Baking Style

So excited to have this baking beauty as a contributor on the blog! WOOT! I got to experience these amazing cookies and cupcakes over the holiday! So pretty and YUMMY!! Next up, some healthy baked treats to get us into the Livingholiisstyle – 14 Day Health...

Victoria Distillers – Empress 1908 Gin

A friend of mine bought me this beautiful bottle of Empress 1908 Gin empressgin.com for Christmas. It was so lovely to share some Christmas Cheer with this unique drink with incredible colour over the Holiday Season. I also think it is very cool that it is produced...

Beautycounter Boxing Day Sale – Mists

Beautycounter+ Mists added to the boxing day Sale-30% off! UNTIL MIDNIGHT JANUARY 7, 2018. Targeted treatments formulated to enhance your daily skin care regimen. No. 1 Brightening Facial Mist 47 ml / 1.6 fl. oz. U.S. | Item #1038C – $43 Active-infused and...

Backfit Style

Are you a fitness person with an injury? I am. 🙁 I never had a major event but over the years with slip and falls, consistent long-distance running and really not taking the time to stretch, I am now one of those people who deal with chronic low back pain. I love...

New Years Style

What are your New Year’s Eve Plans? Looking for a dress or something spectacular for that special occasion to look incredible in 2018? Here is my beautiful friend and blog contributor Sandi Piercy on the cover of Tweed Magazine, Oak Bay, (oakbaynews.com) with...

HIIT training and mixing it up

I wish that I would of known about HIIT training in my university days. Back when I used to slave away on the stair climber at the gym everyday with the latest Cosmo magazine and my Discman as my distractions to help pass the time. That was literally what I was doing,...

Its beginning to SMELL a lot like Christmas

The delicious smells that come with the Christmas season are enough to lighten anyones mood.   Its so hard not to love the smell of a Christmas tree and of course those other holiday scents like cinnamon, peppermint and Candy Cane. Yum! All of those beautiful smells...

What’s Your Stim?

Having a child with autism is always interesting around the Holidays. Along with all the excitement of Christmas coming, we also see increased anxiety, stress and more situations where everyone is expected to be on – looking fabulous and being present. These...

Real Estate & Technology

Real Estate and Technology To my children, I am a luddite: I still read books (not e-books), shop in real stores and text in full sentences with proper punctuation. To my parents, I am someone who can’t put her phone down, stopped getting the newspaper delivered and...

Christmas Calm

I love Christmas decorating but I always think it is going to be stress-free and take me 5 minutes. However, reality is, 1 string of lights, 2 boughs and 2 bows and I am already 1.5 hours in and starting to stress. Ugh! So…after searching for some easy holiday...