Let Us Spray</h1> <article> <h1>Let Us Spray</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">You don’t have to be Banksy to appreciate a decent can of spray paint.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thehomebase.ca" target="_blank"></a>At Homebase, you’ll find dozens of cans of <a href="http://www.thehomebase.ca" target="_blank">high-end paint</a> ($7) (imported from Germany) artfully stacked on open shelves. If the graffiti outside is anything to go by, the colours spray sharper and more saturated than most other lines and stick to anything from brick, and metal to plastic and wood.</p> <p>DIY-ers can get cracking on a Miro-inspired mural, or why not paint those garden chairs a bright shade of Schiaparelli pink? My old, neglected bicycle is due for a makeover. A fresh lick of cherry red would suit me fine. —Athena Tsavliris</p> <p class="dose-info">Homebase, 11 Camden St., Toronto, 647-352-2271, <a href="http://www.thehomebase.ca" target="_blank">www.thehomebase.ca</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>HOME & DECOR</h4><h5>MAKE IT YOURS</h5><div><ul><li class="last"><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=11+Camden+Street,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&sll=45.501975,-73.575019&sspn=0.011204,0.027852&oq=11+Camden+St.,+Toronto&hnear=11+Camden+St,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M5V+1V2,+Canada&t=m&z=16">GOOGLE MAP</a></li></ul></div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/hip-be-square-0">home is where the style is</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/something-tweet-and-trala-about%E2%80%82%E2%80%82">Something to Tweet and Tra-la About </a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/mr-fix-it">mr. fix it</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/234">home</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/2342">interiors</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/874">paint</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=pCj69FD1ttc:0rFO_fiiDjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=pCj69FD1ttc:0rFO_fiiDjk:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=pCj69FD1ttc:0rFO_fiiDjk:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>home is where the style is</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">Come spring, sensible gals are scrubbing the floors and airing out the attic.</p> <p><a href="http://www.homesense.ca" target="_blank"></a>Drop the mop and forage for décor deals at HomeSense’s new <a href="http://www.homesense.ca" target="_blank">downtown store</a>. Set in a former bank (beauty products are shelved in the old safe), stock is geared to fashion-forward, space-challenged condo dwellers. We’re sprucing up with stackable reproduction Panton chairs ($79.99), union-jack pedal bins and a bright orange cooler-cart with built in bottle opener. Get there quick and you might snag one of five Picasso prints signed and numbered by the artist’s granddaughter.</p> <p>With rooms this pretty, no one will notice the dust bunnies ’til autumn. —Marianne Wisenthal</p> <p class="dose-info">HomeSense opens today at 82 Spadina Ave., Toronto, <a href="http://www.homesense.ca" target="_blank">www.homesense.ca</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>HOME & DECOR</h4><h5>MAKE IT YOURS</h5><div><ul><li class="last"><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=82+Spadina+Avenue,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.355924,114.082031&oq=82+Spadina+Ave.,+Toronto,&hnear=82+Spadina+Ave,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario,+Canada&t=m&z=16">GOOGLE MAP</a></li></ul></div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/sitting-pretty-again">Sitting Pretty (again)</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/wall-wall-0">Wall to Wall</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/light-me">Light me up</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/113">decor</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/238">furniture</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/234">home</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=45NacMV9A0w:QkMqGbrJnmg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=45NacMV9A0w:QkMqGbrJnmg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=45NacMV9A0w:QkMqGbrJnmg:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Butter Me Up</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">Remember back in high school, when all the girls smelled like one of three popular scents? Now that we're adults, we prefer a more personalized approach. So we were thrilled to hear that local all-natural beauty company NuWorld's new Blending Bar – in-store in Niagara Falls – is available <a href="http://www.nuworldbotanicals.com/products-page/the-blending-bar" target="_blank">online</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nuworldbotanicals.com" target="_blank"></a>Pick your product, add botanical boosters and your pick of essential oils and they'll mix up a customized product that's all your own. I scented my body cream, a blend of shea butter with argan, sweet almond and sea buckthorn oils, with pink grapefruit, bergamot and rosemary. It goes on smooth and silky and best yet, comes in a tub so I can use every last bit.