love notes

Today I opened the mail to find these four retro notebooks — a gift from one of my lovely friends who works at Harlequin. How fantastic are these original covers? The backs of the books all have the original jacket copy. This is my favourite: “She is one of those smooth blondes with enough real [...]

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letters in the mail

  This may be Stephen Elliott’s best idea yet. The first letter arrived in the mail the other day. It was from Stephen. It was a little like getting a letter from a childhood friend. A little like getting a note from your best friend. A little like getting a letter that wasn’t addressed to [...]

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New Year’s Beauty Resolutions (you’ll want to keep)

Well, we’re exactly two weeks into the new year. You know what that means. You’re feeling bad about your resolutions. You haven’t been to the gym in days, your desk is a mess, you’ve had three cups of coffee and it’s only 9 am. Maybe you’ve even forgotten what your resolutions were. Don’t feel bad [...]

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What if your hair elastic was a bracelet?

Sometimes, it just so happens that you find yourself thinking you’re wearing a hair elastic around your wrist, but then, you glance down, and realize, it is an elastic. You know what I’m talking about, girls. At first, you were embarrassed. But then, over time, you started to think, hey, this is really convenient. I [...]

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