There are many things I love about my gym. The clean pool, the kick-my-butt instructors and their classes, how close it is to my home (I can bike there), and the fact that it's open early in the morning so I can get in a workout before heading to the office. There are also many things I don't love about my gym, but the number one thing has got to be the cost. It kills me to pay over $150 a month Read more

There are so many things I love about the gym. It's always perfect weather inside, there are so many challenging fitness classes to choose from, and of course, the pool is a huge plus. There are also some things I don't love, number one being that I can't stand it when impatient gym-goers stand near you like vultures, waiting for you to be done with equipment. How rude. The complain department Read more

After sharing Brian Patrick Flynn's five decorating pet peeves on Tuesday, I got to thinking about decorating pet peeves that aren't so much about taste or aesthetics but based on habit and irrationality. One example of mine is blinds. I hate blinds. I don't hate the look of blinds, per se; some I find quite lovely. But for the life of me, I can't stand to have my blinds down. I think this goes Read more

I'm not going to lie . . . I can be a picky girl when it comes to decorating. I have very specific ideas about what looks good, and what falls outside of that category, I tend to qualify as "poor taste." But generally, rather than focusing on those things, I support and showcase the design that I do love and do find in good taste. Sometimes, though, I wish I had the — excuse my French — balls Read more

Readers, kiwitwist needs our help! She's dealing with an aggressive dog next door: Hey Everyone, I could really use some advice. We recently moved to a house with a big piece of property. When we moved in, we knew there was a dog next door but never really saw it (only heard him bark a few times). There is a wood privacy fence between our yard and our neighbour's (with the dog). I don't usually Read more