Dealing with rejection

So. You’ve decided it’s time to move. You’ve met with your Engel & Vo?lkers team and you’re ready to hunt. You might of even decided to look into fantastic new homes similar to what can be found at Cedar creek. You come up with your wish list and budget. You go see a few properties. As your search continues, you begin to get flexible with the must-haves on your wish list. You finally fall in love with a home. You put in an offer; it looks like you’re about to buy your next house. You get so excited. THIS IS HAPPENING.

And then you find out you lost the property to someone else. Damn it… Now what? Continue reading “Dealing with rejection”

#TIFF17 x #EssentialsLounge 8

The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the busiest times of year for us at #DoTheDaniel. From screenings to celebrity interviews, we do our best to bring you BTS in real time to the best of the best. First up, I wanted to showcase #EssentialsLounge8 and what it is like to feel like a celebrity when Hollywood comes to town! Year after year, we always look forward to attending the EGPR Essentials Lounge which is in fact tailored towards the media attending the TIFF festivities. Continue reading “#TIFF17 x #EssentialsLounge 8”

Creating memorable morsels with Bonne Maman

For the past month my oven has been broken and it’s been hell trying to coordinate a time to meet with the repairman to get it fixed. My creativity for cooking meals that don’t require an oven is dwindling fast, especially now that cold weather is creeping in and my body craves warm food. So I was thrilled to receive an invite last week from Bonne Maman to attend a four-course meal prepared by chef Jon Svazas of Bar Laurel. The twist? He creatively incorporated jam into each of his dishes. Not only was I excited to check out Bar Laurel for the first time, this meant someone was going to cook for me, someone with access to an oven. #winning Continue reading “Creating memorable morsels with Bonne Maman”

The secret to success is time for myself

For those of you who follow along with us on social media, you’ll have seen that we recently took a trip to Montreal with Audible to celebrate the launch of www.audible.ca and what that means for book lovers from coast-to-coast. Looking back on the experience, I can say with certainty that this trip was one for the books. Pun intended! After having the opportunity to try out the newly launched Canadian app, I wanted to also take a moment to share what I am listening to right now and how you too can try out the services now available to us all! 
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