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Do you love this? What a fantastic initiative!

Ladies, we should all be encouraging the men in our lives to participate in this. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is presented by the White Ribbon Campaign, which fights violence against women. The walk takes place on Thursday October 1st at Nathan Phillips Square.

Visit http://www.walkamiletoronto.org for more information
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Best Of Member AdviceRelationships, whomever they involve, are a cornerstone in our lives.  They can be messy, fulfilling, complicated, refreshingly simple - sometimes all of the above.  One thing is certain: the perfect relationship does not exist.

Where do you turn when you need solid counsel?  We rounded up some of the best no-nonsense advice found on the ChickChat forum here on ChickAdvisor.

On Love.....
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Defiance is the true life story of three Jewish brothers who survive the Holocaust living in the Eastern European woods. They set up camp, arm themselves and fight to protect their right to live along with hundreds of displaced survivors that come to them for protection. It is an extremely intense, riveting story but not the kind where you need to bawl for an hour afterward.

At bare minimum, Daniel...
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Once, they would have called you "cheap". Now, it's just plain smart.

Saving money wherever you can has gone from Gran & Gramp's penny pinching casseroles to the modern frugalista. It's gotten so popular, you might soon be invited to a home party seminar. Huh?  Think Tupperware party ... with coupons.

However, there is much more to saving a buck than simply clipping and...
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Any excuse to get together with friends is a good one, right? What about doing it for a good cause?

The Canadian Cancer Society Ontario has launched Girl's Night In where you bring your friends together for a good cause. In lieu of going out and spending money on dinner, drinks, movie tickets and taxis, host your pals at your place and ask them to bring a cash donation in the amount they would...
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Two periods in one monthMood swings, uncomfortable cramps and eating everything that isn’t nailed down to your kitchen counter is just the beginning of what some women have to deal with once a month when “Aunt Flow” comes a knockin’!  But even though the PMS fog has lifted, you're still experiencing strange irregularities - scratching your head wondering “Hey, is that really normal??”

To break down...
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Our gorgeous writing team clockwise from left: Kyla, Claire, Laura, Jo, Megan, Sumaya, Ali, Katie.

Last night a handful of our Toronto writing team got together for a fun girly meet up!

We sipped cocktails at the Milestones patio at Dundas Square.

Conversation was about everything from babies to society parties to Michael Jackson.





Thank you so much to our talented team of writers and contributors...
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