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How To Drive in Winter Weather

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How To Drive in Winter Weather

Every year, nearly a quarter of weather-related accidents are due to snowy, icy, or slushy pavement. When the weather gets frosty outside, it is more important than ever to drive with caution and to know how to handle your vehicle in the best way possible. This means learning how to drive in winter weather. ...

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Winter Car Prep Checklist

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Winter Car Prep Checklist

It hasn't really hit us here in Vancouver, yet—but I know that much of the country and the USA have been seeing signs of winter for a month or more already. If you regularly drive, you'll not want to delay in getting your vehicle up to snuff winter-wise. Last year, I shared a post about winterizing a car. There were quite a few things that needed to be done then, living in Calgary, which I am sharing again below: ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: cars, tips, winter

Cheap or Free Winter Activities: Creative Ideas to Get you through the Cold Season

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Cheap or Free Winter Activities Creative Ideas to Get you through the Cold Season

Sometimes, the only thing that you can muster up the energy to do on a cold winter's day is to pretend you're a bear hibernating under your bed covers. On other days, when you feel more like doing instead of being, this list of cheap or free winter activities will help you get the most out of the season. Inside: ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: outdoor, thrifty, tips, winter

Norway Cruise to see the Northern Lights

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Dog Sledding

This year I've been pushing myself to be open to new opportunities and experiences. I've been able to cross off a few things from my bucket list so far this year and hope to keep going! Speaking of bucket lists, I've been spending some time thinking about things that I'd really like to do in my life. One of the things at the top of my list is to experience the Northern Lights in a big way. I'm talking about a gorgeous, celebratory, purposeful way. Did you know that winter is the most ...

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: winter

Hibernating in Style with this Seventeen Bedding Set

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seventeen bedding set

Whether you want to re-style a dorm room for the winter semester, or you want to jazz up your bedroom at home, this bedding set from Seventeen, exclusively sold at Macy's, is cheery and cozy enough for the job. The Ikat Vintage Ombre pattern is a refreshing ikat design in revitalizing shades of blue on a white background. I first fell in love with ikat print when I visited India, almost 10 years ago, and saw it being produced by hand stamps. I just love the subtle pattern, and how easily it ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tagged With: bedding, bedroom, winter

Fight Those Winter Blues with a Light Therapy Alarm Clock from Philips

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philips wake up light

Waking up to the sound of birds chirping and bright daylight is pretty sweet. Actually, looking at the picture below is making me feel more awake and cheerful. The Philips HF3520 Wake Up Light is exactly what I've been needing to wake up much more naturally (without an annoying beeping noise). Sure, it's an alarm clock, but  it's also a light therapy device. You can choose how gradually the sunlight will appear - up to 40 minutes. ...

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Filed Under: Gadgets, Lifestyle Tagged With: back to school, holiday gift ideas, winter

Winter Cozyness

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winter cozy blanket

Somehow it feels like winter should be over soon—I mean, it's almost the end of January already—but, there are still about 2 more months left to go. I'm sure there will be many colder days ahead, and maybe even some snow coming our way. Regardless of the weather, I definitely feel a strong urge to cozy-up under some covers and watch bad movies on Netflix, or just eat desserts and play video games. Who's with me? ...

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Winter Activities — Emerald Sunday

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Unlike where I used to live for a third of my life—Houston, Texas—we actually get all four seasons up here in Canada. Since winter lasts for so long, it's a good idea to try and stay active during this time, rather than just staying inside and being cozy. Even though I have lived in Calgary, Alberta for a good part of my life, my family never really got in to winter sports. Being so close to Whistler, and a variety of other mountains and spots to go skiing, I feel as though I should at least ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: adventure, emerald sunday, seasonal, winter

Winter Ready Entryways

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Bench

Umbrellas, sopping wet jackets, muddy boots. . .just part of what has appeared in my front entryway as of late, and we are only just getting in to the winter season (though, not officially). Somehow, this time of year always seems to creep up on me and before I know it, I am full-on in to the 6 months of non-stop rain that we get here in Vancouver. ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design, Organization Tagged With: tips, winter

Swedish Winter Decorating Ideas

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swedish winter sweet paul

Rather than the typical red and green decorations this time of year, I prefer the look of the more general winter look, with evergreen trees, moose, and everything else. Today is St. Lucia Day, which is celebrated in Sweden as the beginning of the Christmas season in Scandinavia, and it is meant to bring hope and light during the long winter days. Traditionally, it is celebrated with the eldest female child wearing white while serving baked goods and warm drinks to members of the family.  ...

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Hey there! I'm Tazim and I'm a lifestyle, food, and travel writer and photographer. I inspire, motivate, and encourage my audience to explore their immediate surroundings and those further afield. I do this by sharing plant-based food recipes, ways to enhance my readers' homes and lives, and local and other attractions/travel destinations I experience. You can find my stories and adventures on my other blog Celebrate Life's Adventures Read more about me. . .

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