Tune in to You

Probably the hardest part about being a career gal is balancing work, family, friends and time for yourself. Many of us actually put ourselves on the backburner as we tend to all the other demands in our lives. It’s easy to get lost and forget about who we are at the core, which is why Spirit Junkie: A Radical Road to Self-Love and Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein caught our attention. In the book, Bernstein openly shares her journey from being an NYC party-hard PR girl with a drug addiction to shedding the vices and learning to genuinely love herself—all while providing practical advice on how to create self-love in your life. She is now a widely sought motivational speaker and spiritual guide, and has been featured in ELLE, The New York Times, Huffington Post and more. Spirit Junkie is just the self-love-fest we so rightly need and deserve.

$25.95 at randomhouse.ca

Gals We Admire: Kaillie Humphries

Professional athlete Kaillie Humphries believes bobsleigh was her destiny, but it's her determination, perseverance, stubborn headedness, and will to succeed that has allowed her to reach her full potential.

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7 Ways to Make Marriage and Debt Work

In Would you marry someone who's in debt?, Melanie Epp shares her experience of being in a relationship with one person in the black and the other in the red. If you're in a similar situation, Epp provides seven tips on how a couple can make debt and marriage co-exist.

Click here to read the entire article or copy and paste this link into your Web browser:

http://yourmoney.ca/life_events/marriage/would_you_marry_someone_whos_in_debt/460aa545

Domino - Jessie J

The weekend goes by fast so be sure to make every second of it a highlight!

Have a great weekend, ladies, and see you on Monday!

Gals We Admire: Marni Wasserman

As a culinary nutritionist, Marni Wasserman loves imparting her knowledge and values of health, nutrition and wellness on others on a daily basis.

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How to Keep Employees from Quitting

In a managerial position? Check out this video for employee retention tips:

How to Pay Less Tax on Your Income

In Pay less tax, contribute to your RRSP, Gail Vaz-Oxlade makes a convincing argument for why "an RRSP is still the single best way for Canadians to minimize the amount of tax they are paying on their incomes." Be sure to check out the MoneySense.ca article before February 29th—the RRSP contribution deadline date for the 2011 tax year.

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http://www.moneysense.ca/2012/01/17/pay-less-tax-contribute-to-your-rrsp/

Germs Be Gone

We admit it—we can be real germaphobes when it comes to taking our kids to public places, and having them sit in a grocery cart while we do our shopping is no exception. For trips to the supermarket, we take along the handy Bright Starts Comfort & Harmony Cozy Cart Cover. Made of plush, padded fabrics to keep baby comfy, the cover protects from shopping cart germs and is designed with three storage pockets and sewn-in loops for attaching toys. Also great for using at restaurants on a high chair, we can now be a little less wary of junior picking up unwanted germs.

$26.50 USD at Amazon.com

Merry Go Round - Suzie McNeil

Doesn't work sometimes feel like a merry go round? Thankfully, it's Friday and you can stop spinning around for a little while.

Have a great weekend, ladies, and see you on Monday!

Gals We Admire: Angie Continisio

When Angie Continisio was let go from her corporate job, she saw it as an opportunity to do something she had dreamed about for a while—opening a yoga studio dedicated to children. 

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Sh*t Girls Say

Seeing that this video is nearing 10 million views on YouTube, we're a little late to the party, but we just had to post it anyway:

9 Ways to Foster Female Leadership

 

In Bringing more women to the head table, Harvey Schachter draws our attention to the long-standing issue of the lack of women in top corporate positions. Schachter recommends tips from Dan McCarthy, leadership development expert and author of Great Leadership blog, on how to effectively address this imbalance. If McCarthy's suggestions—allocating places for women, providing mentors, making diversity a guiding rule—can be successfully implemented, we could well be on our way to seeing more female business leaders.

Click here to read the article or copy and paste this link into your web browser:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/morning-manager/bringing-more-women-to-the-head-table/article2294415/

Grate Expectations

We cannot survive in the kitchen without the Microplane Classic Series Premium Zester/Grater. This handy tool helps us to elegantly top off a Caesar salad with wispy laces of Parmesan Reggiano, and it's never been so easy to zest a lemon into recipes that call for some citrus-y zing. The grater is also excellent for grating chocolate, coconut, ginger, garlic, and other hard cheeses and citrus fruits. Plus, with a soft-touch handle that's available in six different colours, there's sure to be one that matches any kitchen colour scheme. A must-have for every avid home chef!

$22.50 at ca.microplane.com

Countdown - Beyoncé

Have fun counting down to the weekend with this fun number by soon-to-be new mama Beyoncé.

Have a great weekend, ladies, and see you on Monday!

Gals We Admire: Jessica Denomme

The PR-savvy Jessica Denomme uses her skills to research and report on trends in the modelling industry. Find out more about Denomme and get great advice from her on how to kick your own career into high gear.

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Tips for Saving and Investing in Your 20s

Kick off the new year by making it your personal goal to get your personal finances in shape. Check out this video where Rob Carrick, Personal Finance Columnist for The Globe and Mail, interviews Lesley Scorgie, author of Rich by Thirty: A Young Adults Guide to Financial Success, for tips on how to get your money working for you.

10 Tips for Writing a Novel

Is 2012 the year you'll be writing your first novel? In Want to write that book? Read on (originally published in The Globe and Mail), Russell Smith eschews 10 pieces of wisdom for aspiring fiction writers. We especially like Smith's first rule, which is "Don’t get distracted by 'process.' It doesn't matter when you write, morning or evening. It doesn't matter if you have a regular schedule or write once a month. It doesn't matter if you use a pen or certain software. The only thing that matters is what comes out."

Click here to read the article or copy and paste this link into your web browser:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/russell-smith/want-to-write-that-book-read-on/article2285343/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2285343

Lusciously Au Naturel

We're keeping our lips hydrated this winter with The Body Shop 100% Natural Lip Roll-On. Made from all-nautural ingredients, this lip treatment is one of our beauty staples and can always be found in our purse for our on-the-go moisturizing needs. Available in five flavours—berry, coconut, orange, mint, and our personal fave, rose.

$5 (10 ml) at thebodyshop.ca