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1) Four Letter Word No More
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
I know better than to go on a second date with Luis after he dropped the rather inappropriate 'can you f*** like a porn star?' bomb on me before we parted ways - for good. It's no secret that most, if not all, girls in Brooklyn NY fall into a certain demeaning stereotype. With bodies scantily clothed, sky-high heels that rival the Empire State Building and faces caked with cheap face color, many a Brooklynite would pass as <a href=http://www.mahogan...
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2) Your Own Claim to Fashion
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
Gone are the days wherein trends in fashion only change alongside the changing of the seasons. Of late, fashion inspiration can come from virtually anywhere. Almost anyone can have his or her own claim to fame, style-wise, with the advent of new media (read: internet) and of its many spawns (read: blogging).
I myself am slave to fashion blogging, dedicating my precious time and effort on posting write-ups, collages and snapshots of ladies shoes and bags - from chain-linked Louboutin wedg...
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3) Coin Collections to Be Passed On To Succeeding Generations
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Business
Perhaps it's not the first time you've come across the phrase "whatever gets you off". For me that would be coins, from military collectible coins to medallions from the USA, I collect them all. Unlike other collections, this assortment can surely be passed on to your children, your children's children - you know the drill. This hobby not only withstands time, it could also take you back in time. It's not but...
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4) Obsession with Car Cleanliness
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Automotive
I'm used to people commenting about my obsessive compulsive disorder. Whenever a person confronts me about my condition, I just say it pays to be meticulous as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I don't see any harm in taking proper care of things and making sure everything is in order. Better safe than sorry - that's no secret to all.
I'm particularly bent on cleaning my biggest investment by far, my 2009 Hummer H3 Black Chrome Edition, above anything else. My obsession...
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5) Pest Control Gone Green
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Home Improvement
Everyone seems to be joining the Go Green bandwagon and I'm perhaps the last person to go tree-hugger. Don't mistake me for some nature hater, the whole idea of going back to nature, so to speak, just doesn't appeal to me that much. Perhaps I'm alone in this stand as even our local pest control in Toronto has gone green.
It wasn't until we had a general cleaning at home that we found out we needed termite control in...
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6) Explore Connecticut by Region
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Automotive
Located in the middle of popular tourist States New York and Boston, you can't probably miss out on Connecticut and its share of must-see attractions. Make arrangements with limousine rentals in CT to travel from one scenic region to another. If ever you run out of things to do in this Constitution State, it takes but one limousine service ride in Connecticut to go interstate as some <a href=http://www.futurelive...
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7) When I Got the Boot
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Automotive
It's every teenager's dream to move out of their parents' house. There's no joy like that of living independently - free to do whatever you want, whenever you please and wherever it may be. No more constant nagging, awfully early curfews and inhumane grounding. No, nay, never, no more! Hasta la vista, mom and pop!
It wasn't until I got the boot that I realized moving out was easier said than done. It's as if living alone was but a fantasy of long-ago, a dream that's better off unlived. I was...
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8) From Queen Bee to Ugly Beesty
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Business
How many times have you seen cute, smiling, won't-hurt-a-thing, white, black and yellow striped bees in advertisements? Truth be told, bees are anything but the above-mentioned.
Once a victim of false advertisements, I honestly thought the honey suckers were a thing of beauty. So much so that when I saw a beehive in our backyard I seriously considered petting the stingers instead of reporting this to some affordable bee and wasp removal company. Mind you, I was six at that time - young and u...
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9) Building a Concrete Patio
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Home Improvement
It wasn't until a rerun of this home makeover show aired that I realized we needed to have a patio. My, when I thought we've already had enough construction done in our newly refurnished home. Building an outdoor patio just seemed to be practical as not only would it add to the aesthetic appeal of our backyard; it would also be a good usable space. It would be perfect area for Sunday breakfast, afternoon tea, late night lounging - oh, I can go on forever.
Without consulting my husband - he'd...
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10) Being My Own Boss
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Business
Being more of a leader than a follower, I thought it best to come up with my own business along with my most trusted friends. The people closest to me would know that "I'm more of a leader" easily translates to "I refuse to work for anyone". You know how they say "once you go black..." let's just say the same idea applies to being your own boss.
Believe me I've tried, and in all fairness to my previous employers, they also tried. Though our efforts remained futile, being the nonconformist th...
