Skincare Basics

If you’re like me, then taking care of your skin is a priority.  Our skin is our largest organ and is responsible for so many different functions including: guarding our body from damaging sunlight and other environmental factors expelling antibacterial substances that prevent infection manufacturing vitamin D for converting calcium into healthy bones keeping our…

Read More

Sun Protection Basics

Summer is here which means the temperatures are warmer and the sun is stronger than ever.  I have to admit, I took sun protection for granted for a really long time.  I wouldn’t wear sunscreen and would just assume that because I already have darker skin, that I wouldn’t burn or be affected.  Well that…

Read More

Shook Kitchen Review

Feels like a minute since I did a good ol’ restaurant review!  Its been something you guys have been asking for more of so I will try to do a better job at writing and posting full reviews of the meals and restaurants I experience. Last week I got to check out the newly opened…

Read More

Toronto Patio Guide

Update August 22, 2019 – well there’s been a lot of patio hopping this summer which I’m not complaining about at all.  I’ve officially visited the first set of patios I had written about and as promised,  here are a few more spots I had a chance to check out over the last few months. …

Read More

May – Things To Do in Toronto

So I think we’re done with the snow.  I might be jinxing myself but I feel it.  I’m still wearing a big winter scarf as I write this post so I mean who knows right?  In continuing with my promise to give you guys my top 3-5 recommendations of what to do each month, here…

Read More

How I Started With Meditation

Thank you for the overwhelming response to wanting to know more about meditation and how I got started with it.  I want to preface this post by saying that meditation is a very personal journey and what works for one person may not work for another.  Just like trying out a fitness classes or picking…

Read More

A Weekend in Scottsdale

There’s nothing like a trip to a warm destination to get you ready for the summer months, especially if you live in Canada where we’re pretty much begging for the heat at this time of year.  If you’re following me on Instagram (@thecityismineTO) then you know that I recently took a long overdue girls trip…

Read More

SoSo Food Club Review

I haven’t done a solid restaurant review in what feels like months and by the sounds of it, it’s something you lovely folks are interested in seeing more of.  I will try, I promise.  This most recent food adventure took me to SoSo Food Club, a spot that is only about a year old and…

Read More

April – Things to Do in Toronto

Well friends, it looks like we might actually be done with Winter.  Who’s excited? This girl is.  The snow is melting, the sun is coming out which means I’m also coming out of hibernation! I was so done with Winter that I couldn’t even get myself to put together a list of March events.  Yeah…

Read More

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

I have a new found love for baking.  But I’d be lying if I didn’t say it was mostly because of how my condo smells after I’m done.  I think one of the reasons I gravitate towards baking is that it is so methodical.  There are exact measurements which all come together perfectly to create…

Read More