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montreal. march.

By On March 29, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Been there, Done that, Retail Therapy, What's in Jen's iPod?

This post is total redemption for all of those low brow posts that seem to focus in on the crap I have in my iPod.  So if you’re slummin’ it on your reader today, you’re going to have to find another blog.  This post is all high brow*.  (*Note: Only for today.  I’ll be back [...]

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building a kickass home bar

By On March 28, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Retail Therapy, The Mix

Was anyone else launched into a wardrobe crisis with last week’s weirdo summer weather?  I honestly felt that the world wasn’t quite ready for my sunglasses-worthy pasty-white legs, so each day I would comb my drawers and closet to put together an ensemble that would be cool enough for the unseasonable temperatures, yet respected the fact that [...]

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holiday survival kit

By On December 19, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Random Musings, Retail Therapy

So.  We’ve talked about the benefits of self-medicating with a steady dose of Sherry to keep you going in the lead-up to Christmas.  You are a rock star, and have been Christmas-partying it up every December weekend.  You’ve taken your Christmas cocktail oath, and are making cocktails sans pulverized candy cane.  BUT – [...]

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check out these cool flasks

By On November 21, 2011 · 5 Comments · In NaBloPoMo, Retail Therapy, Shameless Behaviour

National Blog Posting Month:  I’m still in denial about doing this thing.

So this weekend I managed to escape take a break from National Blog Posting Month hell on Saturday afternoon, and walked on over to Glisten! to take in some hand-made fare.  While delaying the inevitable (such as: pulling another creative [...]

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jen’s picks from the first holiday LCBO flyer

By On November 13, 2011 · 1 Comment · In NaBloPoMo, Retail Therapy, The Mix

I am doing National Blog Posting Month: 30 posts in 30 days.  No big whoop.

Yesterday in the Saturday Globe and Mail I got the first holiday LCBO flyer of the season.  I’ve talked about how much I like the LCBO approach to marketing in previous posts – I think they do an excellent [...]

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