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Going green hasn't been this trendy since the 70's. Chances are, decreasing your eco-footprint made your New Year's Resolutions List this year. The difference is, these days we are just as concerned about saving the planet as safeguarding our own health.

But where to begin? If you care about such things, you already know about recycling and the benefits of organic food. It's like...
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Organic Makeup and Skincare
If you resolved this year to live a greener lifestyle, that should include your beauty routine.  Products with more natural and organic ingredients are not only better for your body's largest organ, but the environment as well.

Though it's still fairly difficult to find a good selection of reasonably accessible organic and all natural makeup, more than ever companies are creating...
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Davids Tea founder David SegalThis ain't your granny's tea shop. 

A hot trend (literally), a young founder and a desire to make tea the drink of choice for the fun and fashionable.  We sipped a spot of tea with David Segal, the founder of DAVIDsTEA, at their first location (Toronto's Queen St. W!) to find out the story behind this hopeful new chain and to get a few tips for budding entrepreneurs.

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ChickAdvisor Interviews Sugarlime JewelryCanadian west coast readers may already be familiar with Sugarlime, a popular Vancouver based jewelry company that makes original and highly covetable pieces. The company was founded by husband and wife duo, Karen & Mike Buder, who were bitten by the jewelry bug on a trip to Asia.  

Sugarlime's pieces are worn by a number of A list celebrities and they are the exclusive jeweler to...
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With the start of a new year comes much reflection.  And sometimes embarrassment. What did I learn last year? What could I do better? 

Since a large part of my job revolves around fashion, this seemed like a natural place to start with my list of resolutions.  In no particular order, here are 8 fashion crimes committed in '08 that I plan to improve on:

1. Stop forcing the outfit


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I'm not really one to make an actual list of New Year's Resolutions. After all, if you are determined to make changes in your life it's pretty lame to wait until some arbitrary date on the calendar to decide about it, no?

And yet we find ourselves in a reflective frame of mind after the Christmas holiday. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the mounds of cookies and imported...
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Everyone has their own holiday routine. For us, New Year's brunch with friends is the last hurrah before succumbing to the realities of winter and that dead time until the much-awaited May long weekend.

Always on the lookout for a perfect main dish, we've cycled through Eggs Benedict and Belgian Waffles to go with the obligatory mimosa (fresh-squeezed, of course). This year I'm all...
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It seems like just yesterday I was a teen fielding babysitting requests for New Year's Eve. Now the tables have turned and I'm the one making panicked calls to the daughters of my friends.

New to this game? Here are a few pointers, from someone who's seen both sides...

Wanted: a mature sitter with experience
Budget: not important
Solution: hire a service

A professional sitter should be...
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