Events | Nordstrom Rideau Centre Opening Gala

I have a confession to make. My name is Catherine and I love department stores. I really do. They hold a sense of adventure for me, full of amazement and mystery all wrapped up into one building. I once lived in the magical land of department stores I like to call London, England. But that’s not where my love affair began. Oh no, my friends. It all began growing up here in Ottawa when I was but a wee Nutritionist. Okay, I wasn’t a Nutritionist back then, but I’m trying to tell you a story here so bear with me.

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Food & Wine | Things are brighter with Shiny Apple Cider

In most parts of Canada, the cold has settled in and the upcoming spring cannot arrive fast enough. Most nights that Julio & I are not attending events, I am usually at home cooking and trying to warm up. Luckily for us, one way to warm up and look on the bright side is with the newly launched (and Ontario grown!) Shiny Apple Cider. An easy drinking cider that is both quintessentially Canadian and delicious. Continue reading “Food & Wine | Things are brighter with Shiny Apple Cider”

Health & Nutrition | Renew Life | Boost Your Brain, Baby!

Review by Catherine’s Cabinet (social links at the end of the post)

Do you know how many times a day I utter the sentence, “my brain hurts”? Okay, it doesn’t literally hurt, but my brain feels like absolute mush sometimes. We’re all guilty of taking on too much and then having to deal with what becomes that oh-so-familiar crash and burn effect. Well, I don’t like it, folks!

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Health & Nutrition | Gaiam | A Mantra for Health

By Catherine’s Cabinet

I don’t want to be skinny.  But I don’t want to be fat either.  I just want to be HEALTHY without a label on it.  Healthy being whatever it feels like to ME.  It’s not about what anyone else thinks.  You know your body better than anyone else does but sometimes you just need a gentle reminder to pay attention to what it’s telling you.

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