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It's the end of the week, and while it feels like November in June here in Toronto, why not spend the weekend reading a new book, listening to some new tunes, or watching a beachy video? Below are...

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Not A Model Weekly Mantra - Slow Down

Slow down. Do less. Act like an ant climbing up a stalk of celery. Relish in the nothing. Act like a child on summer vacation. This week's mantra is all about savouring some kind of moment. Time...

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Everyday Beauty - Nicole

If Katie Holmes and Kate Middleton ran at blazing speed and morphed into each other, it would result in Nicole. (In my celebrity-hybrid opinion). A recent art history graduate, Nicole spends her...

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New Weekly Mantra - Ready or not

Some people make decisions conditionally. If X happens, I will do Y, or I can't do A because of B, C, D and E. While this blog post isn't a formulaic math test, sometimes the waiting until we are...

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Healthy Reading & Spring Running

It's time to shed. Spring and the onslaught of summer brings a renewed focus on the body and on life. While January may think it's king for health resolutions, I believe the forcible shedding of...

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Everyday Beauty - Julia

While it is no secret that I love New York, a large reason for my reoccurring trips is to visit Brooklyn dweller, fellow Italian suburban expat and best lady pal Julia. Julia's beauty lies in her...

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Everyday Beauty - Naho

You know those people, who sit around and gossip and complain the whole time you hang out with them and when you leave, you feel depleted and irritated? Hanging out with Naho, or Na (as I...

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Not A Model Mantra - Life Moves On

What does it mean to run away from your life? To some, running away can entail: moving around too often, flash-pan dating, travelling too extensively and never finding roots. Restlessness can be...

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Spring in New York - Not A Model Travel Diary

This trip to New York was the most confusing because of the season. The warmth of spring felt almost like summer, minus the humidity and bareness of the bod. It felt the most like old times...

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Weekly Mantra - Tina Fey

credit: http://stereogum.comWhen it comes to self-deprecation, no one does it better than Tina Fey. She can make fun of herself with an ease and cleverness that makes people laugh, instead of pity...

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A Note to the Weekend..

I purchased the vintage tumblers (above) at a thrift shop in Chicago. Usually I don’t go for the home section when in a thrift shop, but the moment I saw this pair I had to have them. The price (2...

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When my cousin Laura urgently texted me that I absolutely had to grab "the best book she's ever read," I had my reservations. Laura tends to exaggerate (she once called to tell me the best movie of...

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Everyday Beauty - Ali

I originally met Ali when I was volunteering at the PR agency she works at. Since then I've run into her at beauty events and recently noticed on social media that she was into making jewelry. By...

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New Weekly Mantra - On Handwritten Thoughts

There is something I deeply treasure about handwritten cards. While getting 300 text messages can be equally as thrilling, there is something about reading the loops and swirls of a person's...

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Weekly Mantra - Abusing the Present & Getting Older

It's somehow a couple of days away from my birthday. Around this time of year, there is always two visions: looking back and looking ahead. What happened last year? What do I hope for another one?...

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The Facial Bar - Beauty

I've only had one facial in my life. It was a gift from my friends when I was 16, and it left me looking like a bad burn victim. While I've heard many wonderful things about facials since then...

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Weekly Mantra - Inaction Is A Choice

I was chatting with a friend about taking action, creating change and leap frog leaping, when I immediately gave 50 reasons why taking action and making choices isn't necessary. Sometimes it's best...

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News! Not A Model Joins Style List Canada

Hey all, I wanted to announce that I have been selected by the newly launched Style List Canada to be one of their Style Council Contributors. I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of this...

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Weekly Mantra - On Comparing Yourself to Others

To compare one's life to others is akin to self-inflicted torture. Why? Because there will always be someone who has more, does more, looks better, acts funnier and lives smarter. As I tip off of...

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Travel Diaries - Part II - Chicago

Always travel with people who get you. Stef and I both understand that we don't like speaking to each other until we've had coffee or breakfast. We also like to over-indulge on vacation; no...

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Travel Diaries - Chicago

"I just want to see THE BEAN," I said. That was my main draw to go to Chicago, and the fact that I'm always up for a weekend getaway to a new city. I was told only good things from friends about...

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Weekly Mantra - The Don't Do

The difference between children and adults is a strong sense of obligation. Children bluntly tell their parents what they don't want to do. Parents on the other hand, force their children to...

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Everyday Beauty - Emily

I promised that I'd get Emily in front of my lens after I shot her dreamy apartment. I met Emily in university when we were both in the same media studies program. She was the girl with the manic...

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Cooking with Didi - Homemade Ravioli

This year, I skipped St. Patrick’s Day festivities for the first time in five years to make homemade pasta. On Sunday, I walked to Diane (my cousin, fondly known as Didi) and her husband Chris’...

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Weekly Mantra - Yes Doubt

There are the small decisions (do I want seeded mustard or plain?) and there are the big decisions (if I take this job, date, trip) where will it lead me? It seems at the middle of my twenties, I...

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Blue Days

I seem to put a lot of pressure on myself these days. I beat myself up the way an adamant chef pounds a raw chicken breast until the piece is translucent, weak and ready. Ready to be dredged in...

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Weekly Mantra - On ?Elderly? Advice

When I was a smarmy teenager, I thought I possessed the answers to life. If I didn't have the answer, I just picked up my purple cordless phone and called one of my smarmy teenage friends. We knew...

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Cooking with Carly - Pierogies

This past weekend, I went over to Carly & Kiel's house to make homemade pierogies. (Who can spell it without google?) You may remember Carly and Kiel from their vineyard wedding on Not A Model....

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Weekly Mantra - What a pretty afternoon...

While ignorance can be irresponsible, sometimes over-thinking can be equally detrimental. The mind loves to trap small thoughts and repeat them, over and over and over until they become the only...

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Not A Model Gets a Facelift!

Welcome to the new Not A Model blog! After cringing one too many times when opening up my browser to this page, I enlisted the professional help of my friend and talented designer Elena Tari to...

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Read, Listen, Watch

Not A Model Weekly Mantra - Slow Down

Everyday Beauty - Nicole

New Weekly Mantra - Ready or not

Healthy Reading & Spring Running

Everyday Beauty - Julia

Everyday Beauty - Naho

Not A Model Mantra - Life Moves On

Spring in New York - Not A Model Travel Diary

Weekly Mantra - Tina Fey

A Note to the Weekend..

To Read: Me Before You

Everyday Beauty - Ali

New Weekly Mantra - On Handwritten Thoughts

Weekly Mantra - Abusing the Present & Getting Older

The Facial Bar - Beauty

Weekly Mantra - Inaction Is A Choice

News! Not A Model Joins Style List Canada

Weekly Mantra - On Comparing Yourself to Others

Travel Diaries - Part II - Chicago

Travel Diaries - Chicago

Weekly Mantra - The Don't Do

Everyday Beauty - Emily

Cooking with Didi - Homemade Ravioli

Weekly Mantra - Yes Doubt

Blue Days

Weekly Mantra - On ?Elderly? Advice

Cooking with Carly - Pierogies

Weekly Mantra - What a pretty afternoon...

Not A Model Gets a Facelift!

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