Celebrating 12+ years of #DoTheDaniel
With my move back to Toronto quickly approaching and the excitement surrounding all that, some of the things I am most looking forward to are meals and at the newest hot spot restaurants. But when it comes to Canada’s biggest city, and a food scene that is always evolving and changing, the question remains. How do you navigate which is worth the hype in a world of “Best Of” lists?
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While I may be currently living my Miley Cyrus “Flowers” era of love, I am also the biggest fan of romance and can’t stand when I hear people say that it is dead. I don’t think it is dead, I just think that the world is loud and people are tired, and that sometimes it just needs a little encouragement. In hopes of showing those of you who need a reminder what romance can look like, let me tell you about an experience that would have me swooning if a boy took me to enjoy with him.
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Now that Canadian Thanksgiving has come and gone, I know that for a lot of people (myself included), it’s time to start thinking about the holiday season. From friendsmas get togethers to family meals, secret Santa to gift ideas, I know that I am getting more and more excited with each new day. In hopes of helping to get you in the holiday spirit with me if you aren’t already, I thought I would share a few cocktail recipes I’ll be making for my friends and family this year that is SURE to get me on Santa’s Nice List if I’m not already.
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I had an interesting appointment with my therapist recently where we were discussing my career, my love life, my sex life, and what I was doing for myself these days. After my birthday in October where I spent it in Toronto busying myself with work and surrounded by people that bring me joy, I got back to Ottawa and completely shut down for two weeks. I turned the world off proverbially, and most days I couldn’t even eat, let alone create content or write or look at my phone to respond to anyone.
Amid the session, I wanted to talk about that burnout and how I was carrying the heartbreak of accepting the life I knew and loved was coming to an end, and how much I am hurting. I also realized that I could look at it as an opportunity to start the life I wanted and deserved. It felt like I was finally clawing myself out from under the past nine months, and I actually took a very small sigh of relief while simultaneously allowing myself to cry as many big heavy tears as needed.
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