We are a complaining society. We are a whining, sniveling bunch of crybabies. There isn’t a day go by that I don’t see #FML (eff my life, for the uninitiated) in my Twitter feed or on Facebook. I’ve unfollowed or unfriended people for their incessant complaining. But lately, it seems to be everywhere … even in my …
I had to learn my lesson the hard way. The first time I came to Spokane (yes, I’m here right now), I racked up $1,000 in roaming data charges. I was with Bell, lo, those (almost) three years ago. Bell called me on Monday and said ‘um, hey, do you know what you did?’ My …
I don’t know! This is the problem. I don’t even know what not to wear. I mean, how can I possibly parade myself in front of the fashionable crowd of Calgary without knowing what not to wear. How could I possibly show up at a Clinton Kelly affair, Styling Your Life, without knowing what to …
Oh, calm down. They’re just shoes. I know, I know. I said that. OK, OK, how about ‘it’s just a shoe sale.’ No, that didn’t sound right either. So about this: Girls, it’s time for the freaking Army & Navy Annual Shoe Blowout. Panic, drop everything, stand in line, beat each other up and, for …
This is an important lesson. Just because something is free, it doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Take today, for example. A couple of weeks ago, I won tickets to the Holt Renfrew spring fashion show. I took my fashionista friend Chelsea, we got all dolled up and we had a great dream, watching in …
An interesting phenomenon is sweeping across Calgary. I suppose some might call it social shopping. The trouble is, some people aren’t being very social about it. A number of cost-savings opportunities are cropping up, from Living Social to Groupon and the Canadian-operated Steal the Deal. Others exist, I just can’t remember their names. I’ve partaken …