The good weather is nearly upon us so we’re going to start thinking about getting at the barbeque, here’s a few tips to remember when you’re starting off the season. 1. DO open up the hood and make sure nothing has crawled into the bbq over the winter and is still there! 2. DON’T light…
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Top 10 Things We’ll Miss When Summer Finally Comes To Vancouver
Since spring seems to have so far eluded us here on the Wet Coast of Canada, I thought I’d try to imagine what it would be like in a Vancouver without rain? 1. Not being lulled to sleep by the sounds of rain pounding on the roof. 2. Having to choose which colour umbrella to…
Top 10 – Unofficial Holidays
In honour of the Victoria Day holiday this weekend, let’s take a look at some of the days that we ‘observe’ but haven’t made it to official public holiday status…yet. Some may seem odd but you’ve got to start somewhere 1. St. Valentine’s Day – we’ve been celebrating this one since Pope Gelasius I established…
Top 10 Phobias
In honour of yesterday’s occurance of Friday the Thirteenth and people with triskaidekaphobia, I found this list of the Top Ten Common Phobias: 1. Acrophobia – Fear of Heights 2. Claustrophobia – Fear of Enclosed Spaces 3. Nyctophobia – Fear of the Dark 4. Ophidiophobia – Fear of Snakes 5. Arachnophobia – Fear of Spiders…
Top 10 Etiquette Do’s & Don’ts Of Being A Pedestrian
Since I recently saw a pedestrian nearly cause an accident the other day, I thought I’d put out some helpful ‘reminders’ 1. DO walk in a straight line down the sidewalk 2. DON’T stop randomly on the sidewalk without checking that people are right behind you. 3. DO stop at crosswalks and pay attention to…
Top 10 Etiquette Do’s & Don’ts of Airline Travel
Since I’m flying off to Vegas this weekend it reminded me of the things I hate when travelling so I thought I’d share some of my (and I’m sure other people’s) pet peeves. 1. DO arrive in plenty of time for your flight. If you can’t make it on time don’t expect to be pushing…
Top 10 Do’s & Don’ts at the Gym
Since this week marked one year of me working out at Steve Nash Sports Club I thought what better time to pass on some of the observations I’ve learned or had pointed out to me that incorporate good gym etiquette. 1. DO wear proper gym attire; flipflops, jeans, cut-offs, sports bras, street shoes do not…