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  • January23rd

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    sassy starter: happy [dragon] year

    Posted in: celebration, holiday, Sassy Starter

    * Happy New Year *

    The Chinese New Year, that is. Today marks the first day of

    The Year of the Dragon

    So what does that mean? I turned to CBC Canada to find out. According to their article …

    When the dragon of Chinese astrology arrives with the Lunar New Year [...] the mythical creature will bring with it optimism and hope for better times ahead in 2012.

    The dragon is the most auspicious and powerful of the 12 signs of the zodiac, one associated with high energy and prosperity. It’s also the only mythical creature in the Chinese astrological stable that includes horses, rats and pigs. This year is considered especially auspicious because it is the year of the water dragon, something that happens once every 60 years.

    “The dragon is a symbol of power and superior control,” says Stephen Chu, president of the Mississauga Chinese Business Association, west of Toronto. “It’s not evil. The dragon is a good symbol.”

    It also represents change and mobility.

    “Dragons seem to be a change year, and usually from bad to good,” says Paul Ng, a feng shui master in Richmond Hill, Ont., north of Toronto.

    I’ll be raising my glass of bubbly to The Year of the Dragon today. Will you?

    I may grab some of these Chinese New Year Foods for Good Luck, too. Just in case.

    *You can continue reading about The Year of the Dragon here. Apparently it’s also really lucky to have a child or get married this year. That means my new little niece or nephew is going to be a lucky Dragon baby. #winning ;)

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  • January16th

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    sassy starter – it’s in your eyes

    Posted in: beauty, Sassy Starter

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    When you need a little more than a smile or a cup of tea to get your week in motion, the Sassy Starter will be here every Monday to get your wheels turnin’ in a classy – sassy – fabulous sort of way.

  • January9th

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    sassy starter : what the f*@$

    Posted in: circus, flirting with life, Sassy Starter

    **WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE**

    Starting out a new year we all try to have the best of intentions, myself included. Going into 2012 I decided it was the year I was going to live .. really and truly live. And to be honest – just thinking about that one statement really started to get a tad overwhelming to me. I mean, that’s kind of a big proclamation. It’s a moment. Like a standing on top of a mountain shouting out your zest for life type of moment, no? Maybe I’m over-analyzing that one, but regardless I’ve changed my mind for this year’s “resolution”.

    Here’s my new one:

    Every now and then say “What the f*@$.”

     

    Because as those of us who’ve seen Risky Business know, “What the f*@$” gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

    And I feel like maybe I need a little more WTF in my life.

    If you can’t say it, you can’t do it.

    What the f*@$ !

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    When you need a little more than a smile or a cup of tea to get your week in motion, the Sassy Starter will be here every Monday to get your wheels turnin’ in a classy – sassy – fabulous sort of way.

  • January2nd

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    sassy starter *the mad ones

    Posted in: circus, flirting with life, Sassy Starter

    The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars ….

    - Jack Kerouac

    Become a little more mad in 2012, shall we?

    Indeed.

    Cheers!

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    When you need a little more than a smile or a cup of tea to get your week in motion, the Sassy Starter will be here every Monday to get your wheels turnin’ in a classy – sassy – fabulous sort of way.

  • December26th

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    sassy starter *magic

    Posted in: moonlight, Sassy Starter

     ”It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.”

     - JK Rowling

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