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11) The 411 on Car Leasing
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Automotive
And so it came, the day I was going to meet my first ever car. After going through the whole grueling process of car leasing in Calgary, the radio-controlled black Hummer H3 was finally mine for the taking. It didn't come without a price, mind you, good thing there were a number of trusted companies that offered auto loans in Calgary and truck loans in Calgary as well. The deal was close to perfect but for a minor glitch caused by an Alberta bad credit card loan.
If you are planning to take...
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12) Age Can Turn You into an Old Bag
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Home and Family
Since time immemorial, mum had been single-handedly raising all four of us that we're now having an awfully hard time agreeing to have her entrusted to her choice senior care in California. For the longest time my three sisters and I have been very much dependent on mum and naturally, we would want to return the favor. Problem is mum just wouldn't come around, insisting that she be placed in a residential care home in California. We all have the feeling she's just having bouts of old bag syndro...
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13) The Old Hag on Elm Street
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Home Improvement
Those good for nothing teenagers should know better the next time they trash the deck of my Ottawa home. Decks in Ottawa, or at least in our side of town, are well-made and stylish if I may so myself. So you can only imagine my fury waking up one morning to see the mess made by the gangsters. Toilet paper - used for that matter - and rotten eggs all over, absolutely nothing was spared. It was the worst our neighborhood had ever seen, or so my snooty neighbors claim. Now that I've had the most e...
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14) When Picking Paint Colors for the House
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Home Improvement
We've been putting off the house painting in our Washington DC home for the longest time now. My husband had his hands full with work-related matters what with his recent promotion whilst I was busy being fulltime mommy to our first child that neither one of us can oversee the Washington commercial painters as they work on our house. But we had no choice but jumpstart the repainting project, apart from other home repairs, after we were badly hit by the super typhoon a good three months ago....
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15) Get the Best Travel Experience by Booking the Best Travel Agent
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Travel and Leisure
It was only late last month that my husband and I moved to Miami to seek greener pastures, as cliché as it may be. Running a home based business in Dallas for over ten years made me oblivious to irks and perks of business travel in Miami, or anywhere else for that matter, that I sought the assistance of a professional travel agent in Miami.
I thought it best to find an actual agent I could communicate with though DIY travel arrangements are now possible via websites specializing in online tr...
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16) Cruising Solo
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Travel and Leisure
I was dying to cruise from California to wherever the water flows and had but a brashly planned trip ahead. With hundreds of cruises departing from Miama Fl, I was fortunate enough to get onboard with Her - Satan's incarnate, the root of all evil, the reason for our relationship's demise. Heaven forbid if I lose control and push her overboard, never to be seen in cruises to the Caribbean again.
Going on lavish cruises to Europe was the guilty pleasure I used to share with my former lover. No...
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17) New Floors for the New Year
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Home Improvement
Topping my New Year's list was having a change of lifestyle - from living in luxury to living a simple life. I started with my wardrobe, setting up garage sales to rid my closet of unnecessary designer garb. Next was beauty which meant lesser trips to the spa and salon resulting to more visible roots and chipped nail polish. The hardest part was perhaps restyling my home in line with the 'simple living' theme. I tried to invest in more eco-friendly pieces that were easy to maintain and relative...
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18) All Flipped Out
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
It is safe to say that most, if not all of us, are guilty of some fashion crime. My personal offense was wearing rubber slippers whilst out on the town. There's no point in denying that I was once a rubber sandal fanatic. Up to this day there are at least twenty rubber flip flops lodged somewhere in the muddle that is my shoe closet.
I have fallen prey to the whole Brazilian flip flop mania in the past. I still have a clear recall of how I was victimized by many a corrupt flip flop supplier...
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19) The Basics of Detailing
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Automotive
If there's one thing I own that is subject to daily abuse that would be my car. Being exposed day in day out to the harsh heat of the sun and dirt of all kinds, your automobile's condition is sure to wane if you fail to do proper maintenance. I'm no auto geek though I once was part of the auto detailing industry in Vancouver and had my fair share of car detailing jobs in Vancouver. I have that much car knowledge enough to know that it takes only five steps to make your car looking good.
Use...
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20) Trailer Lights Galore
Author:
kayla tyler
Category:
Shopping and Product Reviews
I grew up in a brood of manly men all into vehicles of sorts that at the early age of 8 I was already fumbling with totally wireless lights for trailers. Pop and my two older brothers would get up early every morning and drag me with them to the farm. Not being a morning person, I wasn't of much help and my only task was to check whether the farm equipment LED lights were working properly.
Since then I got the hang of fumbling with trailer lights and with new found interest at that. Differen...
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