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The 7 Cozy Autumn Essentials Every City Girl Needs
How is it already October?! At any rate, it means that my favourite season is in full swing, and I am 100% here for it. Bring on the blanket scarves and hygge vibes! Autumn is a time of change and going inward; which is why it’s my favourite season. It means a little more home time. Way more cozy and feeling hygge time. And it’s when I tend to get more reflective and productive—on the more superficial…
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6 Things I’m Thankful For
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! We’ve now been in Victoria for a year and 11 days, and I cannot believe how quickly a year has gone by. I start and end my days with three things I’m grateful for, but the year-mark had me taking some time to reflect on the year. And there’s quite a lot that I’m thankful for, but these are the big ones. 1. Being close enough to easily travel to see my family and…
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The City Girl Craft Beer Festival Survival Guide
Enjoy craft beer festivals, West Coast City Girl style. Practical tips and tricks for enjoying a day or evening of hoppy libation with fun, grace and gumption. While summer tends to host the bulk of the adult beverage festivals in BC, they usually happen year-round. Particularly in Vancouver and Victoria. The Brit and I recently attended the immensely popular Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF) for the first time, and I think it’s one of my favourite festivals…
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My Mini Guide to Old Montréal
Montréal: city of history, fab food, and home of the best soft-serve ice cream I've ever had. Here's my mini-guide to the Old Town of a city I've wanted — for years — to get back to and properly explore.
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City Girl Summer Essentials for Everyday and Away
Summer is here, and the time is right… to pull out sunscreen, sunglasses, and sundresses! Every girl needs wardrobe and life staples for any season, and the summer essentials are especially important. Here’s what I’m packing and wearing on repeat this summer.
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How I Get Unstuck – 8 Easy Ways to Get Out of a Funk
You’re in a rut. It happens to the best of us. I’m sharing a recent experience of feeling stuck, plus some easy ways to help you get out of that funk. Back in March, I found myself in a rut. Stuck. In a total funk. I felt unproductive, cranky, anxious, tired, overwhelmed and incredibly irritable (ask the Brit, poor guy). My morning yoga and meditation endorphins were not working. It was like my days were constantly…
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Wine Down on a Budget – Five Affordable BC Wines to Sip On This Summer
With summer shining through, it’s time to sip some lighter wines: pretty Rosés, crisp whites and plummy Pinot Noirs. And let’s not forget some vibrant bubbly to toast all the events of what I like to call ‘celebrate everything’ season. (Weddings, birthdays, bridal and baby showers, graduations, barbecues, you name it… It’s that time of year.) Over the years, I’ve become more conscious of shopping, eating, and drinking local. The reality of this is that it’s not…
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The Wellness Products I Can’t Live Without When I Travel
Wellness is particularly important to me when I travel, and I’ve previously shared some tips for staying healthy and happy while travelling, here on the blog. I take most of my home wellness routine with me when I travel, because I can, and I because it’s important to me. And while it’s nice to shake things up sometimes, my overall wellness isn’t worth shaking up; so my travel wellness essentials come with me. In honour of Global…