</p> <p>This is one product I'll be keeping to myself. —Kat Tancock</p> <p class="dose-info">NuWorld Botanicals, 1-866-620-6628, <a href="http://www.nuworldbotanicals.com" target="_blank">www.nuworldbotanicals.com</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>HEALTH & BEAUTY</h4><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/waxing-lyrical">Waxing Lyrical</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/node/2488">WEARING SUMMER</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/2069">all natural</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/491">body cream</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/477">customize</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=QMbLxkfvBKk:oYkrBdYOReU:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=QMbLxkfvBKk:oYkrBdYOReU:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=QMbLxkfvBKk:oYkrBdYOReU:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>A Mother's Day Ditty</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">DIY Mother’s Day gifts are always the sweetest, but it’s been a long time since we made a candy dish out of clay.</p> <p><a href="http://bentlily.com/instapoem" target="_blank"></a></p><p>So this year we’re getting a little (ok, a lot) of help from Vancouver's poetry website <a href="http://bentlily.com" target="_blank">www.bentlily.com</a>. Use the free <a href="http://bentlily.com/instapoem" target="_blank">InstaPoem</a> feature to create a bespoke verse about you and mom; simply follow the steps to plug in details about your relationship and personality traits and voila — an instant tearjerker.</p> <p>Here’s an excerpt from our little ditty:<br /> <i>you let me live<br /> the cliff edge of mistakes<br /> the big perm<br /> the older boyfriend<br /> the time I smoked cigarettes</i></p> <p>Yes, that sounds about right.</p> <p>Happy Mother’s Day from VitaminDaily.com</p> <p class="dose-info">Create your InstaPoem <a href="http://bentlily.com/instapoem" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>MOMS & KIDS</h4><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/moms-word">Mom's The Word</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/node/2238">MOTHER: OLDER AND WISER</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/calgary/tag/456">Mother's Day</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/calgary/tag/2381">poems</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=8atOQ8TNn3Q:MZ2tx29MmQo:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=8atOQ8TNn3Q:MZ2tx29MmQo:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=8atOQ8TNn3Q:MZ2tx29MmQo:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Soft Serve Yourself</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">With each wave of warm weather, line-ups for fro-yo get longer. At <a href="http://www.yogurtys.com" target="_blank">Yogurty’s</a>, the challenge is to make it the cash register before your frozen treat melts.</p> <p><a href="http://www.yogurtys.com" target="_blank"></a>Fill your cup from the soft-serve machines lining the walls. Flavours include banana split, peanut butter and red velvet, but we always opt for traditional vanilla. Next step, bury your yogurt underneath a mound of toppings from marshmallows to chocolate to multi-coloured sprinkles. All the yogurts are non-fat or low-fat, so you could be righteous and opt for fresh fruits and nuts instead.</p> <p>But really, where’s the fun in that? —Athena Tsavliris</p> <p class="dose-info">Yogurty's, 652 Queen St. W., Toronto, 647-345-4445, <a href="http://www.yogurtys.com" target="_blank">www.yogurtys.com</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>DINING & NIGHTLIFE</h4><h5>MAKE IT YOURS</h5><div><ul><li class="last"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=652+Queen+Street+West,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&sll=45.530328,-73.557994&sspn=0.011199,0.027852&oq=652+Queen+St.+W.,+Toronto&hnear=652+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M6J,+Canada&t=m&z=16">GOOGLE MAP</a></li></ul></div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/two-two-scoops">Two By Two Scoops</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/hello-sweetie-pie">Hello Sweetie Pie</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/love-first-bite">Love at First Bite</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/267">desserts</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/1770">frozen yogourt</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=WKV-TG27w0c:DPhcZNBY54g:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=WKV-TG27w0c:DPhcZNBY54g:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=WKV-TG27w0c:DPhcZNBY54g:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Aesop's Table</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">No wolf in sheep's clothing, Aesop products for skin, body and hair are just as classic and understated as the labels suggest.</p> <p><a href="http://www.aesop.com" target="_blank"></a>This year celebrating its 25th anniversary, the <a href="http://www.aesop.com" target="_blank">Australian brand</a> has made its Toronto debut at menswear boutique <a href="http://www.oliverspencertoronto.com" target="_blank">Oliver Spencer</a>. On my visit, the line was spread on a central table to allow shoppers easy access to tubes and bottles of gender-neutral, subtly-scented concoctions like the Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm with mandarin rind and wild rosemary ($29 for 75 mL), which instantly soothed my post-swimming pool parched hands.