up front I got no compensation for this post (excepting the participation in the giveaway); I just wanted to get the word out for a…
Hey my readers! I’ve got a review of Ava Dellaira’s debut novel, “Love Letters to the Dead.” Great book, and to go with it, Raincoast Books is also tossing in a huge bundle of books for a giveaway (valued approx. $280)! Read on: From the publisher – It begins as an assignment for English class:…
You might have seen the review I did just after Christmas for some of Penny Lane’s organic, vegan/vegetarian facial care products. Well, I like these gals a lot. Following the vlog, I stayed in correspondence with them. I know I don’t talk about my son on this blog much beyond mentioning his food allergies now and…
My friend Crystal Allen’s “Sew Creative Blog” is turning 1 and to celebrate she is giving away $375 worth of her very favourite craft and cookbooks! I am so not crafty. I could probably add a whole section to my blog about Pinterest and craft failing. But if you want to make cute things, Crystal…
Hey guys and gals, I’m super excited about this! Jenn at YouPinspireMe and I, being big #lovelocalbiz fans, reached out to our great Hamilton community to help bring a little Santa something special to the adults this year. We’ve got some great prizes in store including two pairs of tickets to see Cirque du Soleil’s newest…