Category: Travel & Lifestyle

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Contest | Create the perfect CFL Grey Cup experience with Casa di Mama Pizza!

The Grey Cup is the most exciting CFL event of the year, and this year we have partnered with Dr. Oetker’s Casa di Mama Pizza to share how “home-gating” with delicious pizza can be just as fun as tail-gating at the game. With the help of Julio & friends, I’ve had a chance to taste test #CasadiMamaPizza all week long and I’m sharing some of my favourites that you simply have to try. We are also hosting an exciting contest for one lucky winner to join us at MAMA’S HOUSE on Sunday November 27th for a special viewing experience of the Grey Cup!  Continue reading “Contest | Create the perfect CFL Grey Cup experience with Casa di Mama Pizza!”

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Health & Nutrition | Discovering what CrossFit really is thanks to Reebok Canada

I’ll be really honest and admit that for a very long time, I had a vague idea of what CrossFit was all about. I knew it usually meant that you were extremely fit, but I also thought that it involved ropes and throwing car tires around. Recently the team at Reebok Canada invited me to learn more about CrossFit by having me visit one of their Toronto CrossFit gyms (Reebok CrossFit Firepower located in Milton) and attend the 2016 CrossFit Invitational. After this experience, I feel a renewed sense of physical fitness and have been outfitted with items that I will need to start towards new fitness goals. Crossfit has been amazing and the CrossFit benefits are even better than I imagined. Come and see some of the highlights from the #CrossFitInvitational and how I am going to try and get myself in shape again.  Continue reading “Health & Nutrition | Discovering what CrossFit really is thanks to Reebok Canada”

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Travel & Lifestyle | PayPal Canada is helping to make the holidays happier

Now that the cold weather has arrived, and I can put away the summer clothes for another year, I am officially in holiday mode. This week I’ll be pulling out the decorations and getting the condo feeling festive for Julio, Canela & I. That also means that it’s time to start thinking about holiday shopping. It should come as no surprise that I love using PayPal Canada on a regular basis for purchases ranging from The Chic Canuck must haves to movie tickets on date night. Recently I got a chance to celebrate the upcoming holiday season with fellow media members for a special #PayPalHolidays dinner and gift exchange. Today, I want you to know why using PayPal this holiday season will allow you to shop confidently AND I’m sharing my tricks to being a good gift giver! Continue reading “Travel & Lifestyle | PayPal Canada is helping to make the holidays happier”

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Travel & Lifestyle | Holiday hosting tips & how to avoid the #12stinks

I think I am finally ready to start talking about the holidays. Don’t get me wrong, I am a fanatic for the season, but at the same time I have a hard time getting into that mindset much before November. Recently I had the chance to take a look at the hilarious #12stinks holiday video featuring Doug the Pug created by Febreze. It got me thinking about some of my very own holiday hosting tips to make my guests feel welcome. Come and see what I am doing over the next few weeks to prepare for festivities to get my home ready for friends and family.  Continue reading “Travel & Lifestyle | Holiday hosting tips & how to avoid the #12stinks”