Gals We Admire: Kathleen Trotter

Kathleen Trotter loves that her work allows her to be active every day. Find out how the personal trainer spends her days, and why she says she never gets bored.

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Smooth Criminal - 2CELLOS (Šulić & Hauser)

If you don't know the names Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, you may know them better as 2CELLOS. The dynamic cello duo was signed to Sony Masterworks in April 2011 after their YouTube video upload of a cello-only cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal went viral. Dreams really do come true.

Check out the song that started it all for these two talented musicians:

3 Ways to Be Heard

Feel like your ideas are not being heard? Check out How to speak so people really listen by Judith Humphrey. The communication expert who is the president and founder of The Humphrey Group offers three tips to ensure your message is heard loud, clear, and confidently.

Click here to read the entire article or copy and paste this link into your Web browser: http://www.chatelaine.com/en/article/36370--how-to-speak-so-people-really-listen

Let it Flow

For moms who've opted to bottle-feed, the Evenflo Bebek Starter Set is just the kit to make feeding time stress-free. With three different bottle sizes and a pacifier, this set has everything baby needs to thrive. The bottle's ergonomic shape is comfortable to hold for both mama and baby. The soft, wide-base nipple provides an easier latch for baby, and its one-piece design with integrated vent allows for easy assembly and a leak-free feeding. All that's left is for mommy to settle into a comfy spot and enjoy snuggling with her baby.

$22.99 USD at buybuybaby.com

Set includes one each of: 2-oz bottle, 5-oz bottle, 8-oz bottle, small pacifier, pacifier holder, and bottle brush

Feel So Close - Calvin Harris

Chill this Easter weekend to this catchy tune by Scottish DJ and singer-songwriter Calvin Harris.



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

Gals We Admire: Vicki So

She's a proofreader by day, and a budding author the rest of the time. Get great advice from Vicki So, and her literary alter ego Vicki Essex, on how to accomplish your dream of becoming a writer.  (Tip: don't give up).

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Recipe: Easter Bread

Celebrating Easter this weekend? Chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich, joined by her granddaughter Julia, show you how to make a special and traditional Italian treat—Easter bread.

5 Stereotypes about Young Workers

There are a lot of misconceptions about the work ethic of those born in the 80s. In Five myths about Gen Y workers, Harvey Schachter examines these common stereotypes and seeks to refute them. Perhaps workers in their late 20s and early 30s are not completely different from the Gen Xers and baby boomers after all.

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

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/morning-manager/five-myths-about-gen-y-workers/article2387593/

Read It and Weep

Looking for a story that will tug at your heartstrings? Pick up The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing), and you'll find the king of romance has done it again (he's the author of other tearjerker novels such as The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle). In his latest book, we meet Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier, high school students from opposite sides of the tracks who fall madly in love with one another. As young romances tend to go, their relationship comes to an end in their senior year. Fast forward twenty five years later, and the two have gone on to forge different lives, neither of which they had imagined for themselves. The death of a mutual friend bring Dawson and Amanda back to their hometown for a weekend, and they are faced with some hard truths and answers to questions that have haunted their pasts. Be sure you're in the mood for this one—it's a tale of sorrow and heartbreak that will enthral you from beginning to end. 

$28.99 (Hardcover) or $16.50 (Paperback) at Amazon.ca