If you know me you know that I HATE CIGARETTES!! Like I have to hold my tongue when I am near a person that stinks like cigarette smoke because what I really want to say to them might get me beaten down and since I am totally postpartum and haven’t had time to keep up with my Krav Maga fighting it’s better to hold my tongue. That’s why I love this commercial, it makes fun of smokers and the tobacco companies for me and I am all for shaming a few people into a happier and healthier life… they may read more…

You’re a student living on a tight budget; your are living off student loans and working a part-time job to make ends meet. Last week when you had your car in the shop for regular servicing, the mechanic told you your breaks were going to need replacing very soon. You are given a quote and the estimate is large but you know it is necessary because you need a car and that car must be safe to drive. Later that day you run into this friend of yours (Dean) who sells brand new cars. He tells you that rather than read more…

Last year my Husband had a very man moment and told me he wanted HDTV for the Super Bowl. His father was flying in from Calgary and he was having a few friends over and suddenly our 42″ LCD TV with no High Definition became a very shameful thing. I looked at him like he was crazy and was ready to totally shoot him down until he explained that getting an HDTV digital cable box also meant I would get a PVR. So, I did what any self respecting wife would do, I broke down and let him think that read more…

I love fashion ads and I know it is weird, but when I see a thick Vogue magazine my eyes bulge out and I can’t get it to the cash register fast enough. It’s not because thicker means more editorial content, no, it’s because thicker means more high-end advertising and I love me some high-end fashion ads. It is the beginning of August which means we are mere weeks away from the best Vogue magazine of the year… The September Issue. Otherwise known as the annual fashion bible, it’s like Anna Wintour’s yearly smack down of the print media world. read more…

I love to read and I always have a few books on the go at any one time. Not only do I love to read, I love to buy books. It is a terrible addiction that was at its worst when I worked in a bookstore while I was in University; no sooner would I get my pay cheque then I would spend the entire thing on books that I had been putting aside. I never had a cent left for clothes or food so I had to quit that job after a year because my will power was not read more…