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613 under the tree: 2016 edition (giveaway)

December is here! Christmas is quickly approaching so I've put together my 613 gift guide to make your shopping both thoughtful and easy....

now open: pot & pantry (giveaway)

Full disclosure: this post is totally 100% biased. Here's why: one of my best pals just opened a downtown kitchen boutique called Pot &...

loving the skin you're in (giveaway)

I have too many freckles. I'm too pale. My fine lines make me crazy. Why do I still get zits?! Why are my eyelids so damn purply? Why are...

lift for the cure (reader deal)

Breast cancer. It's a disease that will affect 1 in 9 Canadian women during their lifetime, and last year 25,000 women were diagnosed...

amy in 613 turns one (giveaway)

Exactly a year ago today I hit the big old "ON" button on a little slice of the internet called amyin613.com. That's right, today's my...

cozy up with local candles (giveaway)

Despite this week's balmy weather, fall is on the way. The mornings are cooler, nights are cooler, and the days are shorter -- what's...

float away at isö spa (giveaway)

This spring I stumbled upon a brand new Ottawa business called ISÖ Spa Floatation Centre. I'd never heard of such a thing so naturally I...

time for a new watch (giveaway)

Anyone else obsessed with watches? I am. In university (waaaaay back when) I worked in the watch department at The Bay on Rideau Street,...

hit the ground running with sports 4 (giveaway)

Anybody else find winter turns your fitness plans upside-down? Me too. For many years, my on-again off-again approach to fitness entailed...

juice and the city: urban juice press (giveaway)

Ottawa's juice scene (if that's a thing) has damn near exploded lately. It used to be if you wanted tasty juice without additives or...