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Hi all!  I'm Lauren, a new ChickAdvisor intern.

I am a student at the University of Waterloo working toward an Arts and Business Degree with a major in Legal Studies and an interest in Marketing. I've recently relocated to Toronto for the next few months and am excited to be part of the ChickAdvisor team.  I understand there's a Posing Wall?


I've always been a poser: even...

After all the holiday gorging, getting into shape is definitely on our ever expanding New Year's Resolution list.  A shiny new gym membership in hand and a fierce determination to stick with it starts us off well enough but some new gear doesn't hurt, n'est-ce pas?

We're eyeing up some seriously chic gym bags to help keep us motivated:

(1) Tory Burch Palma Gym Bag US$315, (2)

2010 was a banner year for me.  Not just because of what happened, but also because of what didn’t.  So what’s the best way to summarize 365 days? With words, numbers, and a few pictures - obviously.


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- baby squirrel narrowly escaped being caught with my bare hands
- friend who gave birth to a little human of her own
- brother who got married
- brother who got engaged the next day (a...

Here we are coming up on New Year 2011, and it's time to take stock of the year gone by.  Somewhere deep in my pile of "To-Dos" is last year's list of resolutions, and without looking at it (hey, I didn't keep track all year so why start now?) I know there is the odd item or two left undone.

I generally scoff at New Year's Resolutions because they are either so vague or such...

Throwing a holiday party and still stuck on the table centerpiece?  Try this easy and inexpensive DIY Cookie Tree as a table accent.

What you'll need:

3 or 4 long twigs (approximately 2 feet tall)
6 full leaves
red spray paint
mini ornaments
A clear bowl.  Pictured here is a Pampered Chef Trifle Bowl.
12-15 Cookies with holes in the center
Ribbon

What to do:

Step 1: Take your twigs and coat...

It's hard to miss the classic Holiday films constantly playing on TV this month.  While we will forever love Home Alone and White Christmas, we highly suggest these sometimes overlooked, but always hilarious Holiday Comedies:



Scrooged:  In this hilarious adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, a selfish and cynical TV executive who gets haunted by three spirits...

Girlfriends, Christmas has arrived! 

Today, December 24, millions of men will make sheepish inquiries to their wives: "So, what do you want for Christmas, sweet cheeks?" (and then promptly nip out to take care of "a quick errand").  Millions of grandmas will pull out holiday cakes and cookies from the freezer to thaw (having, of course, completed the task of baking somewhere back in...

Our StyleCollective friends have us feeling all warm and fuzzy inside (and at this time of year, that's a good thing):


Gifted has a funtabulous gift idea for a party hostess - felted mistletoe!  Make sure to wrap it up in a uniquely personalized way, like using colourful yarn over simple packing paper (as seen on Coco&Lowe).


Not so much the "outdoorsy type"?  BeautyGeeks has the secret...

Some excellent books published this year hit my must-read list.  Grab a cup of hot chocolate, add as many marshmallows as your mug can fit, and curl up on the coach with one of these page-turners.

Chick Lit: Cocktails for Three by Sophie Kinsella as Madeleine Wickham

Roxanne, Maggie and Candice meet once a month for cocktails and gossip.  All smart and successful women working in the...

(or, Why It Sucks to be Born in December)

I hate my birthday. Seriously. Hate it. Not in the way that lady sitcom characters hate it because omg-omg-omg it means they’re getting olllld and is that a laugh line? No, I hate my birthday because it falls on quite possibly the least celebratory day of the year.

December 28 places you smack dab between the exhaustion of Christmas and the ability to get...