</p> <p>This is one line that might have to be hidden from the boyfriend. —Kat Tancock</p> <p class="dose-info">Oliver Spencer, 962 Queen St. W., Toronto, 647-348-7673, <a href="http://www.oliverspencertoronto.com" target="_blank">www.oliverspencertoronto.com</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>HEALTH & BEAUTY</h4><h5>MAKE IT YOURS</h5><div><ul><li class="last"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=962+Queen+Street+West,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&sll=51.043893,-114.080803&sspn=0.010051,0.027852&oq=962+Queen+St.+W.,+Toronto&hnear=962+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M6J+1G8,+Canada&t=m&z=16">GOOGLE MAP</a></li></ul></div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/health-food-store-scores">Health Food Store Scores</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/keep-it-simple">Keep It Simple</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/drugstore-divas-toronto">Drugstore Divas: Toronto</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/31">beauty products</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/269">hair products</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/816">moisturizer</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=1XPWaq4SLnI:Xs4vZBeyn-o:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=1XPWaq4SLnI:Xs4vZBeyn-o:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=1XPWaq4SLnI:Xs4vZBeyn-o:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Circus Act</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">“Fresh, easy and doable” is how Ron Duffy describes the food at his petite Circus Coffee House.</p> <p>While many stop-in for blended fresh fruit smoothies (from $3), Ron’s delicious main act is a selection of simple brown rice bowls made from scratch. These little pots of heaven are topped with Baba Ganoush, grilled tofu, grated beets and shots of cayenne pepper for “a blast of heat, good for circulation.”</p> <p>Lulled by the whir of the food processor and a well-curated selection of second hand books we stayed on sipping espresso brewed on a 1970s Gaggia.</p> <p>It isn’t easy leaving the big top. —Marianne Wisenthal</p> <p class="dose-info">Circus Coffee House, 7 Woodmount Ave., Toronto, 416-423-3603.</p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>DINING & NIGHTLIFE</h4><h5>MAKE IT YOURS</h5><div><ul><li class="last"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7+Woodmount+Ave.,+Toronto&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.355924,114.082031&hnear=7+Woodmount+Ave,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M4C+3X5,+Canada&t=m&z=16">GOOGLE MAP</a></li></ul></div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/coffee-soul">Coffee With Soul</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/dont-be-drip">Don't be A Drip</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/not-your-average-joe">Not Your Average Joe</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/1462">cafe</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/2333">coffee shop</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/350">espresso</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=9SBL4JPrHgw:MPEPu0tPkqA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=9SBL4JPrHgw:MPEPu0tPkqA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=9SBL4JPrHgw:MPEPu0tPkqA:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Something to Tweet and Tra-la About</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">The ceramics at Bluebird’s new location suit sleek glass shelves over mahogany cabinets. This isn’t your grandmother’s porcelain dishware.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bluebirdshop.ca" target="_blank"></a>In fact, there is nothing chintzy about this sophisticated crafts store. <a href="http://www.jennifersgraham.com" target="_blank">Jennifer Graham</a>’s raw edged porcelain bowls (from $65) sit alongside <a href="http://shop.dougjohnston.net/ " target="_blank">Doug Johnston</a>’s sculptural baskets ($95).</p><p>A Geoffrey Lilge cutting board ($180) would make a wonderful wedding gift, and for you, why not snap up a <a href="http://www.victoriabekerman.com/" target="_blank">Victoria Bekerman</a> beaded necklace ($155) or a printed silk cashmere scarf ($135) from <a href="http://www.snapdragondesigns.ca/index.html" target="_blank">Snapdragon</a>?<br />—Athena Tsavliris<br /><br /><span class="dose-info">Bluebird, 758 Queen St. W., Toronto, 416-535-3232, www.bluebirdshop.ca</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>HOME & DECOR</h4><h5>MAKE IT YOURS</h5><div><ul><li class="last"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=758+Queen+Street+West,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada&hl=en&sll=45.50092,-73.556502&sspn=0.011205,0.027852&oq=758+Queen+St.+W.,+Toronto&hnear=758+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario+M6J+1E9,+Canada&t=m&z=16">GOOGLE MAP</a></li></ul></div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/let-us-spray">Let Us Spray</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/hip-be-square-0">home is where the style is</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/mr-fix-it">mr. fix it</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/2350">dinnerware</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/234">home</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/932">new stores</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=hHuedRqyKeM:J4-XCKRzh6Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=hHuedRqyKeM:J4-XCKRzh6Q:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=hHuedRqyKeM:J4-XCKRzh6Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Magnificent Mamas</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">From aromatic teas to chic vintage scarves, herewith, a few ways to spoil mommy dearest this weekend.</p> <p><a href="http://www.pinktartan.com" target="_blank"></a>Find a penny pick it up, all good day she’ll have good luck. A pair of metallic G.H. Bass & co. loafers ($145) is sure to put a skip in mama’s step. At Pink Tartan, 77 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, 416-967-7700, <a href="http://www.pinktartan.com" target="_blank">www.pinktartan.com</a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com" target="_blank"></a>Perfect for ceviche or grilled sardines, you won’t need to fish for compliments if you give mummy one of these charming little plates ($8 each). At Anthropologie, 80 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, 416-964-9700, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com" target="_blank">www.anthropologie.com</a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.goodegg.ca" target="_blank"></a>Pretty packaging and wonderful flavours (bourbon vanilla, almond lavender) make this Russian style tea (125 g tin $20) the prefect gift for your teaophile mom. At Good Egg, 267 Augusta Ave., Toronto, 416-593-4663, <a href="http://www.goodegg.ca" target="_blank">www.goodegg.ca</a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.virginiajohnson.com/shop.list.aspx?category=SK" target="_blank"></a>For the new mom, Virginia’s Johnson’s beautifully illustrated book ($8.95) is something she’ll always hold dear. Online at <a href="http://www.virginiajohnson.com/shop.list.aspx?category=SK" target="_blank">Virginia Johnson</a>.</p><br /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://www.thecatsmeowcouture.com" target="_blank"></a>Help Maman find her inner Frenchwoman with a vintage Hermès scarf or two. The Cat’s Meow always carries them, and these ones (price on request) from the 80s are fabulous, and never worn. At the Cat’s Meow, 180 Avenue Rd., Toronto, 647-435-5875, <a href="http://www.thecatsmeowcouture.com" target="_blank">www.thecatsmeowcouture.com</a> —Athena Tsavliris</p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>FASHION & SHOPPING</h4><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/one%E2%80%99s-girls">This one’s for the girls</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/mothers-day-gift-guide">Mother's Day Gift Guide Toronto</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/thrill-hunt">Thrill of the hunt</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/440">gifts</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/456">Mother's Day</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/toronto/tag/85">shopping</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=QL9qbT8gZzM:eKPKf4_oeQ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=QL9qbT8gZzM:eKPKf4_oeQ0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=QL9qbT8gZzM:eKPKf4_oeQ0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>home is where the money is</h1> <p>Vitamin Daily — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-content field-field-content"> <div class="field-items"> <p class="dose-intro">The women on aspirational mommy blog, <a href="http://www.theglow.com" target="_blank">The Glow</a> make it look sickeningly easy, but in reality, balancing babies and business can make you sweat.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Mom-Inc-Essential-Guide-Running-Meg-Mateo-Ilasco-Cat-Seto/9781452101217-item.html?ikwid=mom+inc&ikwsec=Books" target="_blank"></a>In their new book <a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/mom-inc.html" target="_blank"><i>Mom Inc.</i></a>, Meg Mateo Ilasco and Cat Seto offer sound advice to enterprising moms on everything from writing a business plan, to launching a website to staying sane and focused at home.</p> <p>The writers are serial entrepreneurs–Seto juggles motherhood and a successful <a href="http://catseto.com" target="_blank">custom stationary line</a> while fellow mom, Mateo Ilasco is an artist, crafter and DIY-er par excellence – so the advice comes first hand.</p> <p><i>Mom Inc.</i> isn’t the most original title, (it’s one of many) but this is a smart little book, regardless. —Athena Tsavliris</p><p class="dose-info">From $15.16 at <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Mom-Inc-Essential-Guide-Running-Meg-Mateo-Ilasco-Cat-Seto/9781452101217-item.html?ikwid=mom+inc&ikwsec=Books" target="_blank">Chapters Indigo</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="meta-block"> <div class="dose-links"><h4 color: #444444!important;>MOMS & KIDS</h4><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">RELATED DOSES</h5><div class="links"><ul class="rn_related"> <li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/ending-food-fight-good">Ending the Food Fight (for good!)</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/say-hello-quiet-time">Say Hello to Quiet Time</a></li><li><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/content/dream-catcher">Dream Catcher</a></li></ul> </div><h5 style="color: #444444!important;">TAGS</h5><p><a href="http://vitamindaily.com/calgary/tag/315">blogs</a>, <a href="http://vitamindaily.com/calgary/tag/818">books</a></p></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=y-sdqI1Hujc:6bLChsO6NR8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=y-sdqI1Hujc:6bLChsO6NR8:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/vitamindaily/toronto?a=y-sdqI1Hujc:6bLChsO6NR8:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>