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• Commence (really Serious) Tough Mudder Training!

  

  Remember when I signed up for Run For Your Lives, a 5K Obstacle Course Mud Run in which you’re chased by zombies the entire time? Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Discount Chocolate Day!

  

  WARNING: If you luv, love, LURVE Valentine’s Day, you might want to click here and look at photos of adorable puppies instead of reading down. Still with me?... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Caramel & S’mores Brownies

  

  Over the holidays, my boyfriend and I were invited to his sister’s for a turkey dinner – so naturally  I offered to bring a dessert. Because I can’t really... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• On Sun News and Mandatory Distribution

  

  If you haven’t heard, the big media news recently has been Sun News Network asking the CRTC for mandatory distribution, meaning telecom providers would HAVE to... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• BSC Bloggin’ Project

  Recently, I signed up to get involved with a really cool blog project being run by Sarah Millar: re-reading (and blogging about!) all of the old Baby Sitters... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five: 5 Things I Hope Die in 2013 (and Never Come Back)

  

  For last week’s Friday Five, I wrote a list of five goals I made for 2013. This week, I decided stop looking forward and take a look back at 2012 – no, not at... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrate with Champagne Cupcakes

  

  {{ Read more She Bakes! || About She Bakes! || She Bakes! Photos }} When I think of a celebration, I think of party dresses, party hats, and of course, party... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK, HOME, PARTIES

• Friday Five: Oh Hey There, 2013.

  

  1. Complete the Tough Mudder in May. Late last year, five friends and I had the brilliant slightly insane idea to register for the Tough Mudder, a crazy hardcor... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chocolate Cherry Coke Cupcakes

  

  {{ Read more She Bakes! || About She Bakes! || She Bakes! Photos }} This post is pretty long overdue. In reality, I got busy and kind of forgot about these... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five: Favourite Party Drink Recipes

  

  I love to entertain. Actually, so does The Boy – which is probably why whenever we have a party, there’s an entire dining room table spread of food; activity... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies

  

  {{ Read more She Bakes! || About She Bakes! || She Bakes! Photos }} Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! I hope Santa was as good to you as he was to me ;) I’ve spent... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Dairy Free Candy Cane Crackle Ice Cream

  

  Dairy-free Candy Cane Crackle Ice Cream I love ice cream. When I was younger, I used to insist on an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins for my birthday every... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five: It’s The End of the World as We Know It

  

  If you’re reading this before 6:11 A.M., it means you have exactly this much time until the world ends: After some extensive research (aka Googling “exactly wha... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Not Me, Instagram, It’s You.

  

  UPDATE: Instagram is back-peddling on this announcement faster than a highly trained monkey on a tricycle. In my opinion, they’re either lying about the sale,... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• We Need to Talk About Mental Health

  

  Now that a few days have passed since the horrific tragedy that happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town, Connecticut – the cold blooded murder of 2... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five: Reasons Why This Week is “-ish”

  

  I had a really awesome Friday Five planned: Ugly (Awesome) Christmas sweaters. It was going to feature ones with dinosaurs and ones that light up and ones with... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Holiday Decor: Thanks, Pinterest

  

  I’m a (recovering) Pinterest addict. I say recovering, only because I don’t spend every waking moment glued to my Pinterest feed anymore. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five: Reasons Why My Elevator is Possessed

  

  I hate elevators. I actually used to be scared of them and would take the stairs when possible (yup, even if it was multiple flights!) – I got over that during... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

  

  {{ Read more She Bakes! || About She Bakes! || She Bakes! Photos }} I’ve never met a pumpkin-flavoured anything I didn’t like. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Five: Reasons I’m a Grinch All of November

  

  Contrary to popular belief (at least among my co-workers!), I don’t hate Christmas. I do, however, hate Christmas before December 1st. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION