It is the holiday season again! And you know what that means…. parties, parties and more parties. Whether you are planning your own, or helping a friend plan one, let Evite make it a success!

Start with a party checklist to guide you through your party tasks and to-do list. Just tell them about your event, and they’ll tell you what you need to prepare for, including corresponding due dates.

Get the invitations out – Evite has so much to chose from. There is certainly one that will strike your fancy and party theme.

When you’re exhausted, out of sorts or just plain blue, don’t give up.

A HOT CUPPA:

It’s like those advertisements-furrowed forehead, a face as a urinal queue, and then a sip of a hot cuppa. And hey presto! Worry lines melt, knitted brows unravel, a wide grin emerges, and the body reconfigures itself-smart, smarter, smartest-in the twinkling of an eye. The magical properties of tea owe themselves to caffeine – a stimulant and a host of antioxidants – they alleviate hypertension and are good for the heart. Coffee too can cheer you up but only when it is consumed in moderation.

We have been good friends since high school. When we both turned 30, we found ourselves both still single, and the race was on to be the first one to get married.

She started testing the waters on on-line dating, and got herself a profile on lavalife. Every single night she had a date. I couldn’t believe that there were so many single men in Vancouver. I couldn’t keep track who was who anymore. There were just so many coffee dates, and dinner dates. She finally met the man of her dreams, and in six months got engaged. They had a wonderful lavish reception before that year was over. Her son just turned one year this year.

One of my most memorable childhood memories would be of my mother’s Harlequin Romance Novel Collections. She had hundreds of them. My dad even built her a wooden wall shelf right beside the staircase in our childhood home so she coud arrange them alphabetically. That is how I got hooked on reading romance novels.

Harlequin has got it right when it comes to romance – chivalrous men, sexy millionaire bosses and the ever elusive shieks. Romance that makes your knees shake and buckle dreaming of everlasting love. There is never a bad ending to a romance novel- the mousy secretary turns into a beautiful swan, the stalker gets caught by the hero, or an old love brought back. It makes me daydream all the time of all the possible scenarios where I could be the heroine, just turning around the corner destined to meet the love of her life. So overly dramatic, I